Learn From Crypto Natives

The Grayscale Institute has a clear mission: Educate both new and experienced investors on the intricacies of investing in digital assets. As a pioneer with a decade-plus track record in digital asset investing, we believe that sharing knowledge is essential to advancing the discovery, understanding, and demystification of this rapidly evolving asset class.
This is particularly relevant because we believe that digital assets will play a growing role in both individual and institutional portfolios, especially as investors continue to seek new sources of diversification and potentially uncorrelated returns.
We are starting the Grayscale Institute with a complimentary, five-class course on the fundamentals of investing in digital assets, offering continuing-education (CE) credits for financial professionals.
In the future, we will bring you more individual classes—complete with accreditation through live and on-demand sessions—on a broad array of digital asset investing topics. We’ll also feature crypto-investing intelligence from Grayscale experts delivered through articles, papers, videos, and our newly launched blog, The Stack.
We invite you to join us on a journey of learning, and to help us create a passionate, lively, and curious community about all things digital assets.
Register Now for the Digital Asset Investing Fundamentals Course
Now On Demand • 1.5 CE Credit
Understanding Crypto Sectors: Currencies and Smart Contract Platforms
Class 2 of 5
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
Each class requires a separate registration, but you’ll complete the registration form only once. Future class enrollments take just a single click.
Speaker

Prior to joining Grayscale, Zach was a macroeconomist and markets strategist at a variety of Wall Street firms, including Goldman Sachs, Nomura Securities, and Lehman Brothers. Zach holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Economics from the University of St. Thomas, and a Master’s degree in Economics from New York University.
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