by Joseph Holbrook | Publisher: Stone River eLearning | Release Date: July 2019 | ISBN: 200000006JH316

This course covers both the technical aspects as well as the business aspects of Libra. Presented by an actual blockchain engineer who actually deploys blockchains and is an active crypto currency miner and investor. Demos are provided and deployed on Both AWS and GCP platforms. Facebook's announcement of the Libra blockchain project has created significant interest from both a media perspective and also from Facebook current user base. There is also significant confusion about what Libra is and Libra's components such as the wallet Collabra. The key value perhaps underlying Facebooks' Libra project is that the transfer of money from person to person is similar to the ease of transfer of information. This session will cover both the potential business aspects of Libra and also the currently defined technical aspects of Libra. Discussion will also focus on cryptocurrency basics as compared to the Libra will be covered. The Libra wallet and current transaction options will be covered as well. Other concerns such privacy and security concerns are with Libra. A demo of the Libra testnet as well as other resources to enable rapid learning of this new and exciting cryptocurrency. This course will provide you with the following. Hands On Demos- In this course we will cover with step by step instructions on how to deploy Facebook Libras testnet on Google Cloud Platform and run test transactions. Whiteboards - Discussions around the Libra project structure and how it will likely come together. Insight - Libra poses some challenges but also presents some opportunities. Google Cloud Platform(GCP) - Step by Step Libra testnet on Compute Engine demo instructions. Amazon Web Services(GCP) -Step by Step Libra testnet on EC2 demo instructions.

1. Course Promo 00:01:23
2. Introduction
   • Libra Course Overview 00:03:01
   • Course PreReqs 00:00:49
   • Download Instructions 00:00:44
   • Disclosure 00:00:27
3. Facebook Libra Project
   • What is the Libra 00:03:29
   • Libra Association 00:05:17
   • Libra Project Structure 00:02:14
   • Project Whiteboard 00:02:36
   • Comparing Blockchains 00:01:34
   • Transactions Per Second 00:02:55
4. Security, Governmenace and Privacy
   • Consortium Oversight 00:01:01
   • Libra Goverance 00:00:53
   • Security and Privacy Concerns 00:01:29
   • Government Regulations 00:01:58
5. Financial Aspects
   • Global Currency Potential 00:03:55
   • Potential Opportunties Financial 00:02:41
   • Libra Wallet - Collabra 00:03:18
   • Libra Reserve 00:04:27
6. Development on Libra Project
   • Is Libra Open Source 00:02:15
   • Libra Blockchain Consenus 00:05:43
   • Programming Language -Move 00:05:38
   • Smart Contracts 00:03:42
   • Libra testnet 00:01:18
   • Demo Libra Testnet 00:21:01
   • Development Skills 00:01:59
7. Course Closeout
   • Resources 00:01:21
   • Challenges 00:01:53
   • Summary 00:01:39
   • Thank you and Course Closeout 00:00:19