062. Cambridge IGCSE Topic 5.2 The blockchain process
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CAMBRIDGE 0478 & 0984 Specification Reference
Section 5.2 - 2
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00:00 The blockchain process
00:04 Intro
00:09 What is a blockchain?
00:57 Blockchain: The absolute basics
05:19 Summary
05:29 Going beyond the IGCSE specification
05:47 Blockchain: Digging a little deeper
06:47 Cryptographic hashing
09:05 Proof of work
12:10 Distributed verification
15:57 Blockchain: Digging a little deeper continued
16:23 Final thoughts
17:03 Hardware for cryptocurrency mining
17:33 Application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)
18:34 Ethical, moral and environmental concerns
20:57 Outro
Last updated: 04.09.25
