Etherplan: Blockchain Course Part 1: History
Blockchain Course: History, Categorization, and Use Cases
Part 1: History (2 hour video conference)
- The Cypherpunks in the 80s and 90s: Public key cryptography, goals of the group
- The first attempts and projects: HashCash, Bit Gold, B-Money, RPOW
- Satoshi Nakamoto and Bitcoin: Full transmission + full replication + proof of work + production of blocks + fixed supply
- Vitalik Buterin and Ethereum: Virtual machine + state + Solidity + gas system + decentralized applications
- Consensus systems: Proof of Work vs Proof of Stake vs Proof of Authority
- Ethereum Classic and Ethereum: The split and “Code Is Law”
- The PoW Security Model: The physical and technical layers
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