Blockchain in the Real World

This course is for people who are interested in learning where blockchain is being used, how it is being used, and what products and services are benefiting from the use of blockchain to streamline and authenticate transactions. Beyond cryptocurrency, how blockchain is being used in real estate, supply chain, digital ID, transformation of data from silos to distributed systems is a fascinating look at technology in its early formation. This course covers how companies and people are using blockchain, so anyone who is interested in real world applications beyond cryptocurrency will want to take this course.

This course covers the many ways that blockchain is being used to solve industry problems across a wide range of uses. From education to supply chain, real estate to the food supply, block chain applications are being envisioned, built, and used to help speed time to delivery, safety, reducing fraud and waste in producer to consumer systems.

Blockchain goes far beyond what we are seeing in the crypto currency market. Many types of companies are looking at using the blockchain for efficiency, cost savings, data sharing, data brokerage, medical information sharing and a host of other uses that in the end will have an influence on how we share and consume data and product.