CloudFest returns on an all-digital platform amid a global pandemic as we take stock of the strengths, weaknesses, risks, and opportunities that are revealed by a globe-spanning threat like COVID-19. The internet has delivered when it was needed most, just as its architects predicted—now let’s take it to the next level.

In this course the HPI will explore the origins, goals, development path and fakes of Blockchain technology that have emerged along the way. More specifically, the course will take a look at the initial idea of Blockchain and how it works. Then, it will examine which evolution it has run through from a decentralized registry to a world computer. Participants will get to know the challenges of Blockchain and Blockchain alternatives. Last but not least, participants will learn how you can successfully use blockchain.