24CYS336 - Blockchain Technology

Course Instructor: Mr. Ramaguru Radhakrishnan, Assistant Professor (Senior Grade), TIFAC-CORE in Cyber Security.

📚 Course Outcome

CO#	CO Description
CO1	Understand the basic principles of Distributed Ledger Technology
CO2	Able to demonstrate the cryptographic primitives in Blockchain technology
CO3	Understand and evaluate various consensus protocols
CO4	Develop Smart Contracts and create a DApp using Ethereum Blockchain
CO5	Analyze a real-world use case and provide how blockchain could be used to address the challenges faced

⌚ Course Plan and Status

Lecture No.	Topic	Remarks	Reference Video(s)
1	What is Blockchain?		YouTube Video
2	Cryptographic Primitives of Blockchain		YouTube Video - 1 YouTube Video - 2 YouTube Video - 3 YouTube Video - 4 YouTube Video - 5
X	Elements of Blockchain		YouTube Video - 1 YouTube Video - 2 YouTube Video - 3 YouTube Video - 4 YouTube Video - 5
X	Ethereum Blockchain		YouTube Video - 1 YouTube Video - 2 YouTube Video - 3 YouTube Video - 4
X	Hyperledger Fabric Blockchain		YouTube Video - 1 YouTube Video - 2 YouTube Video - 3 YouTube Video - 4
X	Identity Management		YouTube Video - 1 YouTube Video - 2 YouTube Video - 3
X	Hyperledger Indy Blockchain		YouTube Video - 1 YouTube Video - 2
X	Consensus Algorithms		YouTube Video - 1 YouTube Video - 2 YouTube Video - 3 YouTube Video - 4 YouTube Video - 5
X	Challenges		YouTube Video - 1 YouTube Video - 2 YouTube Video - 3

Tools

• Wallets
  • Metamask
  • Bitcoin Core
• Faucets
  • Sepolia Ethereum - Google Cloud App
  • Sepolia Ethereum - Alchemy
• Blockchain Explorer
  • Etherscan
    • Sepolia Testnet
  • Multichain Explorer
  • Mempool Space
• Ethereum
  • Remix IDE
  • Soliditiy Documentation

Applications References

• NFTs
  • CryptoKitties
  • CryptoPunks

Evaluation Criteria

Component	Marks
Quizzes	5 + 5
Lab Evaluation	5 + 5
Mini-Project	5 + 5
Mid-Term Examination	30
End Semester	40

Dates and Deadlines

Course Start	18 - Jun - 2025	Deadline
Mini-Project Team Finalization	26 - Jun - 2025
Mini-Project Topic Finalization	06 - Jul - 2025
Mini-Project Review - 0	14 - Jul - 2025 & 25 - Jul - 2025
Quiz - 1	28 - Jul - 2025
Lab Evaluation - 1	28 - Jul - 2025
Publication of Quiz - 1 Marks in MyAmrita	29 - Jul - 2025
Submission of Problem Statement	12 - Aug - 2025
Mid-Term Examination	26 - Aug - 2025
Quiz - 2	29 - Sept - 2025
Lab Evaluation - 2	29 - Sept - 2025
End Semester Examination	17 - Oct - 2025
Publication of Results	12 - Dec - 2025

Lab Schedule

Lab Number	Date	Exercise
BT-L1	21 - Jun - 2025	Wallet Creation
BT-L2	30 - Jun - 2025	Blockchain Explorer
BT-L3	07 - Jun - 2025	Crypto Primitives
BT-LE	28 - Jul - 2025	Lab Evaluation - 1
BT-L4	04 - Aug - 2025	Bitcoin Contracts
BT-L5	01 - Sept - 2025	Smart Contracts

Text Book

1. Imran Bashir, Mastering Blockchain 2017.
2. Narayanan, J. Bonneau, E. Felten, A. Miller, S. Goldfeder, Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies: A Comprehensive Introduction, Princeton Univ Press; 2016
3. Alex Leverington, Ethereum Programming, Packt Publishing Limited; 2017.

References

1. Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Mastering Bitcoin - Programming the Open Blockchain, O'Reilly Media Inc.; 2017
2. Draft NISTIR 8202, Blockchain Technology Overview - NIST CSRC; 2018.
3. Roger Wattenhofer, CreateSpace, The Science of the Blockchain, Independent Publishing Platform; 2016