BDL: Schedule
| Week | Date | Key Topics | Lectures | Slides | Study | Milestones |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18-Sep-2024 | Introduction to blockchains and distributed ledgers | all slides | |||
| 2 | 25-Sep-2024 | Blockchain-related data structures | blockchaindatastruct | up to slide 64 | ||
| 3 | 02-Oct-2024 | A blockchain as a platform and introduction to Ethereum | blockchainplatform | all slides | ||
| 4 | 09-Oct-2024 | Pitfalls and security vulnerabilities in smart contracts | smartcontracts | all slides | ||
| 5 | 16-Oct-2024 | The consensus problem | consensus | all slides | ||
| 6 | 23-Oct-2024 | Byzantine fault tolerance, permissionless vs. permissioned ledgers | pos-bft | up to slide 59 and slides 64-66 | ||
| 7 | 30-Oct-2024 | Economics, game theory, and incentives | incentives | up to slide 55 and 57-60 | ||
| 8 | 06-Nov-2024 | Anonymity and privacy, P2P networking, wallets | privacy-net | up to slide 42 and 52-60 | ||
| 9 | 13-Nov-2024 | Secure Multiparty Computation | mpc | up to slide 49 | ||
| 10 | 20-Nov-2024 | Post-quantum security and Blockchain applications | applications | up to slide 65 | ||
| 11 | 27-Nov-2023 | Summary and overview, student questions |
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