Bitcoin Masterclass
THE MASTERCLASS to understand Bitcoin – you will learn the essential knowledge about Bitcoin & related technologies. We cover cryptography, the structure of transactions and blocks and how they are chained, smart contract language, the Lightning protocol as well as software and toolkits to develop on top of the blockchain and Lightning. You will learn directly from world-renowned specialists such as Lightning protocol co-designer Dr. Christian Decker.
NEXT Bitcoin Masterclass: 15 – 17 February 2024
Preparation Day: 14 Febraury 2024 (separate sign up)
- Preparation Day
On the 14th of February we will do a preparation day for the Masterclass for those who want to get sure to be familiar with the basics.
This is optional and not included.
- Day 1
Bitcoin Protocol I
- Bitcoin Intro
- Elliptic Curves & Cryptography
- Digital signatures: Schnorr
- Bitcoin Script
- Transactions
- Introduction
- Basic transaction types
- Timelocks
- Multisig
- Day 2
Bitcoin Protocol II
- Transactions (continued)
- SegWit
- Taproot & Tapscript
- OP_RETURN / Timestamping
- Miniscript
- Wallets and adresses
- Blockchain / Mining
- Forks & Consensus
- Day 3
Lightning Network
- History of the Lightning Network
- Bitcoin = Lightning
- c-lightning
- Lightning exercice
Timetable:
- Start 09:00
- Lunch (included) 12:00
- Start Afternoon 13:15
- End 17:00
Requirements:
- Basic understanding of Bitcoin (make sure you know everything covered in our Bitcoin Essentials course)
- Pre-Training offered on the 14th of February -> see here
- Basic familiarity with the command line
- A Telegram account for communication and exchange of information during the course
- Laptop with an Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (native or virtual machine)
Location
HWZ – Hochschule für Wirtschaft Zürich
Lagerstrasse 5
8004 Zürich
Switzerland
Costs:
- Corporate Price: CHF 2’950
- Individual / Startup Price: CHF 1’450
(Discount possible thanks to our sponsors) - Student: CHF 725
- Pay in CHF or Bitcoin
- Lunch and drinks included in the price
Teachers:
Christian Decker
Dominik Spicher
Filip Gospodinov