Revolutionizing Finance: Mastering Blockchain Foundations

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Revolutionizing Finance: Mastering Blockchain Foundations

Instructors: Aseem Singhal

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1 module

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

5 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Define the core principles of blockchain technology, decentralized systems, and digital ledgers in financial applications.
Analyze the impact of blockchain on banking, payments, trading, and investment, including the rise of DeFi and tokenization.
Develop and deploy smart contracts on Ethereum using Solidity, while exploring blockchain platforms like Bitcoin and Hyperledger Fabric.
Apply blockchain solutions to real-world financial challenges, leveraging hands-on tools and frameworks to optimize business operations.

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Blockchain is transforming finance, redefining how transactions, trading, and customer engagement are managed across the industry. This course introduces the fundamentals of blockchain technology and demonstrates its real-world applications in banking, payments, trading, and decentralized finance (DeFi). Moving beyond theory, you’ll gain hands-on experience with smart contract development in Solidity and explore platforms such as Bitcoin and Hyperledger to understand how blockchain drives innovation in financial systems.

Designed for finance professionals, traders, investors, entrepreneurs, and fintech innovators, the course requires no prior blockchain experience. A basic understanding of finance concepts is helpful, but curiosity and a desire to explore new technologies are most important. By the end, you’ll be able to explain blockchain principles, evaluate its role in financial transformation, and apply blockchain solutions to create value and stay competitive in a rapidly evolving financial landscape.

In this course, you’ll explore the transformative power of blockchain in finance through real-world applications. Through hands-on experience with Bitcoin, Ethereum, smart contracts, and decentralized finance tools, you’ll learn to build secure financial solutions, streamline transactions, and apply blockchain to payments, trading, and banking. You’ll also develop and deploy smart contracts, understand digital ledgers, and harness blockchain's potential to drive innovation and efficiency in the financial industry.

What's included

19 videos5 readings4 assignments5 peer reviews2 discussion prompts

19 videos Total 109 minutes

Welcome & Course Overview 3 minutes
Tips for Helpful Completion 3 minutes
Evolution of Blockchain in Finance 4 minutes
Core Principles of Blockchain 4 minutes
Consensus Mechanisms (PoW vs. PoS) 6 minutes
Bitcoin & Ethereum – How They Work 7 minutes
Exploring Bitcoin Transactions 7 minutes
Decentralization vs. Centralization 5 minutes
Public, Private & Consortium Blockchains 6 minutes
Hyperledger Fabric & Enterprise Blockchains 4 minutes
Running a Local Ethereum Node 9 minutes
Introduction to Smart Contracts 11 minutes
Solidity Basics – Writing a Smart Contract 3 minutes
Writing & Deploying a Smart Contract on Ethereum 4 minutes
DeFi & Tokenization in Finance 6 minutes
Blockchain in Banking & Payments 5 minutes
Blockchain in Stock Markets & Trading 4 minutes
Creating a Private Blockchain Network 12 minutes
Course Wrap Up 6 minutes

5 readings Total 25 minutes

Welcome to the Course: Course Overview 5 minutes
What Is Blockchain Technology? A Comprehensive Beginner’s Guide 5 minutes
Types of Blockchain – GeeksforGeeks 5 minutes
What is DeFi? A Beginner's Guide to Decentralized Finance 5 minutes
Blockchain Cross Border Payments: Ultimate Guide for 2025 5 minutes

4 assignments Total 80 minutes

Blockchain Technology: The Essentials 20 minutes
Decentralized Systems and Digital Ledgers 20 minutes
Smart Contracts and Blockchain Tools 20 minutes
Blockchain in Financial Industry 20 minutes

5 peer reviews Total 100 minutes

Hands-On-Learning: Setting Up an Ethereum Wallet & Sending Transactions 10 minutes
Hands-On-Learning: Creating and Querying a Hyperledger Fabric Network 10 minutes
Hands-On-Learning: Interacting with a Smart Contract using Web3.js 10 minutes
Hands-On-Learning: Exploring Smart Contracts in Financial Applications 10 minutes
Project: Building a Decentralized Financial Application (DeFi DApp) 60 minutes

2 discussion prompts Total 10 minutes

Choosing the Right Blockchain for Enterprise Collaboration 5 minutes
Evaluating Blockchain Integration for Business Transformation 5 minutes

Instructors

Aseem Singhal

12 Courses 7,150 learners

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Starweaver

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