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Bitcoin - are you (or someone you know) considering investing?

Maybe you want to get involved with the technology or just want to make make sure you don’t get left behind.

This course will bring you up to speed and bestow the knowledge you need to understand the future!

An online "Introduction to Bitcoin, Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies Diploma Course", normally €143.21 and now just €19!

About the Course

You’ll learn the basics of the Bitcoin architecture, how the cryptocurrency works, how you can use it and how its entire ecosystem is organised – giving you a foundational knowledge of Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies and blockchain applications.

Bitcoin is one of over 1,000 cryptocurrencies now used on the internet. In the course, they focus on Bitcoin specifically, as it was the first and has both the highest market capitalisation and largest community behind it. Studying Bitcoin will give you a solid understanding of how cryptocurrencies work and will make it easier to study others, as well as non-currency blockchain applications such as smart contracts, both of which you will explore briefly in the course.

A Little About Bitcoin

In October 2008, someone – or a group of people – using the pseudonym ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’ published a white paper on the Cypherpunk mailing list. The paper detailed Bitcoin, a digital currency that functions on a peer-to-peer network, mimics cash in the online environment and is free from censorship.

The following year, Nakamoto released the first version of the Bitcoin Core software and since then it has grown from being run by a few friends, to a network of over 10,000 computer nodes around the globe. 

Whilst it was the forerunner, Bitcoin is no longer the only cryptocurrency, with over a thousand other cryptocurrencies now in use. It has also inspired the development of digital assets and decentralised applications (DAPPs) that use the technology that powers Bitcoin – the blockchain, and, as of 2017, the ‘crypto market’ has a combined capitalisation that exceeds £375 billion. This continues to grow, with new assets created daily and the value of those already in the market, such as Bitcoin, continues to rise.

With cryptocurrencies and blockchain joining the mainstream, major banks and technology companies have started their own blockchain projects and are exploring the potential of the technology. Financial institutions, technology companies and governments recognise the value of the technology that underlies cryptocurrencies and how it could bring efficiency to finance and power other applications such as smart contracts, decentralised cloud storage, supply chain management, internet of things (IOT) systems and asset provenance, among others.

Isn't it time you understood this multi-billion-pound industry?

COURSE SYLLABUS

Module 1: What is Bitcoin?

Introduction

Part 1: What is Bitcoin?

Part 2: Bitcoin’s History, Background and Journey

Part 3: Bitcoin and Cypherpunk

Part 4: The Satoshi Nakamoto Mystery

Part 5: How Bitcoin is Unique

Part 6: Nefarious Use of Bitcoin

Part 7: Price Volatility and Value

Module 1 Assessment

Module 2: Bitcoin Base Architecture

Part 1: The Bitcoin Network and the Core Software

Part 2: The Bitcoin Core Software

Part 3: The Blockchain and Forks

Part 4: Bitcoin Mining

Part 5: Public and Private Keys

Module 2 Assessment

Module 3: Bitcoin Wallets

Part 1: What is a Bitcoin Wallet?

Part 2: Desktop Wallets

Part 3: Paper Wallets

Module 3 Assessment

Module 4: Using Bitcoin

Part 1: What is an Exchange?

Part 2: Where to Get Bitcoin

Part 3: Where You Can Spend Bitcoins

Module 4 Assessment

Module 5: Bitcoin Investment Opportunities

Part 1: Opportunities

Part 2: Common Scams Using Bitcoin

Part 3: Bitcoin Regulation and Legality

Part 4: The Bitcoin Community

Module 5 Assessment

Final Words and Resources

Accreditations

The Introduction to Bitcoin, Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies Diploma Course will take you up to 150 hours to complete, working from home. There is no time limit for completing this course, it can be studied in your own time at your own pace. This is a Level 3 course and will give you 150 CPD (Continued Professional Development) points. Upon completion of your course assessments, you will receive 3 certificates. An accredited certificate from the awarding body relating to your course, a CPD certificate displaying the number of CPD points earned from the course and a certified Diploma certificate from the Centre of Excellence.

Terms

• Vouchers are valid until the end of January 2020
• Vouchers can be used immediately
• Not to be used in conjunction with any other offer
• Online study with tutor support
• No time limit for completing your course, 150 hours of study
• Works on any device, no software required, just an internet connection
• Students must email the voucher they have bought to enquiries@centreofexcellence.com
• You will receive an email back with instructions on how to access the course
• Can be bought as a Gift