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Digital Assets & Cryptocurrencies: Latest Applications and Innovation
A Six-hour, Online Program

Date:  27th & 28th September 2021

COURSE TOPICS & LEARNING OBJECTIVES

The proliferation and rapid evolution of cryptocurrencies and digital assets represents one of the foremost innovations of our time. However, if for you, these products prompt more questions than answers, then you are not alone. What are cryptocurrencies and what are they not? How are cryptocurrencies stored, exchanged and traded? How can we effectively address and regulate the risk of these activities? Aside from cryptocurrencies, what are other digital assets such as tokens, and how are they being applied to today’s banking and financial markets? What do terms such as non-fungible tokens and initial coin offerings mean? And what is the potential for the development of structured products based on cryptocurrencies and other digital assets?

This two-part, six-hour online course will examine the rapidly changing world of cryptocurrencies and digital assets, as well as the important technology they are built on. The program will explore the uses of these tools, as well as their likely evolution in terms of product development and will seek to answer the questions above, as well as many more.

  • Key Learning Objectives & Takeaways
    • Understand and differentiate the basic structures, types and functions of major cryptocurrencies and digital assets
    • Assess how cryptocurrencies and digital assets are applied in today’s financial services industry
    • Understand and discuss important technological concepts: distributed ledger technology, blockchain and cryptography
    • Identify and manage the risk of pricing, storing and trading cryptocurrencies and other digital assets
    • Assess the potential for further innovation based around digital assets, including the development of complex leverage mechanisms such as decentralized finance

Fee

1 participant: RM1,600/$415
2 participants: RM3,200/$830
3 participants: RM4,800/$1,245
4 participants: RM6,400/$1,660
5 participants: RM8,000/$2,075

Early Payment Discount: Payments made on or before 20th September 2021 will receive a 7.5% discount. Payments received after this date will be re-invoiced for the full amount.

In-house/group training

If you are looking for an in-house training program or wish to send a group to an existing public program, kindly please contact Andrew Tebbutt at [email protected] or +603 2162 7802.
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For enquiries please contact:

Normariya Sariman
Account Manager, REDmoney Seminars
[email protected]
Direct Line: +603 2162 7800 ext 44

Ramesh Kalimuthu
Events Sales Director
[email protected]
Direct Line: +603 2162 7800 ext 65
Fax: +603 2162 7810

For sponsorship & speaking opportunities:

Andrew Tebbutt

Managing Director
[email protected]
Direct Line: +603 2162 7802

For marketing and media enquiries

Govina Selvanthran

Marketing Manager
[email protected]
Direct Line: +603 2162 7800 ext 22

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Who Will Benefit?

This intensive program will benefit anyone from a corporate, government agency, financial institution or regulator looking to understand the structure, risk, use and application of cryptocurrencies and various digital assets.

  • C-Suite managers
  • Strategy and innovation officers
  • Product delivery and distribution team members
  • Treasury and finance professionals
  • Risk management professionals
  • Audit, legal and compliance officers

Fee

1 participant: RM1,600/$415
2 participants: RM3,200/$830
3 participants: RM4,800/$1,245
4 participants: RM6,400/$1,660
5 participants: RM8,000/$2,075

Early Payment Discount: Payments made on or before 20th September 2021 will receive a 7.5% discount. Payments received after this date will be re-invoiced for the full amount.

In-house/group training

If you are looking for an in-house training program or wish to send a group to an existing public program, kindly please contact Andrew Tebbutt at [email protected] or +603 2162 7802./p>

COURSE TOPICS & LEARNING OBJECTIVES

The proliferation and rapid evolution of cryptocurrencies and digital assets represents one of the foremost innovations of our time. However, if for you, these products prompt more questions than answers, then you are not alone. What are cryptocurrencies and what are they not? How are cryptocurrencies stored, exchanged and traded? How can we effectively address and regulate the risk of these activities? Aside from cryptocurrencies, what are other digital assets such as tokens, and how are they being applied to today’s banking and financial markets? What do terms such as non-fungible tokens and initial coin offerings mean? And what is the potential for the development of structured products based on cryptocurrencies and other digital assets?

This two-part, six-hour online course will examine the rapidly changing world of cryptocurrencies and digital assets, as well as the important technology they are built on. The program will explore the uses of these tools, as well as their likely evolution in terms of product development and will seek to answer the questions above, as well as many more.

  • Key Learning Objectives & Takeaways
    • Understand and differentiate the basic structures, types and functions of major cryptocurrencies and digital assets
    • Assess how cryptocurrencies and digital assets are applied in today’s financial services industry
    • Understand and discuss important technological concepts: distributed ledger technology, blockchain and cryptography
    • Identify and manage the risk of pricing, storing and trading cryptocurrencies and other digital assets
    • Assess the potential for further innovation based around digital assets, including the development of complex leverage mechanisms such as decentralized finance

AGENDA AND FORMAT

Each session will be interactive in a seminar format, with participants encouraged to engage with questions throughout.

