Blockchain fundamental course

Prerequisite

• Download the Hypersign Mobile App and Register
• Go to Aeternity Lab portal and login using Hypersign
• [Optional] Create an account on Github
• Join this WhatsApp group for questions and discussions
• [Optional] Watch this video before joining the course.

Schedule

Syllabus

• Course overview & Onboarding

Chapter 00 : Brief overview of Web Technology (1 hrs)

• Fundamental of web technology
• Client-server paradigm
• Three tier architecture
  • Presentation layer
  • Application layer
  • Data layer
• APIs
• Centralized systems

Lab 0

• Walk through code of a web application to understand the architecture.

Chapter 01 : Introduction of Blockchain (2 hrs)

• Concept of Trust
  • Trust - A Problem!
  • Trust & Centralization - A Problem!
• Peer-To-Peer Model
• Decentralized System
• Distributed System
• Centralized Vs Decentralized Vs Distributed
• What is Blockchain?
• How data is stored in Blockchain?
• Key Characteristics of Blockchain
  • Immutability
  • Anonymity
  • Transparency
  • Decentralization
  • Security
  • Trustless
• A brief history
• Types of Blockchain
  • Public
  • Private
  • Consortium
• Why do we need?
• When to use a Blockchain?
• Uses cases

Lab 1

• Understanding concepts of block explorer
• Getting familiar with networks: mainnet and testnet

Chapter 02 : Introduction of Cryptocurrency (2 hrs)

• Trust Issue in finance
• Incentivization
• What is Cryptocurrency?
• Why do we need Cryptocurrency in Blockchain?
• Cryptocurrency vs Blockchain?
• Types of cryptocurrency
  • Tokens
  • Coins
  • Token vs Coins
• Wallets
• Types of Wallet
  • Software wallet
    • Web wallet
    • Desktop wallet
    • Mobile wallet
  • Hardware wallet
• Exchange
• Bitcoin & Blockchain

Lab 2

• Create accounts and play with wallet features on Ae-Lab
• Install Aeternity wallet and get some token

Chapter 03 : Basic concept of cryptography (2 hrs)

• Cryptography
• Hashing
• Encryption & Decryption
• Symmetric key cryptography
• Asymmetric key cryptography
  • Private key
  • Public Key
• Encryption Vs Hashing
• Digital signature
• Importance of cryptography in Blockchain

Lab 3

• Play with online tool to understand keys, signature, hashing etc.

Chapter 04 : Deep dive into Blockchain (2 hrs)

• Blockchain
• How does Blockchain works?
• Important terminologies
• Node
• Transaction
• Transaction Pool
• Block
• Mining & Proof Of Work
• Block Propagation
• Block Validation
• Chain Formation
• Merkle tree
• Why is it hard to change?
• Consensus
• Types of Consensus
  • Proof of Work
  • Proof of stake

Lab 4

• Understanding clear concept of Blockchain using a visual demo
  • Understanding concepts of Blocks, BlockHeight, Transactions, Fee, BlockHash, Previous block, Nounce
• Play with blockchain transactions on AE-Lab
  • Build Transaction
  • Sign Transaction
  • Decode Transaction
  • Spend Transaction

Chapter 05 : DApps & Smart Contract (2 hrs)

• Web Application
• Decentralized Apps [DApps]
• Contract
  • Insurance (Example Contract)
• Smart Contract
  • Insurance (Example smart contract)
• How does smart contract works?
• Characteristics smart contract?
• Blockchains that supports smart contract
• How are smart contracts different from normal code?
• Use cases

Lab 5

• Writing simple smart contact of To-DoList
• Play with smart contract editor on AE-Lab

Chapter 06 : Advanced concepts of Blockchain (2 hrs)

• Governance
• Naming System
• Off chain and On chain transaction
• Concept of Payment Channel
• Concept of Statechannel
• Concept of Oracles

What will you learn?

• Understanding core concept of Blockchain
• Concepts of cryptocurrency, token, wallet
• Basic concepts of cryptography
• Understanding concepts of dApps and smart contracts
• Understand Aeternity Blockchain and its ecosystem
• Basic concepts of state channels, oracles, off chain transactions etc.

Resources

• Blockchain visual demo
• Blockchain playground
• Another playground with smart contract editor