Blockchain Business Basics – Enterprise & Business Use Cases

Name: Blockchain Business Basics – Enterprise & Business Use Cases
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Understand Blockchain Technology and How it can be Applied in Different Industries and Business Use Cases

Created byCyril Michino

Last updated 12/2019

English

What you'll learn

An Introduction and Understanding of Blockchain and its Benefits
An Understanding of the Bitcoin Protocol and How it Differs from Blockchain
An Exploration of Use Cases of Blockchain in Finance: Banking, Capital Markets, Trade Finance
An Exploration of Use Cases of Blockchain outside Finance: Supply Chain Management, Identity Management, Land Registries, and Real Estate among others

Course content

6 sections • 14 lectures • 2h 14m total length

Overview of the course4:16

Centralization versus decentralization6:41
In this lecture, you learn about the different types of databases based on how many nodes store transactional records. Note, that Blockchain is a database, therefore it is fundamental to understand databases.
What is Blockchain14:18
In this lecture, you will learn exactly what is Blockchain by understanding its main attributes and learning how transactions work in Blockchains
Advantages of Blockchain Technology5:36
Now that you have a grasp of Blockchain technology, this lecture will allow you to explore some of its benefits and advanatges
Test your knowledge...

The History of Money15:15
In this lecture, you will learn how money evolved from ancient forms of currency to fiat currencies and finally digital money. This evolution will help us understand the inspiration of Bitcoin and the real value of money.
The Bitcoin Protocol18:49
In this lecture, we will look into what is Bitcoin, what are its properties. By the end of the lecture, you should have an understanding of Bitcoin and how it differs from Blockchain technology.
Test your knowledge...

Cross-Border Payments9:32
In this lecture, you learn how Blockchain is being applied in Banking and Payments across national borders.
Capital Markets12:44
In this lecture, you learn how Blockchain is being applied in capital markets for clearing and settlements
Trade Finance3:54
In this lecture, you will learn how Blockchain is being applied in Trade Finance – the finance of export and import markets
Test your knowledge...

Supply chain management8:52
In this lecture, you learn how Blockchain improves traceability of goods in supply chains.
Governance and Elections9:40
In this lecture, you learn how Blockchain enhances transparency in governance and electoral processes
Asset Tokenization7:27
In this lecture, you look into how Blockchain allows us to tokenize assets of value such as land and Real Estate
Identity Management11:15
In this lecture, you learn how Blockchain is being implemented with identity management across industries such as Healthcare or Banking

Requirements

Have a basic understanding of databases/ledgers

Description

This course gives you a chance to learn the basics of blockchain and be part of the global blockchain narrative, innovation, and adoption. In this course, you will learn what is blockchain, you will also learn about the bitcoin protocol – blockchain’s first application, and you will learn and explore some of the common applications of blockchain across industries like finance, supply chain, governance among many others.

The first section of this course will be focused on understanding Blockchain technology. We'll explore different types of databases and understand how blockchains are different from typical centralised databases. We'll also explore how Blockchain works particularly how transactions are vetted and approved before being added to the blockchain ledger (this is the standard mining process).

In the second section, we'll look deeper into the Bitcoin protocol as we seek to understand the consensus algorithms that make Blockchains extremely secure. Here we'll focus on understanding the basics of the proof of work consensus algorithm pioneered by the Bitcoin protocol.

In the final sections, we'll focus on use cases of Blockchain. Here are the key industries to be covered in the course:

Financial Service (Cross-Border Payments, Capital Markets, Trade Finance)
Supply Chain Management (Trust and transparency in industry supply chains)
Governance: Blockchain for Government Accountability and Election Management
Asset Tokenisation & Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs): Blockchain in Land Registries and Real Estate
Identity Management: From healthcare records to passport control, exploring blockchain identities

Who this course is for:

Blockchain beginners curious about he technology and its value
Business professionals looking to understand the enterprise value of Blockchain technology

Blockchain Business Basics – Enterprise & Business Use Cases

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Course content

Welcome to the Course1 lecture • 4min

Introduction to Blockchain Technology3 lectures • 27min

The History of Money and the Bitcoin Protocol2 lectures • 34min

Blockchain in Financial Services3 lectures • 26min

Common Blockchain Use Cases (Non-Financial)4 lectures • 37min

Conclusion1 lecture • 6min

Requirements

Description

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