Get your staff ready to take on blockchain.All signs point to blockchain’s rising dominance in the next five years. Prepare your organization for a successful blockchain integration; register your staff for our Blockchain Fundamentals for Accounting and Finance Professionals Certificate Program. This 15-hour course will provide an understanding of the importance and impact of blockchain on your organization and clients.

Who will benefit?Non-IT finance professionals, CFOs, controllers, management accountants, public accountants, partners, staff, managers and internal auditors

Your staff will learn how to apply the following concepts to real-world scenarios:

• Foundational constructs behindblockchain technology and cryptoassets, structure and functionality

• Benefits, values and opportunitiesof blockchain

• Risks and challenges whenconsidering the implementationof blockchain technology

• Regulatory concerns andgovernance related to blockchainimplementations

• Practical applications and usecases by looking into ledgers,transactions and smart contracts

Learning programs that take your staff and your business beyond disruption

BLOCKCHAIN AND BEYOND

To register your staff, call 800.634.6780, option 1 or email AICPALearning@aicpa.org.Group discounts are available for five or more registrations.

Blockchain Fundamentals for Accounting and Finance Professionals Certificate

The global blockchain market size is expected to grow from $412 million in 2017 to $7.7 billion by 2022. According to a recent Juniper Research (U.K.) study, nearly 6 in 10 (57%) large corporations are either actively considering, or are in the process of, deploying blockchain technology applications, with two-thirds (66%) of them expecting blockchain to be integrated into their systems by the end of 2018.

Webcast Topics discussed CPE credit hours

Introduction to Blockchain

• Components of blockchain technology

• Proof of work, proof of stake and mining

• Custody, responsibility and control continuum

• Cryptocurrency security

• Contrasting physical and digital security

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Potential of Blockchain

• Characteristics of bitcoin blockchain

• Blockchain provenance and the supply chain

• Regulatory risks, standards and legality

• IoT and increase of auditor’s scope

• Accounting challenges of stable and privacy coins

• Security issues with smart contacts

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Blockchain Application

• Elements of distributed ledgers

• Components of security models

• Blockchain characteristics

• Smart vs. traditional contracts

• Cryptocurrency taxonomy

• Blockchain applications

• Process and technical controls

• Fundamental and changing roles of CPAs

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Complete all three webcasts to earn the certificate (15 hours) or the self-study online option (16 hours).

Additional webcasts are available to understand the impact on specific practice areas or industries:• Blockchain Implications for Tax (8.5 CPE credit hours)• Blockchain Implications for Audit and Assurance Services (5.5 CPE credit hours)• Blockchain for Supply Chain (3.5 CPE credit hours)• Blockchain for Insurance (4 CPE credit hours)• Blockchain for Healthcare (4 CPE credit hours)• Blockchain for Financial Services (5 CPE credit hours)• Blockchain for Nonprofits (4 CPE credit hours)

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