IBS-01 Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Primer Course (10th Run)

Institute of Blockchain® Ltd (IBS), UEN 201901394N was founded on Jan 2018 and based in Singapore.We are an academia and a social enterprise with the primary focus on advancement & delivering blockchain education, certification and blockchain research. Til date, IBS has trained more than 2000 learners intentionally across Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, China, Germany UK, USA, UAE.The Institute is a SkillsFuture Singapore’s, NTUC e2i’s and People’s Association approved Training Organisation, a registered Singapore Government’s Gebiz supplier and graduated startup from the inaugural Alibaba Cloud-SUSS Entrepreneurship Programme. IBS is a member of ISO/TC 307 Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies, Government Blockchain Association (GBA), Global Blockchain Business Council, ACE Startups, World Blockchain Association and IEEE Blockchain Community.We also joined the NVPC’s Company of Good and is a registered social enterprise member under raiSE.sg. Our strategic partners are SUSS, Edufied, IBM Academic Initiative, DIFY, Justicius Law Corporation & CryptoProfile. Our past corporate clients include Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Singapore Customs Academy, Singapore Institute of Retail Studies, Singapore Polytechnic Graduates Guild, Merkle Science & Singapore Polytechnic Guild House.

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Preface
 
With the rising trends of people around the world using blockchain for business applications and using cryptocurrency as a use case. It is apt and relevant to understand and know how blockchain and cryptocurrency works. IBS-01 Blockchain &amp; Cryptocurrency Primer is a module under the Certificate/Diploma in Blockchain Technology offered by IBS, it provides very fundamental concepts of Blockchain &amp; Cryptocurrency to the general public. This course has been supported and approved for funding by SkillsFuture Singapore and NTUC's e2i. Participants will go through 10 topics with 3 hands-on activities. Course Content 
1. Blockchain At First Sight 1.1 Background of Blockchain 1.1 What is a Blockchain
1.2 Dissecting the Blockchain
1.3 Whats In a Block? 1.4 Achieving Consensus - Proof Type 1.5 Types of Ledgers 1.6 Types of Blockchain 1.7 Blockchain Benefits 1.8 Blockchain Limitations 1.9 The Evolution of Blockchain
Hands-On Activity 1
2. Use Cases of Blockchain 2.1 As Cryptocurrency 2.2 As Smart Contract
2.3 Blockchain as a Service (BaaS)
2.4 Blockchain Platforms 2.5 Other Use Cases
 
3. Cryptocurrency Fundamentals 3.1 What is Cryptocurrency 3.2 Common Use Terms of Cryptocurrency 3.3 Current Timeline 3.4 Why Cryptocurrency? 3.5 Types of Wallets 3.6 Address Specifications
3.7 Types of Address 3.8 Name Service
3.9 Types of Exchanges 3.10 Cryptocurrency Exchange 3.11 Alternative Source For Cryptocurrency
Hands-On Activity 2
4. Cryptocurrency Security 4.1 Basic Cryptography 4.2 Cryptography of Systems 4.3 Safekeeping Your Crypto 4.4 Securing Your Crypto
4.5 Web Mining - Cryptojacking
5. Valuation of Cryptocurrency 5.1 Overview of Crypto Market Valuation 5.2 Deriving Cryptocurrency Value 5.3 Cryptocurrency Grading 5.4 Crypto Wealth
 
6. Cryptocurrency Investing &amp; Trading 6.1 Investing or Trading
6.2 Crypto Tools 6.3 Investment Approach 6.4 Trading Approach 
 
7. Initial Coin Offering (ICO) 7.1 Overview of ICO 
7.2 About ICO 7.3 ICO Advisory
7.4 What is a Good ICO/Cryptocurrency? 7.5 Deep dive into ICO
 
8. Cryptocurrency Monetization 8.1 Mining Introduction 8.2 Mining Advisory 8.3 Bounties/Airdrops/Faucets
8.4: Earning Crypto/Token
 
9. Blockchain Ecosystem &amp; Community
9.1 Blockchain Alliances &amp; Consortiums 9.2 Blockchain Advisory &amp; Developers 9.3 Merchants 9.4 Government, Regulators and Promoters 9.5 Media &amp; Online Forum 9.7 ICO Advisory &amp; Community Management 9.8 Financial Institutions 9.9 Conferences and Forums 9.10 Participating in the Community
 
10. The Future of Blockchain &amp; Cryptocurrency 10.1 Regulatory Stance on Blockchain &amp; Cryptocurrency 10.2 Blockchain Challenges
10.3 Notable Upcoming Blockchain/Crypto 10.4 Blockchain's Revolution
 
