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Demystifying and learning Blockchain
5 December 2017 | Written by: sonia.malik
Categorized: Articles older than 1 year | Business Development
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All of a sudden, there is a lot of buzz around Blockchain and if your technical know-how, like mine is not super high, you must be fairly confused. So, here are some resources to help you understand the concept a little more.
Blockchain is a decentralized ledger of all transactions across a peer-to-peer network. Using this technology, participants can confirm transactions without the need of a central certifying authority. Potential applications include fund transfers, settling trades, voting etc etc.
What is Blockchain?
This video from the World Economic Forum explains the concept fairly simply. Watch here :
Or, if you are more of a visual person then the Infographic from PWC below also presents a simple primer on the technology.
Learning Blockchain
Now, that we have convinced you that Blockchain is going to radically transform the world, lets make sure you have the skills needed to leverage this technology.
- Get started with a wealth of articles and tutorials on the Blockchain Developer Center
- Attend one or more IBM Training classes
- Join a cohort to take the self-paced Blockchain course on Coursera
Blockchain is an emerging technology which is changing at a rapid pace, stay tuned as we continue to update this space with more learning assets you can use to grow your skills.
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