OpenHPI

Blockchain: Hype oder Innovation? (openHPI)

Offered by Hasso-Plattner-Institut,

Das Thema Blockchain polarisiert und hat sich in letzter Zeit zu einem Medienhype entwickelt. So sehen viele die Blockchain-Technologie entweder als eine Allzweckwaffe, zu der aber nur wenige einen Zugang haben, oder als eine Hacker-Technologie für geheime Geschäfte im Darknet. Dadurch sind diejenigen, die sich für das Thema interessieren, gezwungen sich für oder gegen die Blockchain-Technologie zu entscheiden. Dabei liegt die Innovation der Blockchain-Technologie in ihrer erfolgreichen Zusammensetzung bereits vorhandener Ansätze: dezentrale Netzwerke, Kryptographie und Konsensfindungsalgorithmen. Im Rahmen des Kurses werden wir Ihnen helfen, Ihren eigenen Standpunkt zur Blockchain-Technologie zu finden und aufzeigen welche Eigenschaften wirklich innovativ und welche nichts weiter als ein Hype sind.

Der Begriff „Blockchain“ ist in letzter Zeit zu einem Schlagwort geworden, aber nur wenige wissen, was sich genau dahinter verbirgt.

In der ersten Woche schauen wir uns die Architektur und die Funktionsweise der Blockchain-Technologie an. Mit diesen Kenntnissen ausgerüstet werden wir anschließend die Stärken und Herausforderungen analysieren. In der zweiten Woche besprechen wir die Einsatzmöglichkeiten und Einsatzbereiche sowie einzelne bekannte Projekte der Blockchain-Technologie.

Inhalt:

Einführung
Geschichte
P2P-Netzwerke und Kryptographie
Blockchain-Architektur
Stärken und Herausforderungen
Arten der Blockchain
Einsatzmöglichkeiten (Colored coins, smart contracts, usw.)
Projekte und Einsatzbereiche

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