Blockchain and digital assets continue to evolve in ways that are relevant to accounting and finance professionals, from regulatory changes to new products. You’ll explore the latest trends in blockchain and digital assets, covering everything from their legal and regulatory status to recent innovations and new financial products.

You’ll cover changes to the regulatory and compliance status of blockchain and digital assets, including:

• AML and KYC regulations
• Classification of digital assets as securities
• The SEC’s position on digital assets
• Stablecoin regulations
• Cross-border transactions

Financial reporting and asset management can be complicated for digital assets. You’ll examine these complex aspects of digital assets as you gain an understanding of topics, such as:

• Accounting and disclosure of digital assets
• Custody of digital assets following the collapse of FTX

Blockchain and digital assets have influenced market trends and new products and financial services. You’ll examine:

• Digital bonds that use blockchain technology for all or part of their life cycle
• Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
• Use cases of NFTs for business
• Digital-asset-based ETFs

• Digital asset regulations
• Classification of digital assets
• Accounting and disclosure of digital assets
• Custody of digital assets
• Digital bonds and ETFS
• DeFi
• Digital asset taxation

Course Content Created: July 2024

About This Product

On-Demand Courses by BLI/AICPA. Business Learning Institute (BLI) Powered by AICPA & CIMA is a center facilitating the development and sharing of competencies and strategic knowledge required for leadership in today’s rapidly-changing business environment. While BLI is equipped to serve all business sectors, it was originally founded to meet the needs of accounting and finance professionals. BLI provides the training and skills needed to help you advance professionally and innovate thoughtfully. BLI offers both synchronous (live) and asynchronous (on-demand) seminars on a wide range of topics, with a focus on leadership, technology, communication, and personal and career development.

Please note that not all on-demand courses include downloadable materials such as course notes or slides.

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