Course curriculum

  • 01

    Welcome to the Blockchain and Digital Assets for Financial Services Programme

    • Welcome to Introduction and Overview of Blockchain and Digital Assets

    • Join Our Community at CFTE
  • 02

    Introduction and Overview of Blockchain and Digital Assets

    • Introduction and Overview of Blockchain and Digital Assets

    • Introduction and Overview of Blockchain and Digital Assets Handbook

    • Programme Glossary | Your Key to Terms and Definitions
  • 03

    Module 1 | Introduction

    • ━━ SENIOR LECTURER ━━

    • Module 1 | Handbook

    • 1.1 | Misconceptions

    • 1.2 | Understanding the Hype and Importance of Crypto Assets: Is Crypto Currency Really Worth the Hype?

    • 1.3.1 | The History of Money: From Bartering to Fiat Currency

    • 1.3.2 | The History of Money: Role of trust

    • 1.3.3 | The History of Money: Digital Money

    • Module 1 | Summary

    • Industry Expert Interview | Alexander E. Brunner, Home of Blockchain.Swiss

    • Industry Expert Interview | Key Takeaways

    • ━━ READINGS ━━

    • QUIZ

    • QUIZ (READINGS)
  • 04

    Module 2 | Cryptography and the double spending issue

    • ━━ SENIOR LECTURER ━━

    • Module 2 | Handbook

    • 2.1 | Cryptography and its Role in Digital Assets

    • 2.2 | Digital Challenges

    • 2.3 | DLT: The Foundation of Decentralisation and Trustless Transactions

    • 2.4 | Decentralised vs Distributed

    • Module 2 | Summary

    • Industry Expert Interview | Hirander Misra, GMEX Group

    • Industry Expert Key Takeaways

    • ━━ READINGS ━━

    • QUIZ

    • QUIZ (READINGS)
  • 05

    Module 3 | Blockchain Fundamentals

    • ━━ SENIOR LECTURER ━━

    • Module 3 | Handbook

    • 3.1 | Blockchain, basic fundamentals

    • 3.2 | How does Blockchain work in a nutshell?

    • 3.3 | How a consensus is made without a third party

    • Module 3 | Summary

    • Industry Expert Interview | Raj Dhamodharan, Mastercard

    • Industry Expert Key Takeaways

    • ━━ READINGS ━━

    • QUIZ

    • QUIZ (READINGS)
  • 06

    Module 4 | Beyond Bitcoin: Diverse Cryptocurrencies and Their Impact

    • ━━ SENIOR LECTURER ━━

    • Module 4 | Handbook

    • 4.1 | Emergence of Cryptocurrencies

    • 4.2 | The digital asset ownership psychology

    • 4.3 | Use Cases

    • 4.4 | Web 1, Web 2 and Web 3

    • Module 4 | Summary

    • Industry Expert Interview | Chris Ostrowski, SODA

    • Industry Expert Key Takeaways

    • ━━ READINGS ━━

    • QUIZ

    • QUIZ (READINGS)
  • 07

    Module 5 | DeFi vs CeFi

    • ━━ SENIOR LECTURER ━━

    • Module 5 | Handbook

    • 5.1 | Introduction

    • 5.2.1 | DeFi key characteristics

    • 5.2.2 | DeFi Ecosystem and Components

    • 5.2.3 | DeFi critics and limitations

    • 5.3.1 | CeFi key characteristics

    • 5.3.2 | CeFi Ecosystem and Components

    • 5.3.3 | CeFi critics and limitations

    • 5.4 | Hybrid Finance

    • Module 5 | Summary

    • Taxonomy by Programme Director

    • Overview of Blockchain Taxonomy Handbook

    • ━━ READINGS ━━

    • QUIZ

    • QUIZ (READINGS)
  • 08

    Overview of Blockchain and Digital Assets | Project

    • Project 1 Overview

    • Overview of Blockchain and Digital Assets | Project 1 | Instructions Manual
  • 09

    Overview of Blockchain and Digital Assets | Conclusion

    • Overview of Blockchain and Digital Assets | Conclusion

    • Overview of Blockchain and Digital Assets | Final Assessment

    • What's Next on the Blockchain and Digital Assets for Financial Services Programme