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The "Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies" on Coursera helped me gain an understanding cryptocurrencies. Until I took that course I knew very little about t

by dabent 8y ago

The "Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies" on Coursera helped me gain an understanding cryptocurrencies. Until I took that course I knew very little about the subject. It's possibly a little dated now, but it's a good primer. https://www.coursera.org/learn/cryptocurrency/ https://www.coursera.org/learn/cryptocurrency/ I'd love to hear what other cryptocurrency courses others recommend. As many others mentioned, Andrew Ng's course on Machine Learning on Coursera was also very good. https://www.coursera.org/learn/machine-learning https://www.coursera.org/learn/machine-learning

suddensleep 8y ago
Not a cryptocurrency course per se, but Dan Boneh's course on Cryptography[1] is an excellent introduction to most of the building blocks of cryptosystems, including the technology underlying most cryptocurrencies. In terms of level, it is more than a little technical (programming exercises in both cryptography and cryptanalysis await you!), while still remaining far from rigorous (compared to, say, a graduate-level cryptography text). [1]https://www.coursera.org/learn/crypto https://www.coursera.org/learn/crypto
ctchocula 8y ago
Second this. Doing the homework assignments (especially the first one) helped me understand how transactions work and are validated.
chabes 8y ago
You might appreciate the Digital Currency MOOC from University of Nicosia, with Andreas Antonopoulos and Antonis Polemitis. https://digitalcurrency.unic.ac.cy/free-introductory-mooc/ https://digitalcurrency.unic.ac.cy/free-introductory-mooc/ Latest live stream (with Andreas Antonopoulos) goes into Ethereum and alternative uses of the blockchain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxyPNS5QmAI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxyPNS5QmAI Edit - Actually, the latest live stream is this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2aeToagyaA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2aeToagyaA Figured I'd leave both, since they cover similar topics
- miltosgm 8y ago
  very interesting

by dabent 8y ago

suddensleep 8y ago

Not a cryptocurrency course per se, but Dan Boneh's course on Cryptography[1] is an excellent introduction to most of the building blocks of cryptosystems, including the technology underlying most cryptocurrencies. In terms of level, it is more than a little technical (programming exercises in both cryptography and cryptanalysis await you!), while still remaining far from rigorous (compared to, say, a graduate-level cryptography text). [1]https://www.coursera.org/learn/crypto https://www.coursera.org/learn/crypto

ctchocula 8y ago

Second this. Doing the homework assignments (especially the first one) helped me understand how transactions work and are validated.

chabes 8y ago

You might appreciate the Digital Currency MOOC from University of Nicosia, with Andreas Antonopoulos and Antonis Polemitis. https://digitalcurrency.unic.ac.cy/free-introductory-mooc/ https://digitalcurrency.unic.ac.cy/free-introductory-mooc/ Latest live stream (with Andreas Antonopoulos) goes into Ethereum and alternative uses of the blockchain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxyPNS5QmAI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxyPNS5QmAI Edit - Actually, the latest live stream is this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2aeToagyaA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2aeToagyaA Figured I'd leave both, since they cover similar topics

miltosgm 8y ago
very interesting