Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies

  1. Cryptocurrencies and Digital Assets
    1. Bitcoin
      1. Historical Context and Creation
        1. Core Principles and Design
          1. Decentralization
            1. Limited Supply
              1. Pseudonymity
                1. Censorship Resistance
                2. The UTXO Model
                  1. Transaction Flow
                    1. Double-Spending Prevention
                      1. Script System
                      2. Halving and Scarcity
                        1. Block Reward Halving
                          1. Impact on Supply and Price
                            1. Economic Implications
                            2. Bitcoin Script
                              1. Programming Language
                                1. Transaction Types
                                  1. Multi-signature Transactions
                                2. Ethereum
                                  1. Historical Context and Vision
                                    1. The Account-Based Model
                                      1. Externally Owned Accounts
                                        1. Contract Accounts
                                          1. State Management
                                          2. Gas and Transaction Fees
                                            1. Gas Limit and Gas Price
                                              1. Fee Calculation
                                                1. EIP-1559 Fee Market
                                                2. The Ethereum Virtual Machine
                                                  1. Functionality
                                                    1. Smart Contract Execution
                                                      1. Opcodes and Instructions
                                                      2. Ethereum 2.0 Transition
                                                        1. Proof of Stake Migration
                                                          1. Sharding Implementation
                                                            1. Beacon Chain
                                                          2. Altcoins and Forks
                                                            1. Definition of Altcoins
                                                              1. Hard Forks
                                                                1. Protocol Changes
                                                                  1. Chain Splits
                                                                    1. Community Governance
                                                                    2. Soft Forks
                                                                      1. Backward Compatibility
                                                                        1. Activation Mechanisms
                                                                        2. Notable Altcoins
                                                                          1. Litecoin
                                                                            1. Bitcoin Cash
                                                                              1. Cardano
                                                                                1. Solana
                                                                              2. Digital Tokens
                                                                                1. Token Standards
                                                                                  1. ERC-20
                                                                                    1. Fungible Token Standard
                                                                                      1. Implementation Details
                                                                                        1. Use Cases
                                                                                        2. ERC-721
                                                                                          1. Non-Fungible Token Standard
                                                                                            1. Unique Asset Representation
                                                                                              1. Metadata Handling
                                                                                              2. ERC-1155
                                                                                                1. Multi-Token Standard
                                                                                                  1. Batch Operations
                                                                                                    1. Efficiency Benefits
                                                                                                  2. Fungible Tokens
                                                                                                    1. Use Cases
                                                                                                      1. Issuance and Management
                                                                                                        1. Token Economics
                                                                                                        2. Non-Fungible Tokens
                                                                                                          1. Unique Asset Representation
                                                                                                            1. Use Cases
                                                                                                              1. Digital Art
                                                                                                                1. Gaming Assets
                                                                                                                  1. Collectibles
                                                                                                                    1. Domain Names
                                                                                                                    2. Marketplaces and Trading
                                                                                                                    3. Security Tokens
                                                                                                                      1. Regulatory Compliance
                                                                                                                        1. Asset-Backed Tokens
                                                                                                                          1. Investment Instruments
                                                                                                                          2. Utility Tokens
                                                                                                                            1. Access to Services
                                                                                                                              1. Platform Incentives
                                                                                                                                1. Network Governance
                                                                                                                                2. Stablecoins
                                                                                                                                  1. Price Stability Mechanisms
                                                                                                                                    1. Collateralized Stablecoins
                                                                                                                                      1. Algorithmic Stablecoins
                                                                                                                                        1. Central Bank Digital Currencies

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