Fundamentals of Digital Assets
Blockchain-based assets have gained maturity over the last few years and are integrating into mainstream finance. The potential of digital assets and their use within smart-contract ecosystems have been understood by major market players. While blockchain-based assets remain an innovative niche, the secret is out and the world is preparing for a shift to digitize existing real world assets. The digitalization of assets will provoke disruptive change and bring a new paradigm for innovation, regulation and trade. This course navigates between the disruptive and complementary nature of digital assets and how they will affect the “real” economy. Participants will gain an understanding of the dynamics of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and its applications for both government and private organizations. At the end of the course, participants will be able to lead conversations and guide choices needed to ensure their organization is ready to embrace digital assets. PrerequisitesNone — open to managers at all levels
Overview
Course Methodology
This course utilizes presentations, videos, practical examples, group discussions, small individual exercises, and larger group exercises.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Explain existing token types and fundamentals of digital assets
- Recognize the economic dynamics of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) applications and the impact that DeFi has on “traditional finance”
- Compare government projects to digitize currencies (CBDCs) and real world assets
- Interpret the legal implications and legal classification frameworks for digital assets
- Apply DeFi and digital asset concepts and make strategic choices within their organization
Target Audience
This course is suitable for anyone working with assets that can be digitalized.
While this course welcomes participants of all industries, this course is particularly interesting to financial institutions, central banks, and regulatory institutions. The course is also relevant for managers, directors or CFOs who are forward thinking, regardless of the industry they are working in.
Target Competencies
- Blockchain concepts
- Digital asset classification
- Digital asset economics
- Decentralized Finance mechanisms
- Innovation management
Course Outline
- Introduction
- Historical perspective of money and assets
- Introduction to Digital Assets
- Fundamental blockchain concepts (Smart-contracts, etc.)
- Blockchain transactions: storage, fees, etc.
- Governance
- Infrastructure and Ecosystem (Layer 1 vs Layer 2, etc.)
- Digital assets and tokens
- Custody of digital assets
- The economics of native tokens (Proof-of-Work, Proof-of-Stake, etc.)
- The economics of non-native tokens
- Stablecoins
- Tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs)
- Token valuation and assessment
- Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
- Components of decentralized finance
- Decentralized exchanges (CEx, DEx, CEDEFI, etc.)
- Liquidity mining
- Borrow and lending
- Leverage
- Automated market making
- Yield farming
- Regulatory aspects
- Token classification
- Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCa) regulation
- Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulation
- Business considerations
- Impact on traditional finance
- Best practice
Certificate of Completion
Issued by Gulf Training Institute
Upon successful completion, participants receive a certificate of completion from Gulf Training Institute.
Schedule & Fees
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18 Oct 2026
to 22 Oct 2026 |
Online | 3 Days | USD 2,000 | Enroll Now |
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18 Oct 2026
to 22 Oct 2026 |
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25 Oct 2026
to 29 Oct 2026 |
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25 Oct 2026
to 29 Oct 2026 |
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01 Nov 2026
to 05 Nov 2026 |
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01 Nov 2026
to 05 Nov 2026 |
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08 Nov 2026
to 12 Nov 2026 |
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08 Nov 2026
to 12 Nov 2026 |
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15 Nov 2026
to 19 Nov 2026 |
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15 Nov 2026
to 19 Nov 2026 |
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22 Nov 2026
to 26 Nov 2026 |
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22 Nov 2026
to 26 Nov 2026 |
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29 Nov 2026
to 03 Dec 2026 |
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29 Nov 2026
to 03 Dec 2026 |
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06 Dec 2026
to 10 Dec 2026 |
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06 Dec 2026
to 10 Dec 2026 |
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13 Dec 2026
to 17 Dec 2026 |
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13 Dec 2026
to 17 Dec 2026 |
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20 Dec 2026
to 24 Dec 2026 |
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20 Dec 2026
to 24 Dec 2026 |
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27 Dec 2026
to 31 Dec 2026 |
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27 Dec 2026
to 31 Dec 2026 |
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