Certified Blockchain Expert
Acquire a deep understanding of how blockchain works and how it impacts your organization and industry. You’ll delve into the history, evolution, and real-world applications of blockchain with an eye towards how these technologies influence executive decision making.
3.700€
If you apply Now
2.960€
(or 5 installments of 620€)
10 Weeks
8 hours/wk
English
Online
Methodology
We deliver a condensed learning experience through live classes, self-paced materials, teamwork, personalized feedback, coaching, curated readings and a final project.
Live Classes
Each week you will attend interactive live classes with world-class practitioners who work with Blockchain every day.
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 6.30 - 8.30 pm CET
Self-Paced Materials
Learners will go through 4 to 6 hours per week of self-paced material covering theory.
Case Studies with Founders
Attend live online sessions where case studies are discussed with the founders that are changing the world.
Final Project
The program ends with the completion of a Final Project, where students reveal the knowledge and skills acquired in the course of their studies. These projects must be completed in groups of 2-5 students.
Self-Paced Material
Learners will go through 4 to 6 hours per week of self-paced material covering theory.
Connect With Peers
Every week there will be optional opportunities to connect with peers in your cohort. Join a small group to discuss the latest news in the industry, attend/host a community deep-dive session, or discuss questions within the forum.
Certification
Upon completion of all tests, assignments and the Final Project, the student will become certified.
World-Class Instructors
Our instructors are practitioners who work with Blockchain every day
Pricing & Financing options
If you apply now: 2.960€
Normal Price: 3.700€
Pay in 5 installments of 620€
Apply in advance and get the best price
Bring a friend, 10% off
Bring your friends to study with you! For every friend that joins the program you and your friend get a 10% discount on tuition
100% Money-Back Guarantee
Try it for 15 days and if you don’t like it, we’ll refund you 100% of the price. No questions asked.
Syllabus
Develop the skills you need to launch a fulfilling career in crypto and Web3
BLOCK 1
Understanding Blockchain Technology
Block 1 is divided into 5 Units:
- Bitcoin History
- Blocks, Nodes, Transactions
- Bitcoin Ledger
- Cryptography: Hash function & Merkle Trees
- Consensus algorithm: Proof of Work
- Bitcoin Mining
- Private and Public keys
- The Bitcoin Network
- Limitations and improvements
- Hot and Cold Storage
- Transaction Fees
- The Bitcoin Scripn
- Ethereum Network
- Ether
- Blocks
- Accounts
- Gas
- Nodes
- Ethereum Consensus Mechanism
- Ethereum Virtual Machine
- Smart Contracts and Dapps
- Ethereum transition to PoS
- PoW vs PoS
This unit focuses on the analysis of whitepapers. The student will get access to several white papers and relevant resources to help him/her build an idea of the technology behind the main blockchains in the market.
This unit brings the topic of blockchain into a bigger strategic picture: the realm of platforms. Platforms are known business models, however, despite the current ‘platformania’, the understanding of platform economics are still poorly understood by key actors. Blockchain technology enables new platforms to rise and to disrupt known business models.
- Decentralization & Distributed systems
- Types of Blockchain
- L1 vs L2
- Types of consensus mechanisms
- Zero knowledge proof
- Scaling solutions
- Data & analytics
- Forks
BLOCK 2
Use Cases and New Business Models
Block 2 is divided into 11 Units:
- The history of Money
- The reasons why the current system is broken
- The new types of monies that are being created and adopted
- The geopolitical forces that are being applied to the explosion of innovation
- How the internet of value will allow financial inclusion to anyone
- Cryptocurrencies, stablecoins and Central Bank Digital Currencies
- Introduction to Web3
- Comparison of Web 1, Web 2 and Web 3, and features
- Web 3 use cases
- Technologies involved in Web3
- Introduction to the Metaverse
- Technologies involved in the Metaverse
- Blockchain role in the Metaverse
- Why to buy land in Metaverse
- The most relevant projects in the Metaverse
- Introduction to NFTs
- Blockchain protocols behind the NFTs
- Types of NFTs
- NFTs use cases
- NFT for real-world assets
- NFTs and Energy Consumption (NEW)
- NFT marketplaces and wallets
- How to find and evaluate NFT projects
- Step by step minting NFTs
- NFT security
Learn the steps in detail to build a successful NFT project. There are no hard and fast rules, but they are guidelines that you can follow:
- Write down your story
- Choose the Blockchain
- Choose the Marketplace
- Decide what kind of features and utilities your NFTs will have
- Build a community
- Create as much value as possible
- Introduction to Self-Sovereign Identity
- How identity and privacy underpin it
- Historical developments of why and how it came into being
- Bleeding edges of current developments
- Technological and governance tools to make it all work
- Technology and governance ecosystem
- Example scenarios
- Evaluating potential impact
- Business uses cases
- Adoption challenges
- Opportunities
Learn how DLT can be used in all the areas of finance, capital markets and banking. Participants will enjoy a mix of tech and business with this course and see nearly all areas of DLT and Crypto for financial services:
- DLT for Capital Markets
- Securities
- Corporate Bonds
- Green Bonds and ESG
- Exchanges
- Trade Finance
- Institutional Crypto
- How to create a small research project
- Introduction to tokenization
- Tokenizing financial assets
- Tokenizing Art and NFTs
- Other Tokenized Assets
- How to plan your own tokenized asset
- A brief explanation of the traditional financial institutions that are being replaced by DeFi
- What is DeFi
- The components that allow you to interact with the protocols
- DeFi and stablecoins
- DeFi and Lending and Borrowing
- DeFi and Decentralised Exhanges (DEX)
- DeFi Insurance
- DeFi Governance DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations) discussion
- Blockchain enables the next generation of IoT
- Mobility within an open Economy of Things
- Main projects in the Mobility industry
- Blockchain in Supply Chain & Logistics
- Definition of Health 3.0 or decentralized healthcare
- Consortia, the key for Blockchain in Healthcare
- Data and the issues of Legacy Technologies
- Don’t make bigger silos
- How to secure patient data
- Secure decentralized data storage
- NFTs in healthcare
- Healthcare tokenomics
- Legal and regulatory challenges of blockchain
- Current legal and regulatory approaches to blockchain
- Legal issues of smart contracts
BLOCK 3
Architecture and Developer Tooling Considerations
Block 3 is divided into 5 Units:
BLOCK 4
Let's Build
Block 4 is divided into 9 Units:
Upcoming start dates
Your path to a new career in crypto, Web3 and blockchain
April 13, 2023
Cohort limited to 25 students
Application Process
We have almost every profile: CEOs of SMEs or large corporations, entrepreneurs launching their business, managers, junior professionals taking their first steps...
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Personal Interview
Our admissions team will contact you to schedule a personal interview and make sure that the Program suits your needs.
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Welcome on Board
Once you are selected, you will be granted access to the Program!
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Why join European Tech School
Learn from World-Class Experts
Learn directly from practitioners who work at the companies changing the world.
Best Scientifically Proven Learning Methodology
You can’t acquire Blockchain skills by simply reading about them. Be ready to get your hands dirty and to start learning by doing.
Life-long Community
You'll be part of a growing community of the world's top talent. This is the place where founders, investors, creatives and developers connect
Earn a Certificate
Stay ahead of the curve by building your reputation in the most demanded skill in the market today.
From the Comfort of Your Home
A mix of live streaming classes with dedicated instructors, self-paced materials, case studies with real founders and community-led debates.
100% Money-Back Guarantee
Try it for 15 days and if you don’t like it, we’ll refund you 100% of the price. No questions asked.
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