An Introduction to Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) and Cryptoassets

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A New Landscape
The crypto economy and blockchain is a rapidly growing industry, with the sector growing 530% in the last five years. It is generally considered by experts to be on the cusp of the greatest period of exponential growth seen since the Industrial Revolution, and potentially one of the greatest innovations of the 21st century.

Currently with around 150 million people globally estimated to have exposure to crypto, this figure is expected to expand to billions, noting that 5.32 billion people own mobile devices.

Essential Skills
One of the problems facing this rapidly growing industry is a lack of skilled people, both on the development and educational side. As this relatively new industry grows the need for expert individuals in Blockchain development expands, as does the need for the public to properly understand the space.

The Course
We have partnered with InCrypto Hub who are currently one of the few companies in the UK who offer education in the sector. They are passionate about educating on blockchain and cryptocurrency, both of which are laying the foundations for the next generation of digital interaction and business. Unique modules and activities have been developed to educate attendees as to the business and social implications for blockchain technology.

A Digital Future
Business professionals and private individuals now have a real need to appreciate how and why this technology will transform transactions of the future. This course is positioned to address these needs.

Key Learning Objectives

Participants will firstly learn the foundations of blockchain and cryptocurrency, and how they apply in a wider context. This knowledge is then put into practice.

Participants will see how the blockchain works in real time, they’ll get the chance to trade, buy an NFT, read charts, do investment research, and much more!

See the breakdown below for more information.

• To understand the underlying technology behind cryptocurrency: Blockchain
• How Blockchain can be leveraged by the financial industry and asset management
• Experience Decentralised Finance with our hands-on interactive DeFi activities
• Learn how to purchase and store cryptocurrencies and NFTs
• To understand the evolving regulatory environment for digital assets

The programme will be of relevance to individuals operating within any functional areas at investment management firms and in particular:

• Compliance
• Operations
• Organisation and Change Management
• Risk Management
• Investment desk
• Product Development

William Ralston-Saul

William started his career working in the mining industry. He co-founded his first mining company in 2006, which he later sold in 2013. William’s next venture was to co-found two companies, one focused on nanotechnology research and the other on Indian affordable education, where he remains very actively involved to this day.

William first took an interest in blockchain in 2017 and after several years of becoming increasingly involved in the space decided that comprehensive education was one of the real missing ingredients. In 2020 William co-founded the InCrypto Hub Platform in order to start addressing this issue.

InCrypto Hub is a rapidly expanding Dashboard for crypto investors designed to give user friendly access to the tools and resources required to DYOR. William also actively tutors on blockchain and crypto trends for financial organisations and individual investors looking to get a deeper understanding of the sector.

IA Member £645.00 +VAT
Non-Member £795.00 +VAT

Pay using a credit card online, or if you wish to be invoiced please email your full details to: Training@theia.org

PLEASE NOTE: Full payment for the course must be made prior to the course commencement date.

• Any cancellation must be made in writing.
• For all cancellation received 15-30 days prior to the course start date, 50% of the course fee is still payable.
• No refund is given for a cancellation made 14 days or less prior to the commencement of a course.
• Transferring from one course to another is treated as a cancellation. You can substitute one delegate for another at no additional cost. In this instance, please give two business days’ notice.

Hybrid Training Courses:

Hybrid deliveries of our training allows participants on our courses the option to attend in-person here from our offices at Camomile Court, or you can attend virtually via MS Teams.

Please be advised a training course could change from hybrid delivery to solely virtual delivery. In such an event, we will inform delegates at least one week prior to the course delivery date.

There are a limited number of in-person spaces available on this course and this will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

09:15 - 10:00       MODULE 1      Blockchain 101

• What is a Blockchain
• Blockchain Analogy Explanation
• Blockchain Use Cases
• Blockchain Advantages

10:00 - 10:30       MODULE 2      Cryptocurrency 101

• Bitcoin Explained
• Bitcoin Mining Explained
• The Thesis for Bitcoin
• See The Blockchain in Action

10:30 - 11:00       ACTIVITY         Bitcoin Explorer

BREAK 15 MINS

11:15 - 12:30      MODULE 3       Infrastructure Blockchains

• Smart Contracts Explained
• The Ether Coin
• Applications on Ethereum
• The Battle of the Blockchains

12:30 - 13:00      ACTIVITY         Cryptocurrency Wallets

LUNCH 1 HOUR

14:00 - 15:30      MODULE 4       Decentralised Finance & The Tokenisation of Real World Assets

• TradFi vs DeFi
• The Benefits of Tokenisation
• Staking, Borrowing & Lending
• Jade City Case Study

15:30 - 16:00      MODULE 5       NFTs

• What is an NFT
• Other Key Sectors
• Use cases for NFT's
• The Future of NFTs

BREAK 15 MINS

16:15 - 16:45      MODULE 6       Industry Case Study

16:45 - 17:15      MODULE 7       Regulation

• Regulation Overview
• HMT Status
• Regulatory Statutes
• What is Regulated Activity