EC-Council Blockchain Fintech (BFC) + Exam voucher

Finance professionals, fintech professionals, and related professionals interested in integrating blockchain into their organization’s financial applications and needs.

• The structure and elements of a blockchain network, including how decentralization works
• Hashing and consensus algorithms and their role in blockchain networks, including proof-of-work (PoW) and proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanisms
• The benefits of using blockchain technology and how to determine whether blockchain is the right solution for your business
• Digital currencies, including different types of cryptocurrency assets, the tokenization process, and how leading cryptocurrencies (e.g., Bitcoin, Altcoin, Litecoin, Zcash) work
• Decentralized finance, apps, and exchanges, including Bitcoin wallets and exchanges
• Initial coin offerings (ICOs) vs. initial public offerings (IPOs)
• Securitization of physical assets
• How blockchain works in the financial sector and common blockchain use cases in finance
• Laws and regulations related to the financial applications of blockchain, including how security tokens are regulated
• Blockchain applications in the insurance industry
• The basics of how Solidity and Ethereum work and the elements of the Ethereum ecosystem
• How to create private blockchain networks using Ethereum
• The structure and components of the Bitcoin network and how it works
• Bitcoin cryptomining and its relation to PoW consensus mechanisms
• Bitcoin’s limitations, variants, and clients
• How to build secure smart contracts, including vulnerabilities in smart contracts and how to mitigate them
• Formal verification of smart contracts
• Privacy and confidentiality in blockchains
• Blockchain as a Service
• Permissioned and permissionless blockchains
• The basics of the Hyperledger Fabric framework
• Introduction to blockchain projects (including Fabric, Iroha, Burrow, and Indy)
• Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs)

Module 1: Introduction

Module 2: Financial Applications

Module 3: Cryptocurrency Assets

Module 4: Insurance Applications

Module 5: Blockchain Project Implementation

Module 6: Bitcoin

Module 7: Security in Blockchains

Module 8: Blockchain as a Service (BaaS)

Module 9: Ethereum

Module 10: Open Source

Module 11: Decentralized Applications (dApps)

Candidates must have:

• General awareness of business management processes
• Basic knowledge of computers
• Access to a Linux machine that can be configured as a virtual machine

Benefits of Blockchain Fintech Certification

- The BFC program offers a comprehensive look into the inner workings of blockchain technology and how it applies to the fintech industry.

- The program is replete with assignments, and alternative testing methods keep students engaged in the topics beyond the program itself.

- The course is designed and endorsed by bestselling authors and subject matter experts in fintech and blockchain.

- The course offers practical advice on using blockchain in the financial services industry.