Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Blockchain

1.1 The Blockchain Market

1.2 Evolution of Blockchain Technology and Hype

1.3 Birth of Bitcoin

1.4 Bitcoin vs. Previous Generation Electronic Money

1.5 Key Concepts

1.5.1 Cryptography, Encryption, and Decryption

1.5.1.1 Symmetric Cryptography

1.5.1.2 Asymmetric Cryptography

1.5.1.2.1 RSA

1.5.1.2.2 DSA

1.5.1.2.3 Elliptic curve cryptography and ECDSA

1.5.1.2.4 Edward curve Cryptography and EdDSA

1.5.1.2.5 Ed25519

1.5.2 Hashing

1.5.3 Wallet

1.5.3.1 Online wallets

1.5.3.2 Desktop wallets

1.5.3.3 Mobile wallets

1.5.3.4 Hardware wallets

1.5.3.1.5 Paper wallets

1.5.3.1.6 Non-custodial wallets

1.5.3.1.7 Custodial wallets

1.5.4 Decentralization

1.5.4.1 Centralized System

1.5.4.2 Distributed System

1.5.4.3 Decentralized System

1.5.5 Consensus

1.5.5.1 Proof of Work (PoW)

1.5.5.2 Proof of Stake (PoS)

1.5.5.3 Delegated Proof of Stake (DPOS)

1.5.5.4 Practical Byzantine Fault Tolerance or PBFT

1.5.5.5 Tendermint