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Introduction to Blockchain and Cryptocurrency

Professional Development

Overview

This course will provide an introductory overview to cryptocurrency and the underlying blockchain technology. Going beyond Bitcoin, this course will explain how cryptocurrency works in layman's terms and explore how blockchain technology may disrupt different sectors of financial services and industries as a whole.

2 CPD hours
2 hours
Guernsey

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Learning Outcomes

Having attended this course, delegate will:

  • Have an introductory understanding of cryptocurrency and blockchain
  • Be able to explain how blockchain works
  • Be familiar with existing and potential applications of blockchain technology

Session content:

  • What are cryptocurrencies and how do they work?
  • What is the blockchain and how does it work?
  • Case studies in the application of blockchain technology

Tutor:

Andrew Horbury, Head of Blockchain and Cryptocurrency at BPP Professional Education
Andrew Horbury is Head of Blockchain and Cryptocurrency at BPP Professional Education.

Andrew provides training & consulting to a variety of both financial and non-financial services firms on FinTech, with a core focus on Blockchain and Virtual Currency and the AML/CFT risks presented by them.

Andrew is the Founder of Blackfort Digital Currency Management, a specialist cryptocurrency and blockchain firm and is a Special Advisor on AML/CFT Risk Management for Blockchain Jersey.

Andrew has previously spent time in London, Jersey and Luxembourg working in Wealth and Investment Management for leading financial institutions such as UBS and Blackrock.

Educated at Victoria College in Jersey, Andrew obtained a diploma in law from the University of London and studied International Financial Services (BSc) at Jersey International Business School. Andrew holds an Advanced Certificate in Managing Virtual Currency Financial Crime Risks as well as a number of qualifications awarded by the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment.