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Professional Certificate in Blockchain Fundamentals

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Course Features

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Duration

3 months

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Delivery Method

Online

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Available on

Limited Access

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Accessibility

Desktop, Laptop

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Language

English

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Subtitles

English

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Level

Beginner

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Effort

5 hours per week

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Teaching Type

Self Paced

Course Description

The Blockchain Fundamentals Professional Certificate program was developed by Blockchain at Berkeley in collaboration with faculty from UC Berkeley's top Computer Science department. It covers core topics related to cryptocurrency including Bitcoin and blockchain technology. This program will equip you with the essential skills to ensure your career's future.

It can be difficult to get into the blockchain space, particularly since blockchain and its benefits are not as well-known as other innovations. This program will examine the major ideas, technologies, ecosystem, and barriers surrounding blockchain technology from both a technical and non-technical perspective. This program will give you the ability to think about blockchain systems. This program will teach you the strengths and weaknesses of distributed ledger technology and the mechanisms that they work.

Future-proofing your career requires an understanding of blockchain architecture and the new paradigm for scalable, decentralized apps. The second-fastest growing job market in today's economy is blockchain-related. Opportunities are not just limited to development or technical research positions. There are also opportunities for project management, law support, legal design and many other roles.

Anyone can access this program, regardless of their background. The Blockchain Fundamentals professional certificate will help you get started in blockchain technology.

Students who have taken Blockchain Fundamentals will be able to develop a deeper understanding of blockchain. They can then use this knowledge to create their own informed models, hypotheses and use cases. This is essential for understanding the industry.

Course Overview

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International Faculty

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Post Course Interactions

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Instructor-Moderated Discussions

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Case Studies, Captstone Projects

Skills You Will Gain

What You Will Learn

Synthesize your own blockchain solutions

Gain an in-depth understanding of the specific mechanics of Bitcoin

Understand Bitcoin's real-life applications and learn how to attack and destroy Bitcoin, Ethereum, smart contracts and Dapps, and alternatives to Bitcoin's Proof-of-Work consensus algorithm

Enterprise-level blockchain implementations and understand the scaling struggles of blockchain and potential solutions

The regulation of cryptocurrencies and its implications for anonymity, and what blockchain means for the future

Course Instructors

Nadir Akhtar

Blockchain at Berkeley edX Instructor

Nadir Akhtar is an undergraduate Computer Science student at the University of California, Berkeley, and the President of Blockchain at Berkeley. He is the Quality Assurance supervisor and a transcri...

Rustie Lin

Blockchain at Berkeley edX Lead, Instructor

Rustie Lin is an undergraduate Computer Science student at the University of California, Berkeley, and is Blockchain at Berkeley's edX team lead. Rustie has lectured for the Blockchain Fundamentals c...

Mengyi (Gloria) Wang

Blockchain at Berkeley edX Instructor

Gloria is an undergraduate in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus on Computer Science and Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. Before entering the blockchain space, she was an inte...
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