This course teaches developers how to build the frontend for a simple marketplace dapp on the Celo blockchain with the Celo Composer, using Next.js.

This tutorial teaches developers how to build the frontend for a simple marketplace dapp on the Celo blockchain. We will cover project setup, contract connection, component implementation, testing, and more. By the end of this tutorial, you will have the skills to create your own Celo dapps. Let's get started!

Celo Frontend 101

This course teaches you how to build a simple marketplace dapp on the Celo blockchain.

Create your own Celo frontend based on a solidity marketplace contract.

This course teaches developers how to write coding tutorials from scratch by choosing a topic, creating a project, writing a draft, structuring it, and finalizing it.

This tutorial teaches developers how to write coding tutorials from scratch. We will cover choosing a topic, creating a project, writing a draft, structuring it, and finalizing it. By the end of this tutorial, you will have the skills to create your own coding tutorials. Let's get started!

Celo Tutorials 101

This course teaches you how to create a coding tutorial from scratch.

Write your own Celo coding tutorial based on what you learned in this course.

“[Bitcoin] is a remarkable cryptographic achievement… The ability to create something which is not duplicable in the digital world has enormous value…Lots of people will build businesses on top of that.” Eric Schmidt  Bitcoin is only one application of Blockchain technology. Many people are currently working on Blockchain powered solutions. In this chapter you will learn about a variety of potential use cases of Blockchain technology.

In this video, we will distinguish a smart contract from a traditional contract and look into examples of smart contracts.

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What are smart contracts?

In this video, we will explain what these platforms are on top of which smart contracts are running.

What are smart contract platforms?

In this video we will explain the challenges, advantages and use cases that decentralised applications have.

What are dApps?

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The value of Blockchain technology explained

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How Blockchain could change the firm

Explaining the decentralized business model

Blockchain applications

Now that you know what Bitcoin is, let’s take a look at how it works. In this chapter, we will explain Blockchain technology, the key innovation that differentiates Bitcoin from previous digital currencies.

In this video we will introduce the Bitcoin network, ledgers and Blockchains.

The Bitcoin network and the Blockchain

In this video we are following the path of a Bitcoin transaction and explaining how this new transaction is stored on the Blockchain.

A Bitcoin transaction

In this video we are looking into the consensus mechanism of the network and how an attack on Bitcoin would potentially look.

Frequently asked questions

Technical explanation of Bitcoin

Another technical explanation of Bitcoin

What is a Blockchain?

Build a unique Celo Dapp

Learn smart contract development and build a decentralized marketplace on Celo.

This course is for everybody who wants to get started with blockchain development. You will learn how to write smart contracts in the most popular smart contract language solidity, and how to build decentralized applications on Celo. You will receive feedback on your code by your peers and you will be able to earn money for building an application and giving feedback to your peers. This course is a great start for your blockchain developer career.

Why should I do this course?

You can earn cUSD for making a successful submission to the challenge of the course and for giving your peers valuable feedback on their submissions. The cUSD token has the same value as the dollar price, it can easily be swapped to Celo token via a decentralized exchange like <a href='https://ubeswap.org'>Ubeswap</a> and then be traded on all popular exchanges. In order to receive the cUSD rewards, you will need to set up a wallet. The wallet account will show your account address and you can input this to your profile page on Dacade. For Celo, we would encourage you to use the <a href='https://valoraapp.com/'>Valora</a> wallet.

How and what can I earn in this course?

Celo is a mobile-first blockchain platform that makes it easy to develop financial dApps and to make crypto payments. It has a similar technology to the Ethereum blockchain but with much lower fees and tools that improve the user experience. A great place to learn more about Celo, are the learning materials in the <a href='https://celo.org/developers'>Developers</a> wallet section on the Celo homepage. If you should have technical questions we can recommend you to visit the <a href='https://t.me/celoplatform'>Celo Telegram</a>, or the <a href='https://discord.com/invite/6yWMkgM'>Celo Discord</a> groups.

Why should I learn to build on Celo?

Give your feedback on other learners' submissions to earn tokens, learn more and grow your reputation in the community. Connect with like-minded people in our community and build projects together. You can apply at: <ul> <li><a href='https://www.celocamp.com/'>Celo Camp</a>, an accelerator you could apply to receive funding for your blockchain project.</li> <li><a href='https://gitcoin.co/hackathon/mobile-celo?'>Hackathons</a>, organized by Celo and Gitcoin.</li> <li>The <a href='https://medium.com/celoorg/founder-in-residence-announcement-d6a99303eab0'>Founder in Residence</a> program from Celo.</li> </ul>

What can I do after completing the course?

In this community, you will learn about Celo and build a marketplace DApp on top of the Celo blockchain.(2)

Celo Development 101

Explore the DApp that you are going to build: <a href='https://github.com/dacadeorg/celo-marketplace-dapp'>Marketplace Web DApp Repository</a>

In this trailer, we will show you what you will learn in this course.

Build your own Celo Dapp based on what you learned in the learning modules of this course.

Throughout this intermediate course you are going to learn about NFTs, contract development with Hardhat and how to build a React frontend with use-contractkit.

Celo Development 201

Build your own NFT Dapp based on what you learned in this course.

Learn about key concepts and how to write smart contracts and Dapps on Celo.

Celo Community

In this community, you will learn important Celo concepts, write smart contracts in Solidity, and build dapps on the Celo blockchain.

Celo Community

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