Max. Marks: 100.00 Course Objectives: This course enables the students to 1. Understand how blockchain systems (mainly Bitcoin and Ethereum) work 2. To securely interact with them 3. Design, build, and deploy smart contracts and distributed applications 4. Integrate ideas from blockchain technology into their own projects Course Outcomes(COs): Learning Outcome (at course level) Learning and teaching strategies Assessment Strategies CO270. Define the basic concepts of distributed databases CO271. Describe the concepts of blockchain and its types. CO272. Demonstrate Nakamoto consensus and its uses. CO273. Examine different types of cryptocurrencies and Bitcoin protocols. CO274. Evaluate security, privacy, and efficiency of a given blockchain system. CO275. Design, build, and deploy a distributed application. Approach in Teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading Assignments, Demonstration, Presentations Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, activities, Effective questions, Quizzes and Assignments · Assignments · Written test in classroom · Classroom Activity · Continuous Assessment · Semester End Examination
Introduction: Distributed Database, Two General Problem, Byzantine General problem and Fault Tolerance, Hadoop Distributed File System, Distributed Hash Table, ASIC resistance, Turing Complete. • Cryptography: Hash function, Digital Signature - ECDSA, Memory Hard Algorithm, Zero Knowledge Proof
Blockchain Introduction, Advantage over conventional distributed database, Blockchain Network, Mining Mechanism, Distributed Consensus, Merkle Patricia Tree, Gas Limit, Transactions and Fee, Anonymity, Reward, Chain Policy, Life of Blockchain application, Soft & Hard Fork, Private and Public blockchain
Distributed Consensus: Nakamoto consensus, Proof of Work, Proof of Stake, Proof of Burn, Difficulty Level, Sybil Attack, Energy utilization and alternate.
Cryptocurrency: History, Distributed Ledger, Bitcoin protocols - Mining strategy and rewards, Ethereum - Construction, DAO, Smart Contract, GHOST, Vulnerability, Attacks, Sidechain, Namecoin
Cryptocurrency Regulation: Stakeholders, Roots of Bit coin, Legal Aspects-Crypto currency Exchange, Black Market and Global Economy. Applications: Internet of Things, Medical Record Management System, Domain Name Service and future of Blockchain
Pete Cleverly M D [2], Beginners Guide on Blockchain Technology: A Comprehensive Manual on What You Should Know About How Blockchain Operates, Independently Published, 2021
Arvind Narayanan, Joseph Bonneau, Edward Felten, Andrew Miller and Steven Goldfeder, “Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies: A Comprehensive Introduction”, Princeton University Press, 2016
Links:
[1] https://csit.iisuniv.ac.in/courses/subjects/block-chain-technologies-1
[2] https://www.amazon.in/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1?ie=UTF8&field-author=Pete+Cleverly+M+D&search-alias=stripbooks
[3] https://csit.iisuniv.ac.in/academic-year/2022-23