Blockchain, Crypto & the Law
Understand the technology and the legal questions behind cryptocurrency, smart contracts, and digital assets.
Classes
8 classes · take them in order
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Cryptocurrency and the Blockchain: A Legal Primer
This primer explains how blockchain and cryptocurrency technology works and surveys the legal and regulatory issues it raises—including securities enforcement, money laundering, smart contracts, and asset valuation—drawing on 2022 market events such as the FTX collapse and the SEC's expanded Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit. It equips legal, business, and security professionals to understand the landscape, advise stakeholders, and recognize when to bring in specialized expertise.
Level: Beginner - View class
Fickle Friends: Blockchain and Cryptocurrency
This webinar introduces blockchain and cryptocurrency fundamentals to legal, business, and security professionals, covering how the technology works—including block contents, validation, and permissions—and the relationship between blockchain and different token types. It also reviews the current state of federal and state regulation and examines active cryptocurrency litigation and key cases.
Level: Beginner - View class
Fundamentals of Blockchain and Cryptocurrency
This course provides a practical foundation in blockchain technology and cryptocurrency, covering how the blockchain works, its real-world applications, validation methods, permissions, and the relationship between blockchain and different types of tokens. Panelists also walk through the existing regulatory framework—including agency, state-level, and Executive Order 14067 considerations—and review the current state of cryptocurrency litigation following increased SEC enforcement.
Level: Beginner - View class
Introduction to Utility Tokens and ICOs
A practical overview of how utility tokens and initial coin offerings work, and the legal and regulatory questions they raise for organizations involved in or advising on blockchain-based fundraising.
Level: Beginner - View class
Blockchain 101: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, and the Law
This two-part course introduces blockchain technology and cryptocurrency to business and legal professionals, covering how blockchain works, what makes it distinct in terms of privacy and security, and how it connects to financial transactions and real-world applications. Speakers also address the current legal and regulatory landscape, including recent cases, giving attendees a practical foundation for navigating decisions and conversations involving these technologies.
Level: Intermediate - View class
Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Smart Contracts
This course covers the fundamentals of blockchain technology, cryptocurrency, and smart contracts, including how they work, their practical applications across industries such as finance, insurance, and healthcare, and the legal and regulatory frameworks that govern them. Presented by attorneys and cybersecurity professionals, it is designed to help legal, business, and security professionals understand how these technologies operate and how to navigate the compliance and advisory considerations they raise.
Level: Intermediate - View class
Byzantine Generals’ Problem: Crypto and Blockchain: Understanding the Technology and Challenges It Presents
This two-part course breaks down how blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies work—covering cryptography, consensus protocols, digital signatures, mining, and governance—and examines the legal and security considerations relevant to advising clients or organizations operating in the decentralized finance space.
Level: Intermediate - View class
Crypto and Blockchain: Understanding the Technology and Challenges It Presents (Part 2 of 2)
Part 2 of a two-part seminar on cryptocurrency and blockchain, covering consensus protocols, decentralized systems, digital signatures, transactions, network incentives, mining, and governance. The session closes with key takeaways relevant to legal and finance-sector professionals.
Level: Intermediate