Blockchain Basics

Blockchain Basics is the most popular introductory blockchain technology course for aspiring developers,web3 enthusiasts, and non-technical users. It’s the most complete, hands-on introduction to blockchain technology and smart contracts available.

Over 100,000s of developers have successfully completed Blockchain Basics and joined the world of web3. Many have been inspired to pursue careers as blockchain developers and security researchers.

Learn the fundamentals of blockchain technology, decentralized finance (DeFi), and smart contracts, then sign your first on-chain transaction.

Whether you’re brand new to coding, a seasoned web2 developer, or just want to learn more about how blockchains and smart contracts work, there’s something valuable here for you.

Blockchain Basics is a beginner-friendly blockchain technology course designed to prepare you to become a smart contract developer. You’ll learn through more than 3 hours of video lessons, supported by written tutorials, quizzes, and exercises to guide your learning.

Even if you have no prior programming experience, Blockchain Basics will allow you to understand and learn blockchain technology, as well as engage with technical users and teams.

Take your first step into a career in blockchain. Blockchain Basics is the best blockchain course to become a blockchain developer, security researcher, or smart contract developer.

Here’s why:

• The world’s leading web3 educators and solidity smart contract developers teach the course.
• Updraft courses are always updated to reflect current industry standards. Learn the latest tools and technologies with content that is continually refreshed with new projects, modules, and quizzes.
• The curriculum is rigorously tested and continuously refined through student feedback.
• Over 200,000 students have chosen Updraft to learn blockchain, Solidity, decentralized finance (DeFi), decentralized applications (dApps), and distributed ledger technology.
• Thousands of students have changed their lives. They’ve become blockchain engineers, smart contract and dApp auditors, or professional blockchain developers. Many have launched careers at industry-leading blockchain companies.

Blockchain Basics’ engaging video tutorials guide you step-by-step to learn the fundamentals of blockchains. Discover consensus mechanisms and the purpose of smart contracts. Dive deeper into rollups, nodes, cryptography, and how to stay safe.

This foundational blockchain course will teach you how to use the Ethereum blockchain. Learn to interact with smart contracts, explore dApps, and what gas is. Real-world example tutorials walk you through setting up your wallet and signing your first transaction.

Every lesson comes with a full coding screencast and written transcripts for you to learn in the way that suits you best.

In this blockchain course, you will learn:

• What is a blockchain
• Introduction to blockchain gas
• Introduction to web3 wallets
• Blockchain transaction signatures
• Introduction to smart contracts
• Advanced gas concepts
• Layer 1 vs Layer 2 and blockchain rollups
• Introduction to blockchain testnets
• Using blockchain testnets

After completing this course, you’ll be ready for smart contract development and blockchain security concepts found in more advanced Cyfrin Updraft courses.

As a Cyfrin Updraft student, you get lifetime access to every course, corresponding resources, and repositories for free!

So what are you waiting for?

Start learning Blockchain Basics today and kickstart your blockchain development career on Cyfrin Updraft!