Policy & Regulation Track: neutral, practical oversight patterns.
A three-level curriculum for policymakers and compliance teams: taxonomy, obligations, DeFi oversight, identity, and supervision of autonomous systems.
P1.1 – Blockchain in Legal & Compliance Language
Shared ledgers, public vs permissioned, immutability, pseudonymity. Format: article + glossary.
P1.2 – Categories of Digital Assets
Payment, utility, governance, asset-backed, stable-value, NFTs. Format: table + flowchart.
P1.3 – AML/KYC Basics in Crypto
CDD, risk-based approach, on-chain identity, analytics. Format: compliance explainer.
P1.4 – Custody vs Self-Custody
Custodial providers, self-hosted wallets, key management, liability. Format: diagrams.
P1.5 – Centralized vs Decentralized Services
Intermediaries vs protocol-level services, points of control. Format: case examples.
P1.6 – Beginner Regulatory Quiz
P2.1 – Principles-Based vs Rules-Based Approaches
Outcome-based vs prescriptive; flexibility vs certainty. Format: breakdown + examples.
P2.2 – Core Obligations for Crypto Service Providers
Safeguarding, resilience, market integrity, consumer protection, AML/KYC. Format: checklists.
P2.3 – Functional Mapping of Crypto Services
Trading platforms, custodial wallets, brokers, validators, issuers, analytics/identity. Format: taxonomy.
P2.4 – Travel Rule & Information Sharing
Originator/beneficiary data, messaging standards, privacy/security considerations. Format: visualization.
P2.5 – Using On-chain Analytics for Compliance
Tracing, risk scoring, sanctions screening, behaviors. Format: case walkthrough.
P2.6 – Risk Classification by Product Type
Custody, DeFi, stablecoins, NFTs. Format: risk grid.
P2.7 – Intermediate Quiz
P3.1 – Supervising Code-Based Systems
When code behaves like a service provider; auditability vs immutability. Format: framework.
P3.2 – Best Practices for DApp Oversight
Audits, upgrade policies, governance disclosures, emergency controls. Format: handbook module.
P3.3 – On-Chain Identity & Eligibility Verification
DIDs, verifiable credentials, ZK proofs, eligibility oracles. Format: architecture diagrams.
P3.4 – Privacy vs Public Safety
Pseudonymity limits, privacy-preserving proofs, data minimisation. Format: essay + examples.
P3.5 – Market Abuse in Crypto Markets
Wash trading, spoofing, oracle manipulation, pump-and-dump, governance attacks. Format: case studies.
P3.6 – Supervising DeFi & Autonomous Protocols
Responsible entities, disclosures, on-chain metrics, community-driven oversight. Format: policy module.