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Blockchain

Understanding blockchain from end to end

From the cypherpunks to institutional adoption: history, how it works, tools, economics, risks and future. A complete course with no technical prerequisites.

7 modules ~79 min read Open to all, no prerequisites

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The path

Module 1 12 min

History of blockchainFrom the cypherpunks to institutional adoption

Fifteen years of a political project that became a financial infrastructure courted by states.

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Module 2 12 min

How it worksBlocks, consensus and smart contracts

Cryptography, economic incentives and massive replication: agreeing without trusting each other.

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Module 3 10 min

Tools and platformsAn overview by use case

Wallets, exchanges, DeFi, stablecoins, NFTs, certification: a map of the ecosystem, by use.

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Module 4 11 min

The value chainThe players and the French position

From mining to the application layer: where value is created, and why France plays in the big league.

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Module 5 10 min

OpportunitiesTokenisation, stablecoins and value creation

The bet is no longer speculation but the tokenisation of real-world assets: trillions at stake.

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Module 6 13 min

The risksVolatility, crime, irreversibility, climate, systemic risk

Risks of rare intensity, presented without complacency, with figures and a library to back them.

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Module 7 11 min

OutlookWhere blockchain is heading

Tokenisation, the digital euro, convergence with AI, the quantum threat: mapping the directions.

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7 modules, readable in order or separately. No unnecessary jargon, always sourced.

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