Understanding Bitcoin

In the previous chapters, you explored The Problem of Money and discovered The Solution as Bitcoin. Now, it’s time to truly understand Bitcoin itself.

Bitcoin is often described as “digital money,” but it’s far more than that. It’s a breakthrough technology that allows people to send, receive, and store value anywhere in the world—without banks, governments, or intermediaries.

Through this course, you’ll explore the foundations of Bitcoin: its decentralized design, cryptographic security, blockchain technology, and the systems that make it work. By the end, you’ll have a strong understanding of why Bitcoin is trusted by millions worldwide and how it’s shaping the future of finance.

What You Will Learn

• Understand what Bitcoin is and how it works.
• Explore blockchain as Bitcoin’s public ledger.
• Learn how decentralization removes banks and middlemen.
• Discover cryptography and how it secures Bitcoin.
• Understand wallets, nodes, and transactions.
• See how Bitcoin is mined and new coins are created.
• Explore the Lightning Network for fast, low-cost payments.
• Build confidence in using and storing Bitcoin securely.

• 6 Sections
• 18 Lessons
• 10 Weeks

• Understanding Bitcoin

  10
  • 1.1
    Introduction to Bitcoin: What Is It Really?
  • 1.2
    The Blockchain: Bitcoin’s Public Ledger
  • 1.3
    Decentralization: No Boss, No Bank
  • 1.4
    Cryptography: The Math That Secures Bitcoin
  • 1.5
    Wallets: Your Bitcoin Storage
  • 1.6
    Mining: How New Bitcoin Are Created
  • 1.7
    Nodes: The Backbone of Bitcoin
  • 1.8
    Transactions: Sending and Receiving Bitcoin
  • 1.9
    The Lightning Network: Faster, Cheaper Transactions
  • 1.10
    Key Takeaways
• 3.1 - The Time chain

  2
  • 2.1
    Technical Perspective: What Is the Blockchain?
  • 2.2
    Key Takeaways
• 3.2 - Decentralization

  2
  • 3.1
    Technical Perspective: What Is Decentralization?
  • 3.2
    Key Takeaways
• 3.3 - Cryptography

  2
  • 4.1
    Technical Perspective: How Cryptography Secures Bitcoin
  • 4.2
    Key Takeaways
• 3.4 - Bitcoin Wallets

  2
  • 5.1
    Technical Perspective: What Are Bitcoin Wallets?
  • 5.2
    Key Takeaways
• 3.5 - Mining

  2
  • 6.1
    Technical Perspective: What Is Bitcoin Mining?

    10 Minutes0 Questions
  • 6.2
    Key Takeaways

    10 Minutes0 Questions

In the previous chapters, you explored The Problem of Money and discovered The Solution as Bitcoin. Now, it’s time to truly understand Bitcoin itself.

Bitcoin is often described as “digital money,” but it’s far more than that. It’s a breakthrough technology that allows people to send, receive, and store value anywhere in the world—without banks, governments, or intermediaries.

Through this course, you’ll explore the foundations of Bitcoin: its decentralized design, cryptographic security, blockchain technology, and the systems that make it work. By the end, you’ll have a strong understanding of why Bitcoin is trusted by millions worldwide and how it’s shaping the future of finance.

What You Will Learn

• Understand what Bitcoin is and how it works.
• Explore blockchain as Bitcoin’s public ledger.
• Learn how decentralization removes banks and middlemen.
• Discover cryptography and how it secures Bitcoin.
• Understand wallets, nodes, and transactions.
• See how Bitcoin is mined and new coins are created.
• Explore the Lightning Network for fast, low-cost payments.
• Build confidence in using and storing Bitcoin securely.

• 6 Sections
• 18 Lessons
• 10 Weeks

• Understanding Bitcoin

  10
  • 1.1
    Introduction to Bitcoin: What Is It Really?
  • 1.2
    The Blockchain: Bitcoin’s Public Ledger
  • 1.3
    Decentralization: No Boss, No Bank
  • 1.4
    Cryptography: The Math That Secures Bitcoin
  • 1.5
    Wallets: Your Bitcoin Storage
  • 1.6
    Mining: How New Bitcoin Are Created
  • 1.7
    Nodes: The Backbone of Bitcoin
  • 1.8
    Transactions: Sending and Receiving Bitcoin
  • 1.9
    The Lightning Network: Faster, Cheaper Transactions
  • 1.10
    Key Takeaways
• 3.1 - The Time chain

  2
  • 2.1
    Technical Perspective: What Is the Blockchain?
  • 2.2
    Key Takeaways
• 3.2 - Decentralization

  2
  • 3.1
    Technical Perspective: What Is Decentralization?
  • 3.2
    Key Takeaways
• 3.3 - Cryptography

  2
  • 4.1
    Technical Perspective: How Cryptography Secures Bitcoin
  • 4.2
    Key Takeaways
• 3.4 - Bitcoin Wallets

  2
  • 5.1
    Technical Perspective: What Are Bitcoin Wallets?
  • 5.2
    Key Takeaways
• 3.5 - Mining

  2
  • 6.1
    Technical Perspective: What Is Bitcoin Mining?

    10 Minutes0 Questions
  • 6.2
    Key Takeaways

    10 Minutes0 Questions