Week 1: Blockchain Basics & Cryptography

 Day 1 (Sept 8):

o Introduction to blockchain, distributed ledgers, and basic concepts.

o Watch introductory videos on YouTube or Coursera.

 Day 2 (Sept 9):

o Study consensus mechanisms (PoW, PoS).

o Read articles and whitepapers on how these mechanisms work.

 Day 3 (Sept 10):

o Dive into blockchain architecture and how blocks are added to the
chain.
o Explore resources like "Mastering Bitcoin" by Andreas M. Antonopoulos.

 Day 4 (Sept 11):

o Learn about cryptography basics: hashing, encryption, and decryption.

o Practice using online cryptography tools.

 Day 5 (Sept 12):

o Study public and private key cryptography.

o Understand how digital signatures work.

 Day 6 (Sept 13):

o Explore cryptographic hash functions (SHA-256) in detail.

o Write simple code in Python to understand hashing.

 Day 7 (Sept 14):

o Review the week's material and practice solving problems related to
blockchain and cryptography.
Week 2: Ethereum & Solidity Introduction
 Day 8 (Sept 15):
o Introduction to Ethereum, how it works, and its ecosystem.

o Set up MetaMask and connect to the Ethereum testnet.

 Day 9 (Sept 16):

o Learn Solidity basics: syntax, data types, and control structures.

o Write simple smart contracts in Remix IDE.

  Day 10 (Sept 17):
o Study Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) and gas fees.

o Understand how transactions are processed.

 Day 11 (Sept 18):

o Deep dive into Solidity: functions, constructors, and modifiers.

o Implement more complex smart contracts.

 Day 12 (Sept 19):

o Explore events and logging in Solidity.

o Write a contract that emits events and captures them.

 Day 13 (Sept 20):

o Learn about Ethereum tokens: ERC-20 and ERC-721.

o Create your own ERC-20 token on the testnet.

 Day 14 (Sept 21):

o Review and practice by deploying simple DApps.

o Deploy your ERC-20 token and interact with it via MetaMask.

Week 3: Advanced Solidity & DApp Development

 Day 15 (Sept 22):
o Study Solidity inheritance, libraries, and interfaces.

o Implement a contract using inheritance and libraries.

 Day 16 (Sept 23):

o Learn about Oracles and how to interact with off-chain data.

o Integrate Chainlink or another Oracle service into your DApp.

 Day 17 (Sept 24):

o Explore Truffle Suite for development and testing.

o Set up a Truffle project and write migration scripts.

 Day 18 (Sept 25):

o Learn how to write unit tests for smart contracts using Truffle and
Mocha.
o Write and run tests for your contracts.

 Day 19 (Sept 26):

 o Study contract security: common vulnerabilities and best practices.

o Implement a secure smart contract with checks for common issues.

 Day 20 (Sept 27):

o Explore advanced topics in Solidity: assembly, gas optimization.

o Optimize one of your smart contracts for gas efficiency.

 Day 21 (Sept 28):

o Review and practice by building a simple DApp with a frontend using
Web3.js or Ethers.js.
Week 4: Blockchain Platforms & Consensus Algorithms
 Day 22 (Sept 29):
o Explore other blockchain platforms: Hyperledger, Polkadot, Binance
Smart Chain.
o Set up a local Hyperledger Fabric network.

 Day 23 (Sept 30):

o Study Polkadot’s Substrate framework for building custom blockchains.

o Create a simple blockchain using Substrate.

 Day 24 (Oct 1):

o Learn about Delegated Proof of Stake (DPoS) and Byzantine Fault
Tolerance (BFT).
o Understand their implementations in platforms like EOS and
Tendermint.
 Day 25 (Oct 2):
o Study Proof of Authority (PoA) and its applications in permissioned
blockchains.
o Experiment with setting up a PoA network.

 Day 26 (Oct 3):

o Learn about sharding and layer 2 scaling solutions like Optimistic
Rollups and zk-Rollups.
o Implement a simple layer 2 solution on Ethereum.

 Day 27 (Oct 4):

o Study blockchain interoperability protocols like Cosmos and Polkadot.

o Understand how cross-chain communication works.

