Cryptocurrency investing has taken the country by storm in recent months. With unprecedented volatility and security problems, crypto is both loved and hated. The underlying Blockchain Technology has proven use-cases, but many still see cryptocurrencies as an asset class to invest in. Blockchain technology is about to disrupt multiple industries, and we need to upskill ourselves with these newly invented concepts - both from a career perspective and investing perspective. In this course, we shall discuss technical and fundamental aspects of the Blockchain & Crypto Industry. From a security point of view, cryptos give massive anonymity to perform illicit transactions - Is the crypto that you are using tainted? As all transactions are publicly listed in an open ledger database, how do we differentiate between clean crypto and dirty crypto? How to ensure that the Bitcoin you are buying was not stolen in the first place, or worse, was not part of a money-laundering activity? To answer many of these questions, Blockchain Analytics is an up-and-coming field, and in this course, we shall discuss various nuances of this new-age industry.

Topics Covered

What is Cryptocurrency?

Understanding Bitcoin, its Origin & its Application

Understanding the types of Digital Assets & its Application

Adoption & Growth of Cryptocurrency

Fiat-to-Crypto On-Ramp & Off-Ramp Methodologies

Laws, Rules and Regulations governing Cryptocurrency

Stages in Evolution & Evolution in Global Reserve Currencies

What is Cryptocurrency Mining? - PoW vs PoS

Stablecoins, CBDCs, NFTs, De-Fi Protocols

Which Exchange to Use?

Which Wallet to Choose?

Which Cryptocurrency to Invest in?

Trading Strategies - Qualitative & Quantitative

Blockchain Analytics

Crypto Adoption by Financial Institutions & Financial Intelligence

Cryptocurrency Tracing

Programmatic Money Laundering

Crypto Hash Function, Private Key, Public Key

Digital Signatures, Protocol, Nodes

Why Decentralization Matters?

Fork, Hash Rate, Tokenomics

What are Ethereum & Smart Contracts?

Layer 2 Networks, Sharding, dApps, DAOs

What are Zero Knowledge Roll-ups and Optimistic Roll-ups?

Encryption, Multi-Sig Wallets, Programmable Money