Course description

Blockchain Battle is a deep dive into the fascinating world of blockchain and cryptocurrency, built around a video game.

This course will help you discover how blockchain works under the hood, through interactive and clear explanations of otherwise abstract concepts such as consensus, hash functions, digital signatures, and mining.

In between playing levels of the game,  videos will accompany you throughout the class, giving deeper explanations of important and complementary concepts. Quizzes will allow you to validate your progress, and exercises will have you develop your understanding of the material.

The class concludes with a research project in which you gather information about current developments in blockchain and share your findings with your peers.

Learning goals

• Discover how the technology behind blockchain and cryptocurrency works under the hood
• Explore the principles of cryptography that make blockchain possible
• Dive into fascinating subjects such as military codes, cybersecurity, and famous hacking exploits