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Certified Blockchain Specialist (CBS)

Course Outline

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Certified Blockchain Specialist (CBS)

DURATION

4 Days

COURSE OBJECTIVES

When the Blockchain Technology first appeared almost a decade ago as the backbone of

Bitcoin, a leading cryptocurrency, it offered a novel way to cut out the financial middleman.

However, in the last couple of years business leaders across globe are realising the potential

of Blockchain technology and how it can do much more than record monetary transactions.

This realization has lately blossomed into an interesting and often bewildering array of startup

companies, initiatives, corporate alliances, and research projects.

This specialised course is designed to provide an understanding of Blockchain and the

decentralized digital currencies (cryptocurrencies) such as bitcoin with its strategic importance

to any organization. Participants will be introduced to the theory and principles of Blockchain

technology and how it can be leveraged by various applications across different industry

verticals including Insurance, Banking, Logistics, Shipping, Healthcare, Legal to name a few.

This course will also highlight some of the latest tools and techniques for implementing an

application using Blockchain Technology. Participants will get a good understanding of the

entire Blockchain concepts with hands on experience in using Hyperledger Fabric. Participants

will also learn how Blockchain can be leveraged in organisational context through a series of

real use cases. This course will also introduce the concepts of Hashgraph.

COURSE OUTCOME

• Understand Blockchain technology and its numerous applications through several real-lifeuse cases

• Learn and explore how Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are used as an electronic• payment system• Get in-depth understanding on key concepts that fuels Blockchain : Hash functions, Smart

Contracts , Distributed Ledger Technologies ,Proof of Stakes, Proof of Work etc.• Get skilled in developing Blockchain application for businesses using Python Programming.• Learn and explore hands-on examples on Ethereum , Ganache ,MIST and understand the

technology in greater depth.

TARGETED AUDIENCE

Fintech Industry Professionals

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Payments and transaction banking professionals

Product managers, ICT Professionals, Monetory Authority Professionals Operations and technology specialists

Banking professionals, Financial Analysts Database Administrators, Entrepreneurs

PREREQUISITES

Participants are recommended to have preferably 2 years of experience in software

development with Java/Unix/Linux environment and an understanding of cryptography.

PROGRAM STRUCTURE

Certified Bitcoin & Blockchain Specialist program is a 4-day intensive training program with

the following assessment components.

Component 1: Written Examination (MCQ)

o 40 Questions

o 1 Hour duration

o Closed Book

o Score 70% to pass

Component 2: Project Work Component (PWC)

o Individual work

o 2 weeks to complete from the last day of course

o Score 70% to pass

These components are individual based. Participants will need to obtain 70% in both the

components in order to qualify for this certification. If the participant fails in one of the

components, they will not pass the course and have to re-take that particular failed

component. If they fail both components, they will have to re-take the assessment.

COURSE SESSION SCHEDULE

Session 1 (9:00 – 11:30)

Session 2 (11:30 – 12:30)

Session 3 (13:00 – 15:00)

Session 4 (15:00 – 17:30)

Day 1 Introduction to Blockchain &

Context Setting

Bitcoin & Cryptocurrencies

Understanding Blockchain

Hash Functions & Timestamps

Day 2 Understanding mining

Transactions

Bitcoin mining & Transactions

Continued

Wallet Fundamentals

Hands on

Day 3 Smart Contracts Programming Bitcoin

Hands on Hands on

Day 4 Exploring Alternative

Coins

Introduction to Hashgraph

& its applications

Review & Discussion

Written Examination

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COURSE OUTLINE

UNIT 1: Introduction to Bitcoin & Cryptocurrencies

What is Bitcoin

Bitcoin Basics

The Bitcoin Ecosystem and how bitcoin works

How Bitcoin achieves decentralization

Bitcoin pros & cons

Bitcoin Uses and Users

UNIT 2: The Blockchain and its Platform

Understanding Blockchain

Hash Functions & Timestamps

Recording Transaction

Double-spend and other attacks

Working with Blockchain Applications

UNIT 3: Bitcoin mining & Transactions

Understanding Mining Technologies

Mining bitcoins

Getting your first bitcoin

Trading bitcoins

Making money with bitcoin

Bitcoin transactions

Using Bitcoin in business

Setting up a mining client

Connecting to mining pool

UNIT 4: Wallet Fundamentals

Symmetric-key cryptography

Understanding offline wallets, Paper wallets, hardware wallets

Brain & Web Wallets

Multisignature Wallets

The Payment Protocol

UNIT 5: Smart Contracts

Understanding Bitcoin & Taxation

Bitcoin Security

Smart Property

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Digital Assest

Micropayments

Crowdfunding

External State Contracts

Bitcoin regulations around the world

UNIT 6: Programming Bitcoin

Understanding a Bitcoin node

Installing BitcoinJS

Using the client

Programming common bitcoin operations

Sending transactions

UNIT 7: Exploring Alternative Coins

Open source money

Namecoin

Litecoin

Peercoin

Evaluating an altcoin

The case for/against Alt-coin

UNIT 8: Introduction to Hashgraph & its applications

Gossip about gossip: the Hashgraph

Consensus algorithm

Byzantine fault tolerance

Fairness

Virtual Voting

Applications of Hashgraph

WRITTEN ASSESSMENT

As part of the written examination, each participant will be assessed individually on the last day of

the training for their understanding of the subject matter and ability to evaluate, choose and

apply them in specific context and also the ability to identify and manage risks. The assessment

focuses on higher levels of learning in Bloom’s taxonomy: Application, Analysis, Synthesis and

Evaluation. This written examination will primarily consist of 40 multiple choice questions

spanning various aspects as covered in the program. It is an individual, competency-based

assessment.