Hands on Activity 3 
 
Learning Outcomes
Participants will:
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Learn the basics of both Blockchain and Cryptocurrency
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Understand the underlying limitations or risks of cryptocurrency Investment, ICOs and Mining.
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Create their own wallet and exchange account 
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Send a transaction over the blockchain using Demo account 
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Reinforce their learning through hands on activities, discussions and mini quiz
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Lecturer
Mr Alvin Chua (Principal Lecturer)
Mr Alvin Chua is a former civil servant with MINDEF for 10 years. He is the current President of Institute of Blockchain™ (Singapore), a blockchain &amp; EdTech private school focusing on blockchain &amp; cryptocurrency education as well as the current Founder &amp; CEO of Resx Pte. Ltd, a corporate training firm.
He is also a Certified Blockchain Expert (CBE) and Certified Bitcoin Professional (CBP) with over eight years of investment experience and almost 2 years of experience with blockchain and cryptocurrency.
He is a committee member of SPRING Singapore-IMDA's ISO &amp; iTSC Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology Standards Technical Committee, an ordinary member of ACCESS - Association of Cryptocurrency Enterprises and Startups, SIM and SIAS.
He attained the IBFQ standard level 1 through SGX’s Certified Securities Professional Programme (CSPP) and is a holder of CFA Institute’s Claritas Investment Foundations Programme.
 
Course Administrative Details 
 
Course participants are advised to be punctual for the course and try to arrive 15 minutes before the course for attendance taking.
 Couse attendance check-in starts 8.45am. Course intake: 15 to 30 (min 15 to start the course) Equipment: It is recommended for participants to bring laptop, smartphone or tablet as there will be hands-on activities.
Participants are encouraged to bring their own jacket as A/C may be cold as well as writing materials for note taking.
 2 event reminders will be sent via email to confirmed participants 1 week (first email) and 2 days (second email) before the event.
 
Directions to Venue:
<A HREF="http://www.sim.edu.sg/Discover-SIM/Documents/SIM-Campuses-Map.pdf" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://www.sim.edu.sg/Discover-SIM/Documents/SIM-Campuses-Map.pdf</A>
 
Directions to Classroom:
Locate Starbucks (Level 1) and go up to Level 4 by the lift beside it.
Singapore University of Social Sciences Blk C 4.14 (Level 4) <A HREF="https://maps.google.com/?q=463+Clementi+Road+Singapore&entry=gmail&source=g" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">463 Clementi Road Singapore</A> 599494. 
 
F&B
Halal lunch refreshments will be served. Vegetarian food will be catered separately based on the participant's submission during course registration. Mineral water and sweets will be provided during the course.
 
Emergency/Security Support
Trained first aider will be on site, nearest hospital for evacuation is NUH. Campus security will be on standby.
 
Certification
An Electronic Certificate of Completion will be issued on NEM Blockchain to participants whom achieved at least 75% attendance, pass the Final Quiz with score of 50% and above and completed the end of course survey,
Please indicate the correct name during registration for certificate issuing. The Institute is not responsible for any wrong name indicated and may refuse to issue a subsequent certificate.
 
Assessment
Participants will be taking a 30 questions quiz (20 MCQ and 10 True/False questions). For results scored 49% and below, participants may have up to ONE attempt to re-take the assessment at no additional cost. In the event, the participant fails again, he/she will need to repeat the respective module
 Course Funding/Subsidy
SkillsFuture Singapore Subsidy All Singaporeans aged 25 and above can use their $500 SkillsFuture Credit (SFC) from the government to pay for a wide range of approved skills-related courses. Visit the SkillsFuture Credit website www.skillsfuture.sg/credit to choose from the courses available on the SkillsFuture Credit course directory. This course has been approved by SkillsFuture Singapore and participants can use their SFC for the course. No upfront payment is required for SkillsFuture. The course fees are offset in full using the individual’s SFC and there are no other SSG subsidies applicable. 
Additional SF Note:
Please choose "Other Payment Option" and select "Send Invoice" (Do not pay by PayPal). 
There is no need for upfront payment on participant's part as the payment will be paid by SSG-WSG to Training Provider 7 to 10 working days after course date.
The issued event ticket must be uploaded in SkillsFuture claim system with an approved Claim ID status. Failure to perform this step will render your order cancelled. 
For detailed step-by-step claiming instructions: <A HREF="https://ibs.edu.sg/sf.pdf" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://ibs.edu.sg/sf.pdf</A>
 
NTUC e2i Subsidy 
NTUC members are funded by NTUC's e2i for two subsidy:
A) Professional Development Funding: Banking &amp; Financial Professionals enjoy 50% off the course fees.
B) UTAP Funding: Up to 50% of the unfunded course fees. Refer to <A HREF="https://ibs.edu.sg/utap.pdf" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ibs.edu.sg/utap.pdf</A> for more information.
Please note that only one type of claim or subsidy at any one time is allowed
 
The Institute’s courses are funded by SkillsFuture Singapore and NTUC e2i. For detailed information on the claims and subsidies available, they are advised to visit or call SkillsFuture or NTUC e2i. These claims, subsidies and the respective systems are not administered by the Institute and we are not in the position to advise.
 
