ANNA UNIVERSITY CP4073 BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGIES SYLLABUS REGULATION 2021 | ANNA UNIVERSITY M.E REGULATION 2021 SYLLABUS | CSEBLOG100 UNIT I INTRODUCTION OF CRYPTOGRAPHY AND BLOCKCHAIN What is Blockchain, Blockchain Technology Mechanisms & Networks, Blockchain Origins, Objective of Blockchain, Blockchain Challenges, Transactions and Blocks, P2P Systems, Keys as Identity, Digital Signatures, Hashing, and public key cryptosystems, private vs. public Blockchain. UNIT II BITCOIN AND CRYPTOCURRENCY What is Bitcoin, The Bitcoin Network, The Bitcoin Mining Process, Mining Developments, Bitcoin Wallets, Decentralization and Hard Forks, Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), Merkle Tree, Double- Spend Problem, Blockchain and Digital Currency, Transactional Blocks, Impact of Blockchain Technology on Cryptocurrency. UNIT III INTRODUCTION TO ETHEREUM What is Ethereum, Introduction to Ethereum, Consensus Mechanisms, Metamask Setup, Ethereum Accounts, Transactions, Receiving Ethers,