UCT GSB - How Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets can master the Blockchain Technology
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How Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets can master the Blockchain Technology at Coursera Overview
Duration | 10 hours |
Start from | Start Now |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
How Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets can master the Blockchain Technology at Coursera Highlights
- Shareable Certificate Earn a Certificate upon completion
- 100% online Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
- Course 2 of 4 in the Fintech Startups in Emerging Markets Specialization
- Flexible deadlines Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
- Beginner Level
- Approx. 10 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: French, Portuguese (European), Russian, English, Spanish
How Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets can master the Blockchain Technology at Coursera Course details
- In this course, you will gain a thorough understanding of the blockchain and distributed ledger technologies, including an introduction to the necessary foundations in cryptography. The course will discuss blockchain as a distributed ledger and introduce distributed consensus as a mechanism to maintain the integrity of the blockchain. The other revolutionary technologies that are changing the world as we speak are artificial intelligence and machine learning. You will learn about the three major types of AI algorithms: supervised and unsupervised machine learning, as well as reinforcement learning.
- You will learn about the application of blockchain outside of finance. In particular, how blockchain fundamentally changes the way we deal with our personal data. You will see how the web 2.0 model--where big companies like facebook and google collect as much of your personal data as possible to sell it to third parties--is coming to an end. The new web 3.0 is decentralized and uses the power of the blockchain to put users in full control over their own data. Finally, we will look at the benefits and considerations of blockchain and whether blockchain is the right solution for your problem.
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How Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets can master the Blockchain Technology at Coursera Curriculum
Cryptographic foundations of the blockchain
How Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets can master the Blockchain Technology
What Excites You About Blockchain?
Introduction to week 1
Financial Markets Today: Financial Intermediation
Financial Market Infrastructures
How blockchain can change the financial system
A blockchain-based startup: Proof of Steak
Public Key Cryptography
Hash Functions - Five Properties
Merkle Trees
How the course works
Week 1 Resources
Changing the financial system
Foundations of blockchain
Week 1 Graded Quiz
Mastering the blockchain technology
Introduction to Week 2
Single- and double-entry bookkeeping
In conversation: How will blockchain disrupt banks?
What is a blockchain?
From blocks to blockchain
Distributed consensus
Consensus Mechanisms overview
Consensus Mechanism: Proof Of Work
Consensus Mechanism: Proof of Stake
Week 2 Resources
Distributed consensus
Week 2 Graded Quiz
How Artificial Intelligence Changes Data Analytics
Introduction to Week 3
What is artificial intelligence? - A bird's eye view
Artificial Intelligence in Banks
Unsupervised learning - Agglomerative clustering
Unsupervised learning - Partitional clustering
Supervised learning
Supervised learning - Classification and Regression
Reinforcement learning
Aunnie Patton Power: Artificial Intelligence and Impact Investing
Benji Meltzer: Aerobotics - Using Artificial Intelligence for tree crop protection
Week 3 Resources
Machine learning
Week 3 Graded Quiz
Preparing your company for the fintech revolution
Introduction to Week 4
Web 3.0 - from client-server architecture to distributed applications
Blockchain benefits
Blockchain considerations
Blockchain outside finance: supply chain solutions
Custos Media Technologies - Fighting piracy using blockchain
Do you need blockchain?
Custos Media Technologies - Do you need blockchain?
Case studies: Non-financial application of blockchain
When or when not to use blockchain
Week 4 Resources
Blockchain and technology choices
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