Blockchain Technology (BCS613A)

Blockchain Technology

Course Code BCS613A 
CIE Marks 50
Teaching Hours/Week (L: T:P: S) 3:0:0:0 
SEE Marks 50
Total Hours of Pedagogy 40 
Total Marks 100
Credits 03 
Exam Hours 03
Examination type (SEE) Theory

Module-1

Distributed systems, CAP theorem, Byzantine Generals problem, Consensus. The history of blockchain, Introduction to blockchain, Various technical definitions of blockchains, Generic elements of a blockchain, Features of a blockchain, Applications of blockchain technology, Tiers of blockchain technology, Consensus in blockchain, CAP theorem and blockchain, Benefits and limitations of blockchain.

Chapter 1

Module-2

Decentralization using blockchain, Methods of decentralization, Blockchain and full ecosystem decentralization, Smart contract, Decentralized organizations, Decentralized autonomous organizations, Decentralized autonomous corporations, Decentralized autonomous societies Decentralized applications, Platforms for decentralization.

Cryptographic primitives: Symmetric cryptography, Asymmetric cryptography, Public and private keys, Hash functions: Compression of arbitrary messages into fixed length digest, Easy to compute, Pre-image resistance, Second pre-image resistance, Collision resistance, Message Digest (MD),Secure Hash Algorithms (SHAs), Merkle trees, Patricia trees, Distributed hash tables (DHTs), Digital signatures, Elliptic Curve Digital signature algorithm (ECDSA).

Chapter 2, Chapter 3: pg:56-105

Module-3

Bitcoin, Bitcoin definition, Transactions, The transaction life cycle, The transaction structure, Types of transaction, The structure of a block , The structure of a block header, The genesis block, The bitcoin network, Wallets, Smart Contracts-History, Definition, Ricardian contracts, Smart contract templates, Oracles, Smart Oracles, Deploying smart contracts on a blockchain, The DAO.

Chapter 4:pg:111-148, Chapter 6

Module-4

Ethereum 101, Introduction, Ethereum clients and releases, The Ethereum stack, Ethereum blockchain, Currency (ETH and ETC), Forks, Gas, The consensus mechanism, The world state, Transactions, Contract creation transaction, Message call transaction, Elements of the Ethereum blockchain , Ethereum virtual machine (EVM), Accounts, Block, Ether, Messages, Mining, The Ethereum network. Hands-on: Clients and wallets –Geth.

Chapter 7: pg: 210-227, 235-269

Module-5

Hyperledger, Hyperledger as a protocol, Fabric, Hyperledger Fabric, Sawtooth lake, Corda.

Chapter 9

Suggested Learning Resources:

Books

1. Imran Bashir. “Mastring BlockChain”, Third Edition, Packt – 2020.

Reference Book

1. Andreas M. , Mastering Bitcoin: Programming the Open Blockchain – O’rielly – 2017.