BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY BCS613A

Distributed systems, CAP theorem, Byzantine Generals problem, Consensus: The history of blockchain, Introduction to blockchain, Various technical definitions of blockchains, Generic elements of a blockchain, Features of a blockchain, Applications of blockchain technology, Tiers of blockchain technology, Consensus in blockchain, CAP theorem and blockchain, Benefits and limitations of blockchain.

Chapter 1

Decentralization using blockchain: Methods of decentralization, Blockchain and full ecosystem decentralization, Smart contract, Decentralized organizations, Decentralized autonomous organizations, Decentralized autonomous corporations, Decentralized autonomous societies Decentralized applications, Platforms for decentralization.

Cryptographic primitives: Symmetric cryptography, Asymmetric cryptography, Public and private keys, Hash functions: Compression of arbitrary messages into fixed length digest, Easy to compute, Pre-image resistance, Second pre-image resistance, Collision resistance, Message Digest (MD),Secure Hash Algorithms (SHAs), Merkle trees, Patricia trees, Distributed hash tables (DHTs), Digital signatures, Elliptic Curve Digital signature algorithm (ECDSA).

Chapter 2, Chapter 3: pg:56-105

Bitcoin: Bitcoin definition, Transactions, The transaction life cycle, The transaction structure, Types of transaction, The structure of a block , The structure of a block header, The genesis block, The bitcoin network, Wallets, Smart Contracts-History, Definition, Ricardian contracts, Smart contract templates, Oracles, Smart Oracles, Deploying smart contracts on a blockchain, The DAO.

Chapter 4:pg:111-148, Chapter 6

Ethereum 101: Introduction, Ethereum clients and releases, The Ethereum stack, Ethereum blockchain, Currency (ETH and ETC), Forks, Gas, The consensus mechanism, The world state, Transactions, Contract creation transaction, Message call transaction, Elements of the Ethereum blockchain , Ethereum virtual machine (EVM), Accounts, Block, Ether, Messages, Mining, The Ethereum network.

Hands-on: Clients and wallets –Geth.

Chapter 7: pg: 210-227, 235-269

Hyperledger: Hyperledger as a protocol, Fabric, Hyperledger Fabric, Sawtooth lake, Corda.

Chapter 9