Blockchain Fintech (BFC)

Course Overview

 

This EC-Council Blockchain FinTech (BFC) course will enable financial professionals to utilize blockchain technology to improve financial services and the insurance industry. Students learn the laws andregulations related to financial applications of blockchain and how to use PoW and PoS consensus mechanisms. In addition, the program provides in-depth insights into cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin wallets and exchanges, among other topics.

 

2. Course Duration

2 Days (16 Hours)

 

3. Target Audience

 Finance professionals

 Fintech professionals

 Related professionals interested in integrating blockchain into their

organization’s financial applications and needs.

 

4. Learning Objectives

 

 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)

 

5. Course Content

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)

 

6. Prerequisites

 

Attendees should meet the following prerequisites:

 

 General awareness of business management processes

 Basic knowledge of computers

 Access to a Linux machine that can be configured as a virtual

machine

 

7. Course Agenda

 

Day 1

 

Module 1: Introduction

Module 2: Financial Applications

Module 3: Cryptocurrency Assets

Module 4: Insurance Applications

Module 5: Blockchain Project Implementation

Module 6: Bitcoin

 

Day 2

 

Module 7: Security in Blockchains

Module 8: Blockchain as a Service (BaaS)

Module 9: Ethereum

Module 10: Open Source

Module 11: Decentralized Applications (dApps)

 

8. Technical Requirement

1. Laptop with minimum 8GB Ram

2. Connected Monitor for iLabs.

3. Hi speed Internet Connection as All the labs it will be accessed through EC-Council Cloud

 

9. Exam Voucher Validity

It will be valid for 12month starting from the last day of the course.

 

10. Certification Expiry

It will be valid for 3 years.