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

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  • Day 1
    1. Course Intro
    2. History of Bitcoin
    3. The Blockchain
    4. Addresses
    5. Wallets
      – Keys
      – HD wallets
      – Seed Phrases & Passphrases
    6. Transactions
    7. Proof-of-Work & Mining
  • Day 2
  1. The Mempool and Fees
  2. Consensus & Forks
  3. Cryptography Basics
  4. Digital signatures
  5. Hash functions
  6. Full Nodes & P2P Networking
  7. Privacy
  8. 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 21 Lectures

Dominik Spicher

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