The Fundamentals of Blockchain and Web 3 Technology

If you are a developer, business leader, academic, researcher, executive learner, or public sector official—even with no prior blockchain knowledge—this course will give you a clear, practical foundation for why blockchain matters to your work and decision-making. You will see how current systems limit control over data, conceal critical information, and create risks of fraud, manipulation, and weak identity verification. You will also learn how blockchain solves these issues through decentralization, transparency, and cryptographic security—replacing blind trust with verifiable proof.

Key takeaways:

• Data Ownership & Control – Understand how blockchain gives you complete control over who can access, use, or transfer your information.

• Transparency – Learn how anyone can verify data integrity, asset ownership, and timestamps, improving accountability.

• Global Access – Discover how blockchain enables open participation worldwide for both users and network operators.

• Trust through Verification – Shift business and institutional relationships from reliance on trust to cryptographic certainty.

• Tokenization – See how physical, monetary, and digital assets can be securely represented and transferred on the blockchain.

• Hashing – Explore how unique digital fingerprints guarantee data integrity and, when combined with blockchain, provide tamper-proof verification.

By the end of this course, you will be equipped to identify where blockchain can enhance trust, accountability, and operational efficiency in your role—whether you build systems, lead organizations, design policies, conduct research, or oversee governance.