Bitcoin Essentials
In the 2 days of our Bitcoin Essentials course, you will learn what nodes are, how mining works, how public / private key cryptography works, how addresses are built and everything else for a solid understanding of Bitcoin.
This course is the perfect introduction to Bitcoin. It also provides the necessary knowledge for our Bitcoin Masterclass.
Next course: 17 & 18 November 2023
- Day 1
- Course Intro
- History of Bitcoin
- The Blockchain
- Addresses
- Wallets
– Keys
– HD wallets
– Seed Phrases & Passphrases - Transactions
- Proof-of-Work & Mining
- Day 2
- The Mempool and Fees
- Consensus & Forks
- Cryptography Basics
- Digital signatures
- Hash functions
- Full Nodes & P2P Networking
- Privacy
- Q & A / Open Discussion
… and a cozy Apéro at the end.
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Timetable:
- Start 09:00
- Lunch (included) 12:00
- Start Afternoon 13:15
- End 16:30
Requirements:
- Laptop
- No further requirement needed, just an interest in Bitcoin
Location
HWZ – Hochschule für Wirtschaft Zürich
Lagerstrasse 5
8004 Zürich
Switzerland
Costs:
- Individual / Startup price: CHF 935 (Discount possible thanks to our sponsors)
- Corporate price: CHF 2’435
- Extra discount for students, please contact us!
- Pay in CHF or Bitcoin
- Lunch is included in the price
Teachers:

Dominik Spicher

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