Describe Bitcoin’s origins, the double-spend solution, and how decentralized consensus enables scarce, trustless digital money.

Evaluate Bitcoin’s design, proof-of-work, public ledger, transparency, and immutability, and the trade-offs behind its resilience.

Explain money’s core properties using the Yap analogy, recognition, trust, transferability, verifiability, and connect them to Bitcoin.

Program Overview

This program demystifies Bitcoin from first principles: the pre-Bitcoin cryptography and digital-cash experiments, Satoshi’s 2008 whitepaper, and the 2009 genesis block that introduced a working solution to double-spending without a central authority. You’ll trace key milestones through the 2010s to today, then unpack why decentralization, transparency, immutability, and permissionless participation matter beyond speculation. To make it tangible, we use the Island of Yapcase: a historical system that tracked ownership by shared consensus, mirrored by Bitcoin’s global, cryptographically secured ledger (see the comparison table on page 2). By the end, learners can clearly articulate what Bitcoin is, why it exists, and where it fits.

Course Curriculum 

1 Chapter · 9 Lessons

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    The Bitcoin Invention

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      The Origins of Bitcoin

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      Video 1 - The Origins of Bitcoin

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      Quiz 1

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      The Island of Yap

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      Video 2 - The Island of Yap

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      Quiz 2

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      The Fundamental Why

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      Video 3 - The Fundamental Why

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      Quiz 3

Skills Gained & Business Application

You’ll cut through hype to explain Bitcoin with authority: its historical roots, how proof-of-work secures the network, and why open, auditable ledgers change how we coordinate trust at internet scale. You’ll be able to translate philosophy into practice, using clear frameworks for assessing Bitcoin’s strengths, risks, and narratives (store of value, payments, rails), and using simple analogies like Yap to align non-technical stakeholders. Expect practical benefits: sharper client and board communication, faster diligence on Bitcoin-related strategies, and credible guidance on education, policy, or product positioning.

Who this program is ideal for

✓ Strategy & innovation leads (consulting/enterprise): Frame if/where Bitcoin fits—treasury narratives, product roadmaps, partnerships, or education programs. ✓ Portfolio managers, research analysts & CIO offices: Articulate investment theses and risk factors using history, milestones, and on-chain transparency fundamentals. ✓ Risk, compliance, legal & policy teams: Ground discussions in decentralization, immutability, and permissionless access to inform governance and control design. ✓ Educators, communications & client-facing teams: Use the Yap analogy (see page 2 table) to explain ownership, verification, and why Bitcoin matters—clearly and memorably.

Become A Certified Bitcoin Associate

Graduates earn the Certified Bitcoin Associate credential with the clarity, vocabulary, and frameworks to speak confidently about Bitcoin across technical and business audiences.

$215.00

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