NFT and Blockchain Developer Foundations

• Python
• JavaScript
• NodeJS
• Solidity

Introductory exercises prepare learners for the blockchain labs; they do not replace a full programming course.

• Smart contracts
• Initial Coin Offering(ICO)
• DAO( Decentralized Autonomous Organization) & The DAO
• Setting up Security groups & Ubuntu Servers
• Installing Geth Client & Configuring Ethereum Nodes

Ethereum now uses proof of stake. Prepare an execution client and compatible consensus client, or a suitable development network; do not follow historical mainnet mining setup.

• Setting up Metamask and Testing Fund Transfer
• Crypto Token – Executing Minimal Viable Token
• Adding Parameters to Cryptocurrency
• Adding Balance Checks Before Transfer
• Adding Transfer Event for Logging
• Adding Transfer on-Behalf Function
• Executing MyToken Stage 2
• Improving Crypto Token – Adding Admin
• Allowing Admin to Mint New Coins
• Allowing Admin to Freeze or Unfreeze the Tokens
• Adding Automatic Buy & Sell feature
• Testing Full & Final Crypto Token

Token minting, administrative controls and buy/sell examples are development exercises using test assets, not audited financial products.

• Hyperledger Fabric
  • Comparison between Fabric & Other Technologies
  • Hyperledger Fabric Architecture
  • Components of Hyperledger Fabric
  • Advantages of Hyperledger Fabric Blockchain
  • Install a current compatible Hyperledger Fabric sample environment
  • Building Your First Network
  • Hyperledger Fabric Demo
  • Hyperledger Fabric Network Configuration
• Stellar
  • Stellar Network Overview
  • Stellar Assets
  • Stellar Distributed Exchanges
  • Stellar Operations
  • Stellar Use Cases
  • Using Stellar Blockchain
• Corda
  • Data Structure of Corda
  • Corda Key Concepts
  • Corda Architecture
  • Corda – Setting up the Environment
  • Building the Corda Network

Use current compatible sample environments. Platform architecture and configuration are introductions or demonstrations within the course time.

• Basics
  • Consensus background: proof of work and current Ethereum proof of stake
  • Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)
  • Decentralized Apps
  • Decentralized Autonomous Organizations
  • The Internet of assets
  • NFT examples
  • How do NFTs work?
  • What are NFTs used for?
• Ethereum
  • Guide to ERC Standard
  • Different ERC Standards
  • ERC-20 Standard
  • Trading ERC-20 Tokens
  • ERC-721 Standard
  • Trading ERC-721 Tokens
  • ERC-1155 Tokens

Proof-of-work mining is a general consensus comparison, not how Ethereum currently produces blocks. Distinguish ERC-20 fungible tokens from ERC-721 and ERC-1155 NFT/multi-token interfaces.

• Blockchain Platforms- Ethereum
  • Blockchain Platforms – Tezos
  • Blockchain Platforms – Flow
  • Blockchain Platforms – Cardano
  • Blockchain Platforms – Wax
  • Storage Platforms – IPFS
  • Storage Platforms – Filecoin
  • Protocols – ERC-721
  • Protocols – ERC-1155
  • Protocols – Other Protocols
  • Front-End Framework – ReactJS
  • Front-end comparison — legacy AngularJS
  • Front-End Framework – VueJS
• Operations
  • Walkthrough opensea
  • Opensea Metamask account setup
  • Creating a NFT
  • Buying NFT
  • Trading Selling (fixed price)
  • Trading auction
  • Colored Coins
  • CounterParty.io
  • CryptoPunks
  • CryptoKitties
  • Selected NFT project examples
• Use-Cases
  • Digital art
  • Fashion
  • Gaming and Sports
  • Virtual Worlds
  • Collectibles

Compare selected blockchain, storage and front-end tools. AngularJS is a historical comparison, not a new application dependency. Marketplace walkthroughs use current supported interfaces and demonstrations rather than purchases with real funds; projects are examples, not a ranked investment list.

• Understanding SHA256 - Hash
  • Immutable Ledger
  • Distributed P2P Network
  • How Mining Works: The Nonce
  • How Mining Works: The Cryptographic Puzzle
  • Byzantine Fault Tolerance
  • Consensus Protocol: Defense Against Attackers
  • Consensus Protocol: Proof-of-Work (PoW)
  • Blockchain Demo
  • Create a blockchain
• Coins
  • Bitcoin's Monetary Policy
  • Understanding Mining Difficulty
  • Virtual tour of a Bitcoin Mine
  • Mining Pools
  • Nonce Range
  • How Miners Pick Transactions
  • CPU's vs GPU's vs ASIC's
  • How do Mempools work?
  • Orphaned Blocks
  • The 51% Attack

PoW nonce, difficulty and mining exercises belong to the simplified blockchain or Bitcoin discussion. They are not Ethereum mainnet instructions.

• Transactions and UTXO's
• Where do transaction fees come from?
• How wallets work
• Signatures: Private & Public Keys
• Signatures & Keys Demo
• What is Segregated Witness (SegWit)
• Public Key vs Bitcoin Address
• Hierarchically Deterministic (HD) Wallets
• Transactions
• Proofs
• Implementation

• Decentralized Applications (Dapps)
• Ethereum Virtual Machine & Gas
• Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs)
• The DAO Attack
• Soft and Hard Forks
• Blockchain and Web 3.0
• Implementation

• The Frontend Cryptocurrency Overview
• Toggle Transaction Displays
• Transaction Component
• React Router
• Conduct Transaction Component
• Post Transaction with Component
• Transaction Pool Component
• Poll the Transaction Pool
• Mine a Block of Transactions through the Frontend
• Prepare for production and Publish to Server
• Start Production Peers
• Known Addresses | Backend
• Known Addresses | Frontend
• Blocks Pagination | Backend
• Blocks Pagination | Frontend

Mining through the interface belongs to the course demonstration blockchain. Publishing and peer configuration are supervised development examples, not proof of production readiness.

• Compare the XRP Ledger, Neo, Litecoin, Cardano and Stellar at an introductory level.