Week 1 - Overview and History of Blockchain

The goal of this module is to introduce you to the basic parts of blockchain, show how and why they go together, and get everyone up to speed on terminology. At the end, everyone should understand the concepts of public key encryption, hashing, and consensus algorithms/proofs and how they relate to each other in a blockchain. 

Lecture

Readings & Other Content

History and Overview

Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System Links to an external site.
Original Bitcoin Whitepaper by Satoshi Nakamoto

A Visual Guide to Blockchain Links to an external site.

A Brief History of Blockchain Links to an external site.

How Does Blockchain Work Links to an external site.

Smart Contracts

History of Blockchain and Smart Contracts Links to an external site.

TagTeam

Week 1 Additional Resources Links to an external site.
Overview Links to an external site.
Infographics Links to an external site.