Course Book - 100 Level Courses for CIO Certified Blockchain Practitioner Exam

The CCBBA Course Book covers the topic in the 100-level courses only for the CCBBA Exam as well as the foundational topics for the CCBP Exam. For those attempting the CCBP Exam,  in addition to this CCBAA Course Book, you are advised to also order the CCBP course book.
 
101. Intro to Blockchain Technology, Cryptocurrencies and Tokens
What are Blockchains and DLTs, How they work?
Key characteristics of Blockchains
Distributed
Peer-to-Peer
Open/closed and anonymity
Immutable
Time stamped
Consensus
Types of Blockchains and DLTs
Permissionless and Permissioned - Open, Federated and Closed
Structure of Blockchain
Overview of main protocol functions
Analyze live Bitcoin and Ethereum Blockchain block formation and construct
Why and when Blockchain makes sense
Adoption timeline for Blockchain
Business Applications of Blockchain
Applications across multiple industries
Business disruption as a result of Blockchain
Business opportunities as a result of Blockchain
Addressing Business Challenges with Blockchain
Applications in private sector – Finance, Insurance, Real estate, and Media
Applications in public sector – Records management; Credentials and Digital Identity management, Healthcare and Medical Records management, Land Registry
Introduction to Cryptocurrencies and Bitcoin
Bitcoin and Altcoins – Ether, Litecoin, etc.
Cryptocurrency ecosystem – wallets, exchanges and applications
Security (51% attacks and hacking), privacy and key management considerations
Tokens
Classes of tokens and Digital Assets
Fungible and Non-Fungible tokens
Security and Utility tokens
Use cases  of tokens
 
102. FinTech, Emerging Blockchain Business Models , Decentralized Finance and Governance Models
 
DeFi applications and projects in
Banking
Wealth and Asset Management
Capital Markets
Insurance
Stablecoins
Collateralization of stablecoins – Fiat, Commodity, Cryptocurrency and Seignorage
FinTechs – Neo Banks and Open Lending
Overview of some projects including Juno, Dharma, Linen, MakerDAO, and tBTC
Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) and emerging business models
Add-free publishing
Prediction markets
DeFi
P2P markets
Smart property marketplaces
Micro payments
Blockchain notarization
Decentralized exchanges
Renewable energy tokenization
ICO/STO - security tokens
 
Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC)
Intro to CBDCs, pros and cons for central banks and the public
Types of CBDC deployments and important central bank considering
Retail CBDC
Wholesale CBDC
Hybrid/Synthetic CBDC
Account-based CBDC vs. Token based CBDC
Blockchain/DLT based CBDC design and deployment
Role of the central bank
Roles of regulator, regulated FI’s and commercial banks
Retail deployment approach, Blockchain type and consensus to enable scale and speed
Considerations for cyber-security, privacy, double-spend, hacking, etc.
Use of time-conditional smart contracts to achieve transactional finality for wholesale banking, trade, interbank securities and derivatives transactions and atomic swaps
 
Blockchain and Governance Models
Governance in permissionless Blockchains – Bitcoin
Governance in permissioned Blockchains – Hyperledger Fabric
Consortium Governance Models
Business Governance – Purpose, Strategy, Business Model, Roles, IP Management, Competition, Liability and Risk, etc.
Operational Governance – Membership management, disputes and resolution, change management and roadmap, data standards and sharing, data storage and compliance
IP Ownership Models in consortium
Considerations for Rights, IP and Licensing terms, Anti-trust laws and regulations, Data sharing, ownership, privacy and residency requirements
Consortium owned models
Dynamic ownership models
Single and multi-party owned models
3rd-party ownership models
Governance life-cycle and guidance on set-up and administration of consortiums
Case study of Consortium Governance and lessons learned – TradeLens
 
103. Blockchain Digital Transformation Strategy – A Practitioner’s Guide to Strategy Development and Strategy Workbook
 
Why is a comprehensive strategy needed for Blockchain projects?
Managing and creating disruption and the need for Digital Transformation in light of exponential technologies such as Blockchain, IoT, AI/ML, AR/VR, Voice, etc.
Disruption – Manage or Create it
A Practitioner's Guide to Blockchain Digital Transformation
Current developments in market, industry, technology, adoption, trends, emerging business and governance models, policy and regulatory considerations, organizational and skills planning
Challenges and opportunities - business, technology, governance, and regulatory lessons learned from recent implementations and mitigation strategies
Strategies for identifying, capturing and extracting value from Blockchain projects
Blockchain Solutions Architecture and Design considerations and overview:
Business Architecture:
Business functions, processes, participants, policies, regulation, governance, business models,
Application Architecture:
Application function, purpose, users and UX, roadmaps, interactions with internal ERP/CRM/IS and external systems
Data Architecture:
Data flow, management, ownership, accountability, interfaces, impacts of policies (security, privacy), on/off-chain planning
Technology Architecture:
Platforms, infrastructure, deployment, integration, testing, audits, Blockchain protocols and Blockchain as a Service (BaaS)
Developing Blockchain Strategy
Where Blockchain Strategy fits
Blockchain Strategy as part of Corporate and Business Digital Transformation Strategy
Strategy project management and governance
Blockchain Center of Excellence
What does Strategy include, what it does not include
Blockchain Strategy Workbook Template
Blockchain Lean Canvas for start-ups and agile strategy and business planning