  Day 28 (Oct 5):
o Review and practice by deploying your DApp on a different blockchain
platform (e.g., Binance Smart Chain).
Week 5: Advanced DApp Development & Integration
 Day 29 (Oct 6):
o Explore advanced DApp architectures: multi-contract systems,
upgradability.
o Implement a multi-contract system with upgradeable components.

 Day 30 (Oct 7):

o Study IPFS (InterPlanetary File System) and how to store decentralized
data.
o Integrate IPFS with your DApp for decentralized storage.

 Day 31 (Oct 8):

o Learn about Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) and
governance models.
o Create a basic DAO using Solidity.

 Day 32 (Oct 9):

o Study off-chain computation with zk-SNARKs and zk-Rollups.

o Implement a simple zk-SNARK or zk-Rollup in your DApp.

 Day 33 (Oct 10):

o Explore Layer 2 solutions: Plasma, Rollups, and State Channels.

o Integrate a Layer 2 solution into your DApp for scalability.

 Day 34 (Oct 11):

o Study decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols: Uniswap, Aave,
Compound.
o Create a simple DeFi protocol or integrate one into your DApp.

 Day 35 (Oct 12):

o Review and practice by building a complex DApp that integrates
multiple smart contracts, off-chain data, and Layer 2 solutions.
Week 6: Blockchain Security & Auditing
 Day 36 (Oct 13):
 o Learn about common blockchain attacks: 51% attack, Sybil attack,
front-running.
o Implement a smart contract with protections against front-running.

 Day 37 (Oct 14):

o Study smart contract vulnerabilities: reentrancy, integer overflow, and
underflow.
o Write unit tests to detect these vulnerabilities in your contracts.

 Day 38 (Oct 15):

o Explore smart contract auditing tools: MythX, Slither, Oyente.

o Audit one of your smart contracts using these tools.

 Day 39 (Oct 16):

o Learn about decentralized identity and DID protocols.

o Implement a simple decentralized identity solution in your DApp.

 Day 40 (Oct 17):

o Study blockchain governance models and on-chain voting systems.

o Create an on-chain voting system for your DAO.

 Day 41 (Oct 18):

o Explore advanced cryptography in blockchain: multi-signature wallets,
zero-knowledge proofs.
o Implement a multi-signature wallet in Solidity.

 Day 42 (Oct 19):

o Review and practice by securing your complex DApp and running a full
audit.
Week 7: DApp Deployment & Scaling
 Day 43 (Oct 20):
o Learn about decentralized storage solutions: IPFS, Arweave.

o Integrate decentralized storage with your DApp.

 Day 44 (Oct 21):

o Study blockchain scaling techniques: sharding, sidechains.

o Implement a simple sidechain for your DApp.

 Day 45 (Oct 22):

 o Learn how to deploy DApps on mainnet (Ethereum, Binance Smart
Chain).
o Deploy your complex DApp on a public mainnet.

 Day 46 (Oct 23):

o Study tokenomics and how to design sustainable token models.

o Create a token model for your DApp.

 Day 47 (Oct 24):

o Explore decentralized exchanges (DEXs) and liquidity pools.

o Integrate a DEX into your DApp.

 Day 48 (Oct 25):

o Learn about blockchain analytics and monitoring tools.

o Set up analytics and monitoring for your DApp.

 Day 49 (Oct 26):

o Review and practice by refining and optimizing your DApp for
performance and scalability.
Week 8: Capstone Project
 Day 50-56 (Oct 27-Nov 2):
o Capstone Project:

 Build a full-fledged DApp with features like decentralized

identity, Layer 2 scaling, and advanced security.
 Integrate IPFS, deploy on a mainnet, and audit your project.
 Document your project and publish it on GitHub.
Week 9-12: Specialization & Portfolio Development
 Day 57-60 (Nov 3-6):
o Specialize in a specific blockchain platform (e.g., Polkadot, Binance
Smart Chain).
o Deep dive into the platform’s SDKs and tools.

 Day 61-70 (Nov 7-16):

o Focus on DeFi, NFT, or DAO development.

o Build a project in your chosen area.

 Day 71-84 (Nov 17-30):

o Portfolio Development:

 Refine and enhance your previous projects.

 Deploy them on a public mainnet.
 Create a portfolio showcasing your work.