Master the Blockchain Revolution with Don Tapscott — Now
A revolution doesn’t knock. It arrives. The blockchain era is no longer speculative—it’s foundational. If you’re in business, tech, finance, or simply a curious strategist, there’s never been a better moment to master blockchain technology.
The Blockchain Revolution Specialization on Coursera—led by Don and Alex Tapscott—is the definitive guide to understanding and applying blockchain in the real world.
What You’ll Learn
- Seven key design principles that define the blockchain revolution
- Top 10 implementation challenges (and how to navigate them)
- Real definitions: smart contracts, DApps, cryptoassets, consensus mechanisms, self-sovereign identity, and more
- Industry-specific blockchain use-cases—customized for your field
- Tools to evaluate blockchain feasibility and align it with business models
Why This Course Matters—Right Now
Blockchain is reshaping how we handle identity, data, trust, and value. From finance to supply chains, entertainment to governance, blockchain is a once-in-a-generation innovation. Whether you’re an executive, entrepreneur, or analyst, understanding blockchain is no longer optional—it’s a strategic imperative.
This course isn’t hype—it’s transformation. Real projects. Real cases. Real strategy.
Meet the Minds Behind the Movement
Don Tapscott and Alex Tapscott, authors of the influential Blockchain Revolution, bring insight, clarity, and deep research to the classroom. They’re joined by developers and visionaries from:
- Ethereum Foundation
- Grid Singularity
- Keyless Technologies
- ResonanceX
You’ll also gain access to research from the Blockchain Research Institute and the Blockchain Case Commons—a living library of blockchain innovations.
What You’ll Create: The Blockchain Opportunity Analysis
Your capstone project is no small feat—it’s a strategic proposal you can take straight to your boardroom (or the next pitch meeting). Over several weeks, you’ll build:
- A clear blockchain solution to a real business problem
- A researched, peer-reviewed opportunity analysis
- A compelling use case that demonstrates ROI and innovation
This isn’t just a certification. It’s a portfolio piece.
LEARNER CAREER OUTCOMES
40%
Started a new career after completing this specialization.
40%
Got a pay increase or promotion.
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Description
Blockchain technology is powering our future. As the technology behind cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, open software platforms like Ethereum, and disruptive companies like Ripple, it’s too important to ignore.
In this revelatory book, Don Tapscott, the bestselling author of Wikinomics, and his son, blockchain expert Alex Tapscott, bring us a brilliantly researched, highly readable, and essential book about the technology driving the future of the economy.
Blockchain is the ingeniously simple, revolutionary protocol that allows transactions to be simultaneously anonymous and secure by maintaining a tamperproof public ledger of value. Though it’s best known as the technology that drives bitcoin and other digital currencies, it also has the potential to go far beyond currency, to record virtually everything of value to humankind, from birth and death certificates to insurance claims, land titles, and even votes.
Blockchain is also essential to understand if you’re an artist who wants to make a living off your art, a consumer who wants to know where that hamburger meat really came from, an immigrant who’s tired of paying big fees to send money home to your loved ones, or an entrepreneur looking for a new platform to build a business. And those examples are barely the tip of the iceberg.
As with major paradigm shifts that preceded it, blockchain technology will create winners and losers. This book shines a light on where it can lead us in the next decade and beyond.
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How blockchain can transform multi-trillion dollar industries | Alex & Don Tapscott Explain
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Tech evangelists Alex and Don Tapscott discuss the most important use cases of blockchain technology, its vulnerabilities, and why CBDCs will need this technology to succeed.
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Blockchain Revolution for the Enterprise
[/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb use_icon="on" font_icon="||divi||400" icon_color="#57c3f0" icon_placement="left" image_icon_width="24px" admin_label="blurb h3 title with icon left" _builder_version="4.16" header_level="h3" header_font="Nunito Sans|600|||||||" header_text_color="#cbd5e0" header_font_size="20px" header_line_height="1.4em" body_font="Roboto|500|||||||" body_text_color="#57c3f0" body_line_height="26px" custom_margin="||0px||false|false" custom_padding="|||" animation="off" header_font_size_tablet="" header_font_size_phone="16px" header_font_size_last_edited="on|phone" custom_css_blurb_content="margin-left:0px;" border_radii="on|5px|5px|5px|5px" icon_font_size="24px" locked="off" global_colors_info="{}"]Don Tapscott introduces the Blockchain Research Institute’s newest initiative, in partnership with INSEAD and Coursera. “Blockchain Revolution for the Enterprise” is an online educational program designed to help you master the fundamentals of blockchain in business, with no technical experience required![/et_pb_blurb][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type="3_5" _builder_version="4.16" custom_padding="|||" global_colors_info="{}" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_video src="https://youtu.be/cKHpIqPzBJo" play_icon_color="#0c71c3" use_icon_font_size="on" icon_font_size="50px" thumbnail_overlay_color="rgba(0,0,0,0.6)" _builder_version="4.16" custom_css_video_icon="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,.8);||border-radius:0%;||background-position:top;||" border_radii="on|6px|6px|6px|6px" box_shadow_style="preset3" locked="off" global_colors_info="{}" play_icon_color__hover_enabled="on|desktop" play_icon_color__hover="#e02b20"][/et_pb_video][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built="1" custom_padding_last_edited="on|tablet" admin_label="Video Section 10 - dark background" _builder_version="4.17.3" background_color="#2a3443" background_color_gradient_direction="90deg" background_image="https://www.coolmediallc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/shape-left.png" background_size="contain" background_position="bottom_left" custom_padding="64px|0px|64px|0px|true|false" custom_padding_tablet="16px|0px|16px|0px|true|false" custom_padding_phone="" link_option_url="https://coursera.pxf.io/OREORn" link_option_url_new_window="on" locked="off" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row column_structure="2_5,3_5" admin_label="Video Area" _builder_version="4.16" custom_padding="|||" animation_direction="left" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="2_5" _builder_version="4.16" background_enable_color="off" custom_padding="24px||||false|false" custom_padding_tablet="" custom_padding_phone="" custom_padding_last_edited="on|tablet" global_colors_info="{}" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text admin_label="text h2 title body p" _builder_version="4.16" text_font="Nunito Sans||||||||" text_text_color="#cbd5e0" text_line_height="28px" header_font="|||on|||||" header_text_color="#57c3f0" header_font_size="22px" header_line_height="33px" header_2_font="Nunito Sans|800|||||||" header_2_text_color="#ffffff" header_2_font_size="30px" header_2_line_height="33px" text_font_size_tablet="" text_font_size_phone="20px" text_font_size_last_edited="on|phone" locked="off" global_colors_info="{}"]Logan Ross: What Is Bitcoin | Benzinga Crypto
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In this quick clip, Logan Ross, a computer student, and writer at Benzinga, gives us a quick introduction to the amazing world of Bitcoin.
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In this clip, Logan Ross, crypto writer, editor at Benzinga gives breaks down the question, “what are NFTs, non-fungible tokens.
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