PLATFORM

This two-part training program will be delivered online through a stable, secure and free-to-access platform. The program itself will be delivered through lectures, worked examples and case studies in order to ensure a detailed and practical understanding of the program content. Participants will have plenty of opportunity to ask questions and interact with the program director. Login details and program materials will be sent to participants upon receipt of payment

AGENDA

Part One

Understanding Digital Assets and Cryptocurrencies
  • In today’s context, what are cryptocurrencies and what are they not?
  • Types and examples of digital assets and cryptocurrencies:
    • Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple
    • Stablecoins, utility tokens and equity tokens
  • Principle uses and applications in today’s financial markets
  • An overview of today’s ecosystem
Distributed Ledger Technology, Blockchain, and Cryptography
  • The fundamentals of blockchain and DLT
  • Likely innovation: How will these technologies evolve?
  • The importance and basic workings of cryptography
Buying, Selling, Listing and Trading Digital Assets and Cryptocurrencies
  • The role of exchanges and intermediaries
  • Initial Coin Offerings and Initial Exchange Offerings
  • Secondary trading
  • Custodians, wallets and storage
Tokenization and how it is applied to Financial Products and Markets
  • Differences between coins and tokens
  • Types of digital tokens in use today
  • The significance of fractional ownership
  • NFTs: what are non-fungible tokens?
  • Likely innovation for tokenization

Part Two

Identifying and Managing Risk
  • Price fluctuations and volatility, their causes and what this means for digital assets
  • Tools for identifying and managing risk with digital assets
The Role of Supervisors in the Digital Marketplace
  • How are regulators approaching digital assets?
  • The current regulatory environment: case studies and examples
  • Digital assets and anti money laundering prevention
  • China’s approach to supervising cryptocurrencies
Market Development: New and Structured Products Based on Cryptocurrencies
  • Exchange traded funds
  • Futures
  • Complex leverage mechanisms: DeFi (decentralized finance)
Wrap-up and Final Discussion

EXPERT COURSE DIRECTOR


Matthew Martin 
Founder & CEO, Blossom Finance

Matthew is Founder and CEO of Blossom Finance—a blockchain-based Sukuk platform for social impact investing. Matthew has been an early pioneer in the application of FinTech for Islamic finance with a background including both engineering and product management experience in the digital wallet, payment card, money remittance, mobile payments, and mobile banking sectors at venture capital funded tech startups Xoom, Boku, and Monitise.

Matthew has advised policy makers at central banks and financial services regulators on blockchain technology and has spoken as an educator to international audiences in Bahrain, Indonesia, Malaysia, Qatar, Russia, Singapore, UAE, and the USA. Prior to Blossom, Matthew started his first blockchain related venture in 2013 - back when Bitcoin was less than $100 USD - which allowed instant purchase of Bitcoin in 27 countries using just a mobile phone. At Monitise, Matthew led the team that pioneered one of the world’s first in-mobile NFC payment product for banks, and fully owned the entire delivery of that solution from technology through to commercial agreements. Prior to that, Matthew was the product architect and team lead for Monitise’s flagship iOS and Android white-label mobile banking platform, which grew to the market leading solution for the US consumer banking market. Under Matthew’s leadership, the team delivered a new platform and architecture that dramatically reduced the overall delivery time of client solutions and reduced ongoing cost of ownership while maintaining a broad range of features and customization capabilities. At Boku, Matthew was product owner of Boku Accounts: in-person payments using the world’s first Visa PayWave™ NFC sticker. Previously, as Engineering Manager of the Accounts team, Matthew led a team of 10 engineers to build a white-label payments and merchant loyalty product that resulted in a strategic investment by Visa. Before leading the Accounts team, Matthew delivered various proof-of-concepts instrumental in landing key clients such as Disney and Facebook. At Xoom, Matthew evangelized User Experience and User-Centered Design, and championed the first push into mobile; he helped design and run Xoom’s first ever user study. Prior to financial tech, Matthew worked in consumer electronics as a Software Engineer at Logitech as part of their Streaming Media Business Unit and at Benchmark Media Systems as a Software Engineer. Matthew has studied 8 languages and speaks Indonesian, Farsi, and French at an intermediate level in addition to his native English. Matthew embraced Islam in 2010 and currently lives in Jakarta, Indonesia.

WHO WILL BENEFIT?

This intensive program will benefit anyone from a corporate, government agency, financial institution or regulator looking to understand the structure, risk, use and application of cryptocurrencies and various digital assets.

  • C-Suite managers
  • Strategy and innovation officers
  • Product delivery and distribution team members
  • Treasury and finance professionals
  • Risk management professionals
  • Audit, legal and compliance officers

For enquiries please contact:

Normariya Sariman
Account Manager, REDmoney Seminars
[email protected]
Direct Line: +603 2162 7800 ext 44

Ramesh Kalimuthu
Events Sales Director
[email protected]
Direct Line: +603 2162 7800 ext 65
Fax: +603 2162 7810

For sponsorship & speaking opportunities:

Andrew Tebbutt

Managing Director
[email protected]
Direct Line: +603 2162 7802

For marketing and media enquiries

Govina Selvanthran

Marketing Manager
[email protected]
Direct Line: +603 2162 7800 ext 22

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