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
• What is Blockchain?
• A brief history
• Concept of decentralization
• Centralize vs Decentralize systems
• Key Characteristics of Blockchain
  • Immutability
  • Anonymity
  • Transparency
  • Decentralization
  • Security
  • No third party
  • Privacy
• Types of Blockchain
  • Public
  • Private
  • Consortium
• Why do we need?
• When to use a Blockchain?
• Blockchain vs Distributed Database
• Uses cases

Lab 1

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

Chapter 02 : Introduction of Cryptocurrency (2 hrs)

• 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)

• Symmetric key cryptography
• Asymmetric key cryptography
  • Private key
  • Public Key
• Hashing & Hash functions
• 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 architecture
• Concept of P2P network
• Transactions
• Types of transactions
  • UTXO Model
  • Account Model
• Consensus
• Mining
• Types of Consensus
  • Proof of Work
  • Proof of stake
• Data structure of Transaction
• Data structure of Blocks
• Merkle Tree
• Review of blockchain

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)

• Decentralise Applications
• What are smart contracts?
• Features of smart contract
• How are smart contracts different from normal code?
• Use cases
• Example of smart contract.

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
• Baisc concepts of cryptography
• Understanding concepts of dApps and smart contracts
• Understand Aeternity Blockchain and its ecosystem
• Baisc concepts of state channels, oracles, off chain transactions etc.

Resources

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