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Harness the power of blockchain and cryptocurrencies

Professional Certificate in
Blockchain Fundamentals
BerkeleyX

What you will learn

  • Synthesize your own blockchain solutions
  • Gain an in-depth understanding of the specific mechanics of Bitcoin
  • Understand Bitcoin’s real-life applications and learn how to attack and destroy Bitcoin, Ethereum, smart contracts and Dapps, and alternatives to Bitcoin’s Proof-of-Work consensus algorithm
  • Enterprise-level blockchain implementations and understand the scaling struggles of blockchain and potential solutions
  • The regulation of cryptocurrencies and its implications for anonymity, and what blockchain means for the future
Expert instruction
2 skill-building courses
Self-paced
Progress at your own speed
3 months
3 - 5 hours per week
Discounted price: $178.20
Pre-discounted price: $198USD
For the full program experience

Courses in this program

  1. BerkeleyX's Blockchain Fundamentals Professional Certificate

Meet your instructors
from University of California, Berkeley (BerkeleyX)

Nadir Akhtar
Blockchain at Berkeley edX Instructor
University of California, Berkeley
Rustie Lin
Blockchain at Berkeley edX Lead, Instructor
University of California, Berkeley
Mengyi (Gloria) Wang
Blockchain at Berkeley edX Instructor
University of California, Berkeley

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Program endorsements

At Cosmos we recognize that building on distributed ledger technology requires mastery of a completely new, decentralized design paradigm. Berkeley's Blockchain Fundamentals Professional Certificate Program aids students in surmounting the steep learning curve associated with the space. The courses explore the forefront of blockchain ideas that form the foundations of decentralized technology. Uniquely integrating both technical and broad perspectives, Blockchain Fundamentals builds a comprehensive survey of the blockchain space that empowers students, entrepreneurs, and developers of all backgrounds.

Christine Chiang , Head of Communications, Cosmos

IBM, a founding member of Hyperledger, a Linux Foundation project, is building a blockchain for business and applauds the Blockchain at Berkeley team for creating the Blockchain Fundamentals course. Given the multifaceted nature of blockchain, it is difficult to craft a course that is both comprehensive and accessible to people at all skill levels. Blockchain Fundamentals accomplishes this task, helping students build a strong knowledge base for further blockchain education.

David Post , Ph.D, Strategy and Platform Growth Leader, IBM Blockchain

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