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Introduction to Blockchain Technologies

Blockchain Revolution,

In this first course of the specialization, we will discuss the limitations of the Internet for business and economic activity, and explain how blockchain technology represents the way forward. After completing this course, you will be able to explain what blockchain is, how it works, and why it is revolutionary. You will learn key concepts such as mining, hashing, proof-of-work, public key cryptography, and the double-spend problem. You’ll be able to describe seven design principles for blockchain technology, and the challenges facing the people developing it. You’ll also meet the players in the blockchain ecosystem, and consider your own role in stewarding the blockchain revolution.
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Rating 4.7 based on 126 ratings
Length 7 weeks
Effort 5 weeks of content, about 2 hours per week
Starts Jun 21 (44 weeks ago)
Cost $99
From INSEAD via Coursera
Instructors Don Tapscott, Alex Tapscott
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Language English
Subjects Programming Business IT & Networking
Tags Computer Science Business Business Essentials Computer Security And Networks

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introduction to blockchain

I wanted to get an introduction to Blockchain (and this has delivered) and selected INSEAD for high quality.

The course gives a very good introduction to blockchain technologies Very detailed and well structured course on Introduction to Blockchain with relevant reading material to further study.

But a bit basic and little on use cases and link with entrepreneurship Excellent introduction to Blockchain.

Highly recommended introduction to blockchain that clearly explains why blockchain and cryptocurrencies are changing the world.

Great course and resources Excellent introduction to Blockchain !

Excellent introduction to blockchain!

Learned alot Great course for the introduction to blockchain technologies.

This is a thorough introduction to Blockchain and I can't wait to build upon the knowledge obtained from this course.

I found 'Introduction to Blockchain Technologies' to be a very thorough overview which helps newcomers to better understand the landscape of this technology; how it works in its current state, future use cases, and challenges facing it.

Thanks also to INSEAD and congratulations on this course An excellent introduction to Blockchain!

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great introductory course

Great introductory course, covers a lot of ground in order to create a basic understanding of the technology and it's associated actors.

Great introductory course !

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highly recommended

Highly recommended!

Highly recommended.

Highly recommended course.

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very useful

Very useful to enter into the BC and better understand how it work and which are the application and potential usages.

It offered us the ability to downoad all the slides for review which was very useful.

573910 - 354058 This was a very useful course which helped me understand the basics of blockchain.

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well structured

Irrespective of that, this course is very well structured and I loved every moment of it.

Excellent - well structured: I enjoyed it!

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use cases

A primer for non-techies with coverage of potential use cases and key challenges.

other courses

(2) Like the other courses I took in this specialization (I took them a bit out of order), the quality goes down hill as you go.

Like other courses, the Tapscotts introduce all of these objections and discuss them- awesome.

A great course for those who want to learn the basics about blockchain and go deeper with the other courses amazing work - thank you Don Tapscott!

Not overly detailed in the technical aspects of cryptography (unlike other courses).

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reading material

If I have to nitpick, then I would have to say that the reading material could be more curated.

It was very detailed, with a variety of external reading material and vedios and challenging quizes Excellent delivery and choice of material, very useful references and insightful interviews.

very thorough

This course provides a very thorough and rigorous introduction of blockchain technology.

A must do for beginners A very thorough introduction of blockchain without trying to be too simple or too technical.

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Rating 4.7 based on 126 ratings
Length 7 weeks
Effort 5 weeks of content, about 2 hours per week
Starts Jun 21 (44 weeks ago)
Cost $99
From INSEAD via Coursera
Instructors Don Tapscott, Alex Tapscott
Download Videos On all desktop and mobile devices
Language English
Subjects Programming Business IT & Networking
Tags Computer Science Business Business Essentials Computer Security And Networks

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