Full Cryptocurrency Course: Bitcoin, Ethereum & Blockchain

Understand what a cryptocurrency is and how cryptography underpins it with sha-256, a 256-bit one-way hash that secures the Bitcoin network.

Discover how the bitcoin network uses miners and the blockchain to securely record transactions, while public and private keys safeguard access and verify ownership through sha-256.

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Miners use sha-256 and digital signatures to secure the bitcoin network, validate transactions, and mine blocks every ten minutes, with a 12.5 bitcoin reward and a 21 million cap.

Explain bitcoin as a peer-to-peer electronic cash system and trace its history from the genesis block to its current use cases, forks, and the satoshi unit.

Examine the legalities and tax rules for cryptocurrency by country, noting China's ban and Sweden's 30% tax, and review bitcoin's role as digital gold amid limited TPS.

Explore how forks update blockchain rules, creating hard forks and soft forks that split the chain into two, with Bitcoin Cash as an example and hash power considerations.

Explore Ethereum as a decentralized platform for smart contracts and dapps, powered by ether and gas, and understand ERC-20 tokens, ICOs, and the coins-versus-tokens distinction.

Learn how to buy your first cryptocurrency on Coinbase, including registering, verifying your identity, enabling two-factor authentication, choosing payment methods, understanding limits and fees, and recording purchases for taxes.

Learn to send ethereum from Coinbase to Bitfinex, generate an exchange wallet address, and track transfers with public keys, confirmations, and two-factor authentication.

Register on Binance.com, enable two-factor authentication, and deposit or withdraw using your Ethereum address. Label wallets for easy reuse and learn to exchange cryptocurrencies on Bitfinex and Binance.

learn to trade ethereum for neo on bitfinex, including deposits, wallet creation, market orders, fees, and viewing balances and order history.

Learn to exchange cryptocurrencies on Binance by choosing between basic and advanced, selecting a trading pair, and placing limit or market orders with balance-based sizing.

Learn how to sell cryptocurrency for fiat on Coinbase, transfer from wallets, use the buy/sell page, and withdraw to PayPal or bank, with identity verification and security tips.

Learn about wallet types and security, why you should avoid exchange wallets due to private key control and breach risks (Mt. Gox), and explore decentralized exchanges as alternatives.

Discover wallet types from exchange and desktop wallets (exodus) to web and paper wallets, plus hardware options, and learn security basics like seeds and hot vs cold storage.

Understand wallet security by sharing your public key and transaction ID, while never revealing your private key or seed, and never sharing them with support teams.

Learn practical crypto security by verifying login URLs, enabling two-factor authentication, and spotting scam sites and misleading ads. Avoid ponzi schemes like Bitconnect and set up secure wallets.

Set up the Exodus desktop wallet to securely store crypto, create a password and 12-word seed backup, and use the built-in exchange with Shapeshift to send and receive assets.

Create paper wallets for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and ERC-20 tokens by generating private and public keys client-side, printing them with QR codes, and sweeping funds to a new wallet.

Assess the legality of ICO participation in your country, spot scam links, and verify team credibility; then follow instructions, set gas limit and price, and add the token.

Explore coinmarketcap.com for a quick overview of cryptocurrencies, price, market cap, volume, circulating supply, and exchanges, while learning to monitor transactions and network activity.

The lecture introduces key crypto tools such as blockchain.info, addbitcoinwisdom.com, etherscan.io, and bitinfocharts.com to track blocks, transactions, hash rate, and rich lists, explaining how unconfirmed transactions relate to price moves.

Keep up with crypto news and social media to anticipate price swings, navigate rumors versus announcements, monitor regulations and forums, and avoid reliance on technical analysis.

Explore key crypto terms like node, dao, whale, fomo, fungibility, multi-sig, fiat, hodl, and cypherpunk. See how these concepts shape discussions, pricing, and security in blockchain networks.

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