What Is Introduction to Bitcoin?
This course helps beginners understand the foundations of blockchain technology, and the evolution of currency leading to the birth of bitcoin.
What You’ll Get from this Course
In this course you will learn five things:
- history of money
- bitcoin basics
- blockchain basics
- the bitcoin wallet
- IRS tax concepts
You will leave this course knowing the history of money, its relationship to bitcoin, and how the blockchain keeps track of all transactions in a distributed ledger.
How to Get the Most Out of this Course
As with any course, you’ll learn more if you stay engaged with the material and actively participate in the Community. Here are a few ways to get all you can from this course:
- Be active in the community. Share your thoughts and ideas, and let us know what you’re learning as you work through the material.
- Engage with your peers. We’re all in this together, and we’ll learn a whole lot more (and have more fun) if we help each other.
- Ask and answer questions. Feeling stuck or confused? We’re here for you. Share your questions, and we’ll help you work through them.
- The course is self-guided. Go at your own pace, on your own schedule.
The Instructors and Organizers are here to help you. There are several ways for you to connect. Chat directly with someone, post a question on the All About Bitcoin group discussion. or post a question to the Activity Feed.
We hope you enjoy the course – we’re so excited for you to get involved with bitcoin. Happy learning!

