Courses

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Blockchain Essentials

A compact introduction that replaces buzzwords with a clear mental model. No prior knowledge needed.

What we cover

• Why a shared ledger: the double-spending problem and how Bitcoin solved it
• Hashes, blocks and chains, demonstrated live
• Keys, wallets and signatures without the jargon
• Consensus: who decides what is true on a network without a boss
• Public, private and permissioned networks
• Common myths, and the questions to ask any vendor

You leave with: You can explain how a blockchain works to a colleague and spot claims that don’t hold up.

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Blockchain for Decision-Makers

A strategic day for people who decide on budgets and roadmaps. We work through real use cases, including the ones that failed.

What we cover

• A decision framework: when a blockchain adds value and when a database is enough
• Enterprise platforms and public networks compared
• Use cases across banking, supply chain, energy, public sector and insurance
• Costs, risks, governance and the realities of running a network with partners
• The current regulatory landscape at a glance
• Workshop: assessing one of your own ideas

You leave with: A structured way to evaluate proposals and a short list of questions to put to any project team.

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Crypto-Asset Regulation in the EU

The EU now regulates crypto-assets comprehensively. This course explains the rules and what they mean in practice, without legal hair-splitting.

What we cover

• MiCA: asset categories, licensing of crypto-asset service providers, stablecoin rules
• The DLT Pilot Regime for trading and settlement infrastructure
• The crypto Travel Rule under the Transfer of Funds Regulation
• Germany: electronic securities (eWpG) and the role of BaFin
• Tax reporting for crypto-assets under DAC8
• Accounting and audit questions in day-to-day work

You leave with: You know which rules apply to your organisation and where you need specialist legal advice.

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Tokenization and Digital Money

From tokenized bonds to stablecoins: how assets and money are moving onto distributed ledgers, and who is actually doing it.

What we cover

• What a token is: fungible, non-fungible, security and utility tokens
• Tokenizing real-world assets such as bonds, funds and real estate
• Stablecoins and e-money tokens
• Central bank digital currencies and the digital euro project
• Smart contracts: what they automate and where they break
• Building a business case for tokenization

You leave with: A clear picture of the market and a first assessment of opportunities for your organisation.

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Bitcoin and Ethereum Under the Hood

A technical deep dive into the two most important networks. Bring a laptop; we look at real transactions and contracts.

What we cover

• Bitcoin transactions, UTXOs and scripts
• Proof of work, mining and network security
• Ethereum accounts, gas and the EVM
• Proof of stake and validator economics
• Smart contracts, common vulnerabilities and audits
• Layer-2 networks, bridges and their trade-offs

You leave with: You can read a transaction on a block explorer, reason about security and talk to blockchain developers as a peer.

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Custom workshop

Have a specific question, a project idea or a team with mixed backgrounds? We put together a workshop from the modules above, or design one from scratch around your use case.

Typical examples are a half-day board briefing, an ideation workshop for a tokenization project or a MiCA readiness session for a compliance team.