ProfessorGiacomo Zucco
LevelBeginner
Duration
20 hours
PriceFree
Course IDPRO101
Ratings
(16)
Bitcoin Development Fundamentals
FreeOnline
Goal: Acquire all the foundations to start developing on Bitcoin
Description
A journey into CUBO+ development courses for Bitcoin!
What does it take to build on Bitcoin? This 20-hour course takes you beneath the surface of Bitcoin and the Lightning Network, exploring the protocols that power the world's most resilient financial infrastructure. Whether you're looking to contribute to open-source projects or build the next generation of Bitcoin applications, you'll gain the technical depth needed to start working confidently in this ecosystem.
Recorded during the CUBO+ 2023 bootcamp in El Salvador, this course brings together perspectives from leading Bitcoin developers and educators who've shaped the technology. The best part? It's completely free, made possible by Fulgure Ventures, the Bitcoin Office and DecouvreBitcoin. If you've been curious about how Bitcoin really works at the protocol level, this is your chance to find out.
Note: The videos for this course are only available in English.
Learning path
Objectives
- Understand the core concepts and technology underpinning Bitcoin
- Gain practical skills in Bitcoin security, software development, and network governance
- Develop a mastery of the Lightning Network and its associated protocols
- Discover cryptographic principles underlying transaction security and network integrity
Curriculum
+-Introduction and Preparatory Courses
+-Bitcoin Fundamentals
+-Layer One Concepts
+-Lightning Network
This course is taught by Giacomo Zucco
With an academic background in Physics and a background as a technology consultant, since 2013 Giacomo Zucco has reinvented himself as an active Bitcoin entrepreneur (BSolutions, Coincapital, Bitsource, Greenaddress, inBitcoin, Blockchainlab, 0301, BTCTimes, Bcademy, BHB Network) and event organizer (Milan Bitcoin Meetup, Scaling Bitcoin conferences, Understanding Bitcoin conferences). He has also worked as a freelance consultant and trainer and supported engineers in the creation of several open standards (such as BOLT, OTS, RGB, BDK). He is still involved as a consultant and micro-investor in many Bitcoin-related companies and organizations (OCEAN, Relai, Satsback, Xsats, Geyser, Invebit, Lightning Ventures, Breez, LNP-BP Association, Plan B Foundation), but his main focus since 2024 has been the Plan B Network initiative.
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4.75/5 (16 Reviews)Wilfredo Castaneda
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