Blockchain Business Models

Duke connects technical building blocks with the use of blockchain in business models. Hashing, encryption and signatures help explain what a proposed application depends on. It is a useful bridge between a general business overview and a more technical implementation course.

What you will learn

• Explain the role of cryptographic hashes.
• Describe signatures in a blockchain system.
• Compare blockchain applications through a business model.

Who this suits

Intermediate learners interested in the technical basis of blockchain business applications.

Before you enroll

Separate the technical curriculum from claims about asset prices or investment returns. Platforms, security practices and regulation change, so check the age of examples. Use a local development environment or test network for exercises involving transactions.

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Put it into practice

Prepare a fictional business-model sketch and identify which features actually require a distributed ledger.

Source and review

This overview is based on the provider's published information, checked on 12 October 2026. It is an editorial assessment, not a claim that we completed the resource. Time filters are approximate study ranges; projects and exercises can take longer.

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