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Blockchainové technologie a bitcoin

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 653-2234/01
Abbreviation BTB
Course title Blockchainové technologie a bitcoin
Credits 2
Coordinating department Department of Materials Engineering and Recycling
Course coordinator Ing. Robin Silber, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Monetary history and the role of money in society.
2. Digital currencies before Bitcoin, the cypherpunk community, the problem of double spending and centralization.
3. Innovation on behalf of Bitcoin - blockchain technology.
4. The importance of Proof of Work.
5. Evolution of Bitcoin I - code and mining, network security.
6. Evolution of Bitcoin II - price, ecosystem and adoption in the fintech world.
7. Software vs. Hardware wallets, seed, transactions.
8. Practical and hypothetical (in)uses of blockchain for non-monetary technologies.
9. Higher layers above Bitcoin, Lightining network.
10. Exchanges and custodial services. Benefits and risks.
11. Technology and economics of mining. Possible future applications.
12. Fraud and risks in the world of cryptocurrencies and how to avoid them.
13. Future developments, challenges and potential problems

E-learning

Information about e-learning available by appointment with the teacher.

Literature

HALABURDA, Hanna a SARVARY, M. Beyond bitcoin: the economics of digital currencies. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. ISBN 978-1-137-50641-2.
BHATIA, N. Layered Money: From gold and dollars to Bitcoin and central bank digital currencies. Nik Bhatia, 2021.

Advised literature

CHOWDHURY, Niaz. Inside blockchain, Bitcoin, and cryptocurrencies. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2020]. ISBN 978-1-138-61815-2.