Polkadot Blockchain Academy

The PBA is an intensive technical education course teaching the core concepts around blockchain and Polkadot, including economics, game theory, cryptography, blockchain, and building on Polkadot. It is part online (PBA-X) and part in-person. The next class will start in early 2025.

Find out more about the PBA at the Polkadot website.

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Learning Materials

The PBA learning materials are freely available online! Discover information on topics like Cryptography, Economics and Game Theory, Blockchains and Smart Contracts, Substrate, FRAME, Polkadot and XCM.

PBA Course Materials See the slides and teaching materials used in the PBA

PBA Lectures on YouTube See videos of past courses

PBA Book The PBA's online reference book

Podcast

The PBA has a podcast called “Life after the PBA,” which talks to alumni about their journey in building in Polkadot after graduating.

Featured Episode - Bruno from R0gue

Past Episodes

• Episode #1 - Bruno from R0gue

Past Cohorts

There have been five academy sessions run so far in different parts of the world from 2022-2024, each with 50-100 participants:

1. Cambridge, UK (2022)
2. Buenos Aires (2023)
3. Berkeley, CA (2023)
4. Hong Kong (2024)
5. Singapore (2024)