Blockchain in a Box

THE iCSI COIN LESSON

Blockchain in a Box is a hands-on lesson where students don't just read about cryptocurrency — they run it. Each student launches a real iCSI Coin node that works on the same principles as Bitcoin:

  • ▸ Peer-to-Peer Discovery: nodes find each other on their own and pass along blocks and transactions.
  • ▸ Proof-of-Work: real cryptographic mining keeps the network secure.
  • ▸ Decentralized Ledger: every node keeps its own copy of the chain, so no one controls the data.

Over four guided labs, students go from Bitcoin basics and generating their own wallet keys to mining coins, sending transactions, and digging into raw block data, with instructor checkpoints along the way.

Lesson Docs GitHub Repo

QUICK START

  1. 1
    Install Kali Linux — kali.org/get-kali
  2. 2
    Run the one-shot installer in a Kali terminal: 
    curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/androidteacher/iCSI_Coin_2026/refs/heads/main/iCSI_COIN_PYTHON_PORT/WEB_INSTALLER/install.sh | bash
  3. 3
    Open the app in your browser

▶ What happens next

The installer starts an iCSI Coin node in a Docker container on port 8080. When it finishes, open:

http://localhost:8080

Then create your admin login and start testing: make a wallet, mine coins, and send a transaction.

iCSI COIN NODE

Here is what an iCSI coin student node looks like when installed!

iCSI Coin Student Node Dashboard