🧩 Topics Covered:

• What is Cryptocurrency?
  Definition, characteristics, birth of Bitcoin, and how it's different from fiat money
  
  

• Understanding Blockchain Technology
  Blocks, hashes, the chain, decentralization and immutability
  
  

• How Bitcoin Transactions Work
  Sending, receiving, verifying transactions, role of miners and network consensus
  
  

• Key Bitcoin Terminology
  Private/Public keys, Nodes, wallets, mining, halving
  
  

• Bitcoin as an Asset
  Store of value vs. currency debate, Institutional adoption and use cases
  
  

• Getting Started with Bitcoin
  Monitoring BTC on charts and news feeds

🎯 What You Will Learn:

✔ What is cryptocurrency and how it differs from traditional currencies

✔ How blockchain technology powers Bitcoin

✔ Understanding key terms: mining, decentralization, nodes, private keys

✔ How Bitcoin transactions work in real time

✔ Use cases of Bitcoin as a store of value and medium of exchange

✔ The risks, volatility, and regulations surrounding cryptocurrencies

✔ How to track, analyze, and interpret Bitcoin market data

🎯 Why it Matters:

✥ Cryptocurrencies are reshaping global finance — from remittances to hedge assets

✥ Bitcoin has outperformed most traditional assets over the last decade

✥ Understanding decentralized digital assets is now a core part of any global investor’s toolkit

✥ With increasing institutional adoption and regulatory evolution, crypto is no longer “optional learning”

✥ Avoid hype and misinformation — this session focuses on facts, fundamentals, and practical knowledge

✥ Builds a solid foundation for advanced crypto trading strategies covered later in the course

Day 1 | Digital Money Explained: Bitcoin, Blockchain & the Shift Toward Decentralized Finance