The major topics that will be covered in this course include:
- The evolution of money: barter, gold, paper, digital, cryptocurrency
- History of Bitcoin, how it originated and evolved to where it is today.
- How Bitcoin works: origin, network, nodes, miners, transactions and the blockchain ledger.
- Participating in the Bitcoin network: procuring, spending, accepting and storing Bitcoin.
- Understanding the role of cryptocurrency exchanges and the collapse of FTX.
- Introduction to Ethereum, a substantial alternative to Bitcoin.
- Income tax implications of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.