Blockchain for Business 1.5 CPE

This course examines the fundamentals of Blockchain as it relates to business – what it is, why it is useful, and how it is changing the financial services landscape.

By now nearly everyone has heard of Bitcoin. What most people don’t realize, though, is that while Bitcoin itself may be a long way from gaining popular appeal, the technology underlying it is already being used by major companies across the economy, and even the US government is experimenting with it. That technology is called Blockchain and it's useful for securely recording, moving, and storing financial information of all types. From IBM to JPMorgan, many major companies are exploring how Blockchain can be used in their business.

A recent Harvard Business Review article explored the uses and impacts of Blockchain and concluded that the technology had myriad applications in the economy.

***Please download and open all supporting materials before starting the course videos.***

Prerequisites

No Advanced Preparation or Prerequisites are needed for this course. 

Learning Objective

• Discover what blockchains are and recognize how they are useful
• Explore the basics of using blockchains in a corporate financial system including their applications
• Recognize how blockchains work
• Discover the limitations on blockchains and recognize the risks they entail
• Explore a diagram of the movement and transfer of financial assets using a blockchain process versus a conventional technique
• Discover the emerging areas of Blockchain and recognize what trends businesses should keep an eye on going forward.

Last updated/reviewed: March 23, 2024