For subsidies administered by the Institute, the course participant and write in or call to enquire.
 
Walk-in Rrgistration We accept walk-in registration on course date itself. Only internet fund transfer, PayPal or Cryptocurrency: Bitcoin, Ethereum, NEO, XEM and Litecoin over-the-counter payment mode is accepted for a walk-in participant. Strictly no cash payment.
 Course Cancellation/Withdrawal/Postponement Policy
 Cancellation This course is subjected to a minimum number of 15 participants for commencement. If the minimum number is not met, the course will be cancelled. For cancellation, a FULL refund will be initiated to course participants if payment has been made. If a claim/subsidy has been submitted, please cancel manually at the respective online claim portal.
Withdrawal Withdrawal from a course must be made at least 7 working days before the course commencement date to receive partial refund. 
Postponement
Postponement from a course must be made at least 7 working days before the course commencement date. Postponement is only allowed ONCE per module. 
Re-sit If participants are missed the course halfway or need to go off early. They can opt to re-sit the next course as a refresher at no additional charges, subject to availability and terms &amp; conditions.
Course participants may postpone to the next available course only ONCE.
Subsequent postponement is deemed as withdrawal of course with no refund given.
No Show
Course participants whom did not turn up on course date without any reason or notification will be considered as no show. No show with valid reasons such as medical or urgent travel plans are to submit documents to admin@ibs.edu.sg to qualify for postponement. Refund Policy 
All withdrawal regardless of notice period will be subjected to a 20% admin fees, No refund will be given for withdrawal received less than 7 days prior to the course commencement date and no-show cases. 
 
Ongoing Promotion/Partnerships 
A - Discounts SkillsFuture users enjoy a special rate of $88 using their credits to offset the course fees. Please refer to the step-by-step PDF on registration and claim process. IBS Alumni &amp; friends of alumni and general students will receive 15% off the course fees via a promo code given to course participants during the course. Code is applicable for lifetime and not applicable to stacking with other discounts, promotions or subsidies. 
SUSS Staffs,Students &amp; Alumni enjoy 30% off the course fees. A valid physical staff/student pass need to be presented during registration. 
B - Merchandise
The Institute is selling our Alumni's polo-t shirt for course participants at $26 each. 
Ledger Nano S Hardware Wallet (from Official Ledger) at $160 each. 
Both items are available during check out.
 
Course Support/Partnerships, Sponsorships, Media/PR enquiries: For enquiries, please contact us via the following: - Email to admin@ibs.edu.sg; - Drop us a message via WhatsApp, WeChat or Telegram @ +65 8292 8452 or - Call us @ +65 6717 7722 during office hours (less weekends).
- Telegram Community: <A HREF="https://t.me/instituteofblockchain" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://t.me/instituteofblockchain</A> (@instituteofblockchain) 
 
FAQs
For other FAQs, please refer to <A HREF="https://ibs.edu.sg/faqs/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://ibs.edu.sg/faqs/</A>
 
Privacy Policy 
IBS conforms to the Singapore's Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (PDPA) and European Union General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR). The PDPA will apply to IBS for offering of goods or services to individuals in Singapore. The EU GDPR will apply to IBS for offering of goods or services to individuals in the EU. IBS has also appointed a Data Protection Officer to enforce and review our privacy policy. 
IBS will be collecting personal data during registration for the purpose of proper identification, attendance taking, issuing of electronic certificate, verification of claims &amp; payments and future marketing efforts by IBS.
By submitting the personal data after registration and payment of order, individual participants has deemed to give consent for collection of personal data.
Personal data collected will be strictly for IBS's internal reference and usage.
Participants are to provide truthful and complete data to avoid possible repercussions.
IBS will not disclose any form of personal data to a 3rd party without the consent of the individual or such that when it is required by the authorities.
EventBrite is a data intermediary whom process data on behalf of IBS, it is important for participants to read EventBrite's Privacy Policy as well.
IBS is committed to make all reasonable security efforts to protect the personal data collected.
 Disclaimer The Institute reserves the right to cancel the event or change the lecturer, date, time and venue or amend the course content or course fees or promotions anytime they deem fit. If there are changes to event details, participants will be notified via email. We are not responsbile for any email not read or due to email in junk/spam folder.

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