Fintech Blockchain and Cryptocurrency

In-class lab · 62 minutes

Session 3 — Tiny chain (in-class lab)

In one sentence. Mine three pages, quietly change a payment, watch verify fail. Stay at difficulty = 3.

WhenWeek 2, first meeting · 62 minutes
Open in classnotebooks/sessions/S03_tiny_chain.ipynbGitHub
If you missed classHandbook → Session 3
TonightStart L1 (same verbs). A2 due with L1 at end of Week 2.

You will (in class)

  1. Run the hash Demo, then fill mine.
  2. Run the three-block Demo; change Ava’s payment without re-mining; watch verify fail.
  3. Unbundle: your class ERC-20 does not need its own Bitcoin.

After class

Run All on notebooks/labs/L1_proof_of_work.ipynb. Draft A2’s minter / cap / pause / lost-key line.

You will not

  • raise difficulty above 3
  • launch a new chain for Eagecoin