Overview of Cryptocurrencies: Institutional Insight Series

Course Overview

This cryptocurrency training course is designed to equip financial services professionals (particularly market risk teams) with a comprehensive understanding of the cryptocurrency ecosystem, spanning foundational concepts to institutional infrastructure, regulatory considerations and future innovations. Each session blends theoretical principles with real-world applications, ensuring participants gain the technical fluency, strategic awareness and risk insight necessary to engage effectively with digital assets across custody, trading, compliance and risk functions.

This cryptocurrency course draws from live demonstrations, expert-led discussions and case studies including landmark events (e.g., Terra, FTX and ETF launches), providing a balanced view of both the promise and perils of crypto adoption.

Learning Objectives

By the end of the institutional cryptocurrency training programme, participants will be able to:

• Understand the fundamentals of cryptocurrencies, blockchain technology and decentralised systems.
• Explain how liquidity functions in crypto markets, including order books, market depth and the role of interdealer brokers.
• Evaluate crypto trading instruments such as spot markets, derivatives (futures, options, perpetuals) and lending protocols.
• Apply principles of risk management and cybersecurity to mitigate market, counterparty and operational risks in crypto trading and custody.
• Interpret the global regulatory landscape and assess how compliance requirements impact crypto market structure and behaviour.
• Analyse the relationship between traditional finance (TradFi) and crypto, identifying integration points, overlaps and systemic implications.
• Explore the infrastructure supporting institutional crypto adoption, including prime brokerage, custodians, OEM/PMS systems and clearing solutions.
• Assess the trajectory of innovation in crypto, including CBDCs, tokenised assets, Layer 2 protocols, interoperability and the role of AI in crypto.