Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Notes
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**Tiffany Cheng**
###### tags: `Blockchain`
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**Resources**
* [Coursera](https://www.coursera.org/learn/cryptocurrency/home/week/2)
* [Blockchain-enabled Network Sharing for O-RAN in
5G and Beyond](https://arxiv.org/pdf/2107.02005.pdf)
* [Scalable Access Management in IoT Using Blockchain: A Performance Evaluation](https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/8525343)
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### Unit 1
- [1.1 Cryptographic Hash Functions](https://hackmd.io/@tiffanycheng/B1u0eWhY5)
- [1.2 Hash Pointer and Data Structures](/gxlZSaQIQNGYVzQhrUReJg)
- [1.3 Digital Signatures](https://hackmd.io/@tiffanycheng/Bko4_-nFc)
- [1.4 Public Keys as Identities](/wCmo88fYQrKhXZUeYuG1fQ)
- [1.5 A Simple Cryptocurrency](/jVg93Ts6RQmfd5E0fDbFww)

### Unit 2
- [2.1 Centralization and Decentralization](/aYGZjSEtQrawKUTkVQvnIQ)
- [2.2 Distributed Consensus](/JN320puYRDKKIOanFE0VzQ)
- [2.3 Consensus Without Identity: The Blockchain](/XK5SJ0vMRDC89ac7OpW91g)
- [2.4 Incentives and Proof of Work](/4o278XC3RJeeCW2ZX0m0lQ)
- [2.5 Putting It All Together](/zW9Zz-0jSdiYBk_FALEVQA)

### Unit 3
- [3.1 Bitcoin Transactions](/SRlanY-jRzSs8qwR-5Oovw)
- [3.2 Bitcoin Scripts](/6PVhSkY1TAy4j4cQygp8KA)
- [3.3 Applications of Bitcoin Scripts](/32EJ8F79RbCBYsUfTo8p0g)
- [3.4 Bitcoin Blocks](/F19XKxBRTFyY_KBpmyFPkg)
- [3.5 The Bitcoin Network (P2P)](/0mvn2puJRu2BdQaRXDJMJA)
- [3.6 Limitations and Improvements](/NwVbYD8hR2-AGMEC6h5RlA)

### Unit 4
- [4.1 How to Store and Use Bitcoins](/heN48b-DQiSeq0JNPMe3RA)
- [4.2 Hot and Cold Storage](/zCUk4CMwTqCPw1tuDdgJKg)
- [4.3 Splitting and Sharing Keys](/_9FfvrUAQs6Z-hyu4oRrbg)
- [4.4 Online Wallets and Exchanges](/XR6y_-trSR2EtD9eehU9Lw)
- [4.5 Payment Services](/51HHzU2xQyeCinqdX7o3sQ)
- [4.6 Transaction Fees](/KDGW0I0MTT-VxM0nfgg-jw)
- [4.7 Currency Exchange Markets](/J53sAyZDRp6vQyfLD3u4Eg)

### Unit 5
- [5.1 The Task of Bitcoin Miners](/fhFIs_vxQre2zamqlSjijQ)
- [5.2 Mining Hardware](/YTSxm3fCThmCPXVVgQrmBg)
- [5.3 Energy Consumption & Ecology](/aTdl86urQ4mA0vUNQNJRZQ)
- [5.4 Mining Pools](/KyVa22fjQsqp_jePkmlc8w)
- [5.5 Mining Incentives and Strategies](/eNwJunr3RSuDyK5BLJ1MCw)

### Unit 6