Bitpanda Academy - Beginner Lessons

What is a hash function in a blockchain transaction?

The Bitcoin network depends on a set of rules called the Proof of Work consensus algorithm, a process which ensures agreement on what the true data value in the network is in the presence of faulty values. Hash functions serve to provide singularly-unique identifiers that can be used to identify data.

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Blockchain and Emerging Technologies

How does a blockchain work?

What is “Bitcoin mining” and how does mining work?

What does mining difficulty mean?

What does pre-mined mean?

What is the purpose of mining pools and how do they work?

What does Open Source mean?

What is a Bitcoin Node?

What is the Darknet and what does it have to do with Bitcoin?

Consensus Algorithms: Proof of Work

Consensus Algorithms: Proof of Stake

How do Hard and Soft Forks work?

What are Smart Contracts and how do they work?

What is a DApp?

The problem of scalability in the Bitcoin network

What is SegWit (Segregated Witness) and how does it work?

What is the purpose of the Lightning Network for Bitcoin?

What is a hash function in a blockchain transaction?

Pantos and the problem of cross-blockchain token transfers

Everything you need to know about Merkle trees

What is a decentralised autonomous organisation (DAO)?

What is Sharding?

What is asymmetric encryption?

Cryptography

Algorithms explained simply

AI Hallucinations

What is AI?

What are NFTs?

What is Web3?

What is the Metaverse?

AI and Robotics

What are NFT games?

What is NFT art?

What are NFT marketplaces?

NFT Minting: Creating NFTs in five steps

The risks and dangers of AI

What is Delegated Proof of Stake (DPoS)?

What is a Web3 wallet?

What is generative AI?

What is Machine learning (ML)?