Bitcoin and Blockchain Basics
This is the foundation — understanding why Bitcoin was created, the problems it solves, and the technical building blocks that make it work. You'll learn the historical and economic context that led to Bitcoin's creation and grasp how blockchain and cryptographic principles work at a foundational level.
- The history and evolution of money from shells to fiat currency
- Problems with central banking and the 2008 financial crisis
- Satoshi Nakamoto and the Bitcoin whitepaper
- Bitcoin's value proposition: fixed supply, decentralization, and censorship resistance
- How the blockchain works as a distributed ledger
- Cryptographic foundations: public/private keys, digital signatures, and hash functions
- Bitcoin's 21-million cap, block rewards, and the halving cycle