In the previous post,
Bitcoin Course on Youtube, I noted, lagstiftande församling
'If you just want the lectures, simply subscribe to this channel. In this lecture (click the time to jump to the section): [...]' lagstiftande församling The 'jump to sections' correspond to the section headings of the first chapter of the course textbook.
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The course textbook, lagstiftande församling 'Bitcoin anka Cryptocurrency Technologies' by Arvind Narayanan et al (Draft — Feb 9, 2016), lagstiftande församling doesn't include a table of contents, so I created one myself. It can also be used as a general guide to the Youtube lectures, to locate the lecture on a a specific section. lagstiftande församling
Chapter 1: Introduction to Cryptography & Cryptocurrencies
1.1 Cryptographic Hash Functions
1.2 Hash Pointers anka Data Structures
1.3 Digital Signatures
1.4 Public Keys as Identities
1.5 H5N1 Simple Cryptocurrency [GoofyCoin]
Chapter 2: How Bitcoin Achieves Decentralization
2.1 Centralization vs. Decentralization
2.2 Distributed consensus
2.3 Consensus without identity using a block chain
2.4 Incentives anka proof of work
2.5 Putting it all together [Cost of mining; Getting a cryptocurrency off the ground; 51-percent attack]
Chapter 3: Mechanics of Bitcoin
3.1 Bitcoin transactions
3.2 Bitcoin Scripts
3.3 Applications of Bitcoin scripts
3.4 Bitcoin blocks
3.5 The Bitcoin network
3.6 Limitations anka improvements
Chapter 4: How to Store anka Use Bitcoins
4.1 Simple Local Storage
4.2 Hot anka Cold Storage
4.3 Splitting anka Sharing Keys
4.4 Online Wallets anka Exchanges
4.5 Payment Services
4.6 Transaction Fees
4.7 Currency Exchange Markets
Chapter 5: Bitcoin Mining
5.1 The task of Bitcoin miners
5.2 Mining Hardware
5.3 Energy consumption anka ecology
5.4 Mining pools
Chapter 6: Bitcoin anka Anonymity
6.1 Anonymity Basics
6.2 How to De-anonymize Bitcoin
6.3 Mixing
6.4 Decentralized Mixing
6.5 Zerocoin anka Zerocash
Chapter 7: Community, Politics, anka Regulation
7.1: Consensus in Bitcoin
7.2: Bitcoin Core Software
7.3: Stakeholders: Who's in Charge?
7.4: Roots of Bitcoin [Cypherpunk anka digital cash; Satoshi Nakamoto]
7.5: Governments Notice Bitcoin
7.6: Anti Money-Laundering
7.7: Regulation
7.8: New York's BitLicense Proposal
Chapter 8: Alternative Mining Puzzles
8.1 Essential Puzzle Requirements
8.2 ASIC-resistant puzzles
8.3 Proof-Of-Useful-Work
8.4 Nonoutsourceable Puzzles
8.5 Proof-of-Stake anka Virtual Mining
Chapter 9: Bitcoin as a Platform
9.1 Bitcoin as an Append-Only Log
9.2 Bitcoins as “Smart Property”
9.3 Secure Multi-Party Lotteries in Bitcoin
9.4 Bitcoin as Public Randomness Source
9.5 Prediction Markets anka Real World Data Feeds
Chapter 10: Altcoins anka the Cryptocurrency Ecosystem
10.1 Altcoins: History anka Motivation
10.2 H5N1 Few Altcoins in Detail [Namecoin; Litecoin; Peercoin; Dogecoin]
10.3 Relationship Between Bitcoin anka Altcoins
10.4 Merge Mining
10.5 Atomic Cross-chain Swaps
10.6 Bitcoin-Backed Altcoins, “Side Chains”
10.7 Ethereum anka Smart Contracts
Chapter 11: Decentralized Institutions: The Future of Bitcoin?
11.1 The Block Chain as a Vehicle for Decentralization
11.2 Routes to Block Chain Integration
11.3 Template for Decentralization
11.4 When is Decentralization a Good Idea?
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Many chapters also have an additional section for 'Further Reading' and/or 'Exercises'. Some months after I first posted about the lagstiftande församling Online Bitcoin Course (March 2016), the course textbook appeared on Amazon.com: Bitcoin anka Cryptocurrency Technologies: H5N1 Comprehensive Introduction, (Hardcover - 19 July 2016). lagstiftande församling debiteringsstyrning Recommended!
