Certified Blockchain Expert Program

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

3.330€

(or 5 installments of 666€)

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

Monica Singer

Director

ConsenSys

Marta Piekarska

DAO Strategist

ConsenSys

Aaron Tobias

Self Sovereign Identity Lead

IBM

Artiona Bogo

Head of Sales Engineering

Figment

Kelly Pettersen

Institutional Sales & Trading

Coinbase

Dante Disparte

Chief Strategy Officer

Circle

Peter Busch

Product Owner DLT

BOSCH

Heather Leigh Flannery

CEO/Founder

ConsenSys Health

David Creer

Global DLT & Crypto Lead

GFT

Yves-Michel Leporcher

Blockchain Expert

Groupe Renault

Louis Chevalier

Ecosystem Developer

Tezos

Stefan Schmitt

Sales Director EMEA

Blockdaemon

Pricing & Financing options

If you apply now: 3.330€

Normal Price: 3.700€

Pay in 5 installments of 666€

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.

Next cohort starts January 15, 2024 - Apply now and save 10%

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:

Introduction to Bitcoin

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

Introduction to Ethereum

White Paper Analysis

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.

Blockchain Platforms

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.

Blockchain: Digging Deeper

BLOCK 2

Use Cases and New Business Models

Block 2 is divided into 11 Units:

Money Re-imagined

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

Web3 & the Metaverse

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

NFTs & Creator Economy

Building an NFT Project

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

Self-Sovereign Identity

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

Finance, Capital Markets and Banking

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:

Tokenization

Introduction to tokenization
Tokenizing financial assets
Tokenizing Art and NFTs
Other Tokenized Assets
How to plan your own tokenized asset

DeFi & Custody

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

Mobility

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

Health

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 Considerations

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:

Blockchain & DLT Frameworks

Architecture & Developer Tooling Considerations

Data Considerations

Security & Code Considerations

Main Blockchain Development Tools in the Market

BLOCK 4

Let's Build

Block 4 is divided into 9 Units:

How to Develop a Cryptocurrency?

Crypto Native Projects on the Tezos Ecosystem

Smart Contracts on Ethereum I

Smart Contracts on Ethereum II

How to Build a DAO?

SWIAT - an Institutional Blockchain Network

Decentralized Social Media

Smart Contracts on Solana

How to Build a Staking Application

Upcoming start dates

Your path to a new career in crypto, Web3 and blockchain

January 15, 2024

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...