What you will learn
- Trace a transaction from signing to confirmation and estimate its network fee.
- Compare custody models and the ways each can fail.
- Analyze how stablecoin reserves and market depth affect real execution outcomes.
Before you begin
Comfort with percentages and ratios, plus a basic idea of what a market price and an order book are. No prior blockchain knowledge is required.
Full lesson list
All lessons are freely available. No enrollment or payment is required.
Ledgers, Transactions and Fees
- Describe how a blockchain records and confirms transfers.
- Calculate a network fee from transaction size and fee rate.
Custody and Key Control
- Explain why control of private keys defines control of a digital asset.
- Compare self-custody, custodial and multi-signature arrangements.
Stablecoin and Market-Structure Risks
- Explain what supports a stablecoin peg and how it can fail.
- Estimate execution cost from order-book depth.