Designed for all investors seeking to learn the intricate and evolving world of digital assets, this course features five engaging classes that will set the foundation for understanding how digital assets work, their underpinning technologies, and their function in both the economy and in portfolios. You will gain in-depth knowledge about several key tokens (including Bitcoin and Ethereum), understand smart contracts, learn how to map the investable universe, and, importantly, how to deploy the asset class in existing traditional asset portfolios. The course is complimentary and offers continuing-education (CE) credits for financial professionals.
On Demand
Understanding Digital Asset Investing
Now On Demand
This class sets the foundation for understanding the rationale, function, and investment case for digital assets.
This session will discuss:
- What are digital assets?
- How do they work?
- How to value them?
- How to invest in them?
- What’s the regulatory environment for digital assets?
On Demand
Understanding Crypto Sectors: Currencies and Smart Contract Platforms
Now On Demand
This class explains the digital assets used primarily as currencies and the platforms used for globally distributed smart contract systems.
This session will discuss:
- What are digital currencies and their main function?
- Main investable digital currencies, including Bitcoin, XRP, Litecoin, and Zcash
- What are smart-contract platforms and their main function?
- Main investable smart contract platform tokens, including Ethereum, Solana, Sui, BNB Chain, and Avalanche
- How to invest and access the assets in these sectors
Live Class
Understanding Crypto Sectors: Financials and Utilities & Services
Sep 10, 2026 • 11:00AM ET
This class explains how decentralized finance (DeFi) seeks to disintermediate traditional banks and brokerage firms and discusses enterprise-level services that augment the functionality of existing decentralized applications.
This session will discuss:
- What is DeFi and how is it enabling services such as exchanges, and borrowing & lending platforms?
- Main investable tokens in the sector, including HYPE, Aave, and UNI
- What are stablecoins, how do they work, and how investable are they?
- What are utilities & services apps and their main function
- Main investable tokens in the sector, including Chainlink and Lido
- How to invest and access the assets in these sectors
Live Class
Understanding Crypto Sectors: Artificial Intelligence and Consumer & Culture
Oct 1, 2026 • 11:00AM ET
This class explains frontier applications of public blockchain technology, including artificial intelligence (AI) apps and agents, and the functioning of decentralized media, gaming, social, and entertainment applications.
This session will discuss:
- What are AI apps and agents and their main function?
- Main investable tokens in the sector, including TAO, NEAR, and WLD
- What are consumer & culture apps and their main function?
- Main investable tokens in the sector, including DOGE, Flow, and non-fungible tokens
- How to invest and access the assets in these sectors
Live Class
In Practice: How to Integrate Digital Assets into Traditional Portfolios
Coming Soon
This class provides a framework for investors to consider when integrating digital assets into a portfolio of traditional assets, such as stocks and bonds.
This session will discuss:
- Deploying “core digital assets,” including Bitcoin and Ethereum
- Deploying “satellite digital assets”
- Assessing portfolio impact of allocations to core and satellite assets
- Modeling allocations to digital assets that potentially have high volatility, high return, and low correlations to traditional assets