Bitcoin Masterclass

THE MASTERCLASS to understand Bitcoin – you will learn the essential knowledge about Bitcoin & related technologies. We cover cryptography, the structure of transactions and blocks and how they are chained, smart contract language, the Lightning protocol as well as software and toolkits to develop on top of the blockchain and Lightning. You will learn directly from world-renowned specialists such as Lightning protocol co-designer Dr. Christian Decker.

NEXT Course: Early 2024 – Date to be announced

Bitcoin Protocol

Bitcoin Introduction
Elliptic Curve Math & Cryptography
Digital Signatures
Transactions I
– Intro
– Sighash Modifiers
– Timelocks
– Multisig

Bitcoin Protocoll II

Transactions II (continued)
– P2SH
– OP_Return / Timestamping
– SegWit
– Taproot
– Miniscript
RSMCs / HTLCs
Blockchain & Mining
Bitcoin Software
SPV Clients
P2P Network

Cryptography

Digital signatures in practice
– Key management
– Popular Tools
– Applications
Hardware wallets
– Security & Vulnerability
– Pitfalls of multisig
– Backups

Developing Bitcoin Wallets & Bitcoin Core

All about Wallets
Different typs of forks / upgrade mechanisms
Bitcoin Core and the ideology and mind-set of Bitcoin
Working on Bitcoin Core

Lightning

History of Lightning Network
Bitcoin = Lightning
c-Lightning
Lightning exercice

…and a cozy Apéro at the end!

Start 09:00
Lunch (included) 12:00
Start Afternoon 13:15
End 17:00

Requirements:

Basic understanding of Bitcoin (make sure you know everything covered in our Bitcoin Fundamentals course)
Basic familiarity with the command line
A Telegram account for communication and exchange of information during the course
Laptop with an Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (native or virtual machine)

Location

HWZ – Hochschule für Wirtschaft Zürich

Lagerstrasse 5
8004 Zürich
Switzerland

Costs:

Individual / Startup Price: CHF 2’335
(Discount possible thanks to our sponsors)
Corporate Price: CHF 4’935
Extra discount for students, please contact us!
Pay in CHF or Bitcoin
Lunch and drinks included in the price