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Learn Bitcoin's consensus mechanism and reason about its security. Appreciate how security comes from a combination of technical methods and clever incentive engineering.

Learn how the individual components of the Bitcoin protocol make the whole system tick: transactions, script, blocks, and the peer-to-peer network.

This week we'll explore how using Bitcoins works in practice: different ways of storing Bitcoin keys, security measures, and various types of services that allow you to trade and transact with bitcoins.

We already know that Bitcoin relies crucially on mining. But who are the miners? How did they get into this? How do they operate? What's the business model like for miners? What impact do they have on the environment?

One of the most exciting things about Bitcoin technology is its potential to support applications other than currency. We'll study several of these and study the properties of Bitcoin that makes this possible.

Share your experience of using version control and what you hope to learn in this course. ​This discussion can relate to your professional, academic, or social activities.​ Why did you enroll in this course? What are you hoping to do with your new skills once you have completed this program? ​ How do you think version control can help you achieve your vision and goals? Could you explain to someone else what version control is and why it's important? Share your thoughts with your classmates to get the discussion going! Share information that may help others connect with you when searching the forums. *Participation is optional

This resource will act as a point of reference for the various commands to be used throughout this course. Below you will find the official git commands from GitHub.

Duration: 10 minutes Total points: 4 Read Edcent Honor Code Click Complete to take the quiz.

Duration: 10 minutes Total points: 4 Read Edcent Honor Code Click Complete to take the quiz.