CFA Institute Adds Crypto, Blockchain Topics to Its Curriculum
Candidates will get to see the new material next month - August 2018. These topics will be part of a new reading called Fintech in Investment Management.
- Drashti Gosalia
- Jul 17, 2018
The blockchain is a decentralized system with a distributed open ledger that is publicly accessible, and its copy is stored on millions of computer systems. Blockchain became popular with the inception of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. However, it is important to note that blockchain's utility is not limited to cryptocurrency. Discover such systems in this news section.
Candidates will get to see the new material next month - August 2018. These topics will be part of a new reading called Fintech in Investment Management.
The crypto markets have rejoiced with prices being up about 5% on the back of a news report that the world’s largest exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider BlackRock considering entering into cryptos.
This is to automate their current proof-of-payment system, by encrypting the payload data such as transaction amount and merchant's identity information, with a public key on a first blockchain node.
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The patent labeled 'Delivery Reservation Apparatus and Method” describes a way of managing package reservations in the context of the customer not being available to actually receive it.
Firmly catapulting their empowering project Shivom powered by blockchain technology, we had the privilege of catching up with COO and Co-founder Gourish Singla
These laws, which are the first of their kind in the world, will set up the regulatory regime for distributed ledger technology (DLT).
The agreement supports Australia's goal to become one of the top-three digital governments in the world by 2025
This would be the first move of its kind that is expected to usher the industry forward.
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