Have you heard about Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies? Then you will also have heard about Blockchain, the technology behind. This video lecture series teaches blockchain and distributed ledger technologies. Our four lecturers from Hamburg, Washington, Seoul and Mumbai give you a deeper understanding of how Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies work. You will be enabled to understand and use this technology. The lectures are about the core technology itself, its usage by current applications, potentials, connection to smart contracts and more. Theoretical content will be practiced in lab exercises. This lectures are made for people with basic understanding of information technology.

Proof-of-Stake and Delegated-Proof-of-Stake mechanisms will be explained and related security concers will be considered in this lecture.

Students shall

• know about what are needed that a cryptocurrency network is self-sustainable
• know about PoS and DPoS mechanisms
• know about various attacks on PoS and how to detect and prevent them
• begin thinking about the self-sustainability of cryptocurrencies and the designs

Have you heard about Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies? Then you will also have heard about Blockchain, the technology behind. This video lecture series teaches blockchain and distributed ledger technologies. Our four lecturers from Hamburg, Washington, Seoul and Mumbai give you a deeper understanding of how Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies work. You will be enabled to understand and use this technology. The lectures are about the core technology itself, its usage by current applications, potentials, connection to smart contracts and more. Theoretical content will be practiced in lab exercises. This lectures are made for people with basic understanding of information technology.

Proof-of-Stake and Delegated-Proof-of-Stake mechanisms will be explained and related security concers will be considered in this lecture.

Students shall

• know about what are needed that a cryptocurrency network is self-sustainable
• know about PoS and DPoS mechanisms
• know about various attacks on PoS and how to detect and prevent them
• begin thinking about the self-sustainability of cryptocurrencies and the designs