CDAA®
program
For professionals with backgrounds in finance, banking, asset management and trading.
Why becoming a CDAA® charterholder
The crypto and digital asset markets have become a global industry where well-funded start-ups are growing towards becoming global leaders, and traditional financial institutions are investing and expanding into related services. While regulation is becoming increasingly important, the industry lacks professionals with well-founded knowledge and experience in both worlds. The Chartered Digital Asset Analyst® addresses this gap with a holistic certification programme developed with leading academic and industry players.
join the community of professional CDAA® charterholders
Demonstrate your knowledge of Crypto Assets, Digital Assets, Web3 applications and their business, legal and regulatory aspects.
Finance and crypto asset professionals in all functions and levels of responsibility.
Level 1: 60 min.
Level 2: 90 min.
The charterholder Levels 1 and 2 are valid for three years, with the option to take a short re-certification exam at expiry.
Candidates registering for the CDAA® Level 2 certification must meet one of the following enrollment requirements: bachelor's degree, undergraduate student, min. of 6 months of work experience in related fields.
Recommended study time for a Level 1 certification is between 26 and 45 hours, depending on reading speed and professional background. Similar study time is excepted for the Level II certification.
Become a Chartered Digital Asset Professional. You can Register for Level 1 or apply for Level 2.
In this section, we explore 14 topics related to Blockchain History, Blockchain Principles, Consensus Mechanisms, Blockchain Architectures, Smart Contracts, Cryptocurrencies, Tokens, Blockchain Protocols, Wallets, Scalability, Interoperability, dApps, DAOs and Oracles.
In this section, we explore 14 topics related to Blockchain History, Blockchain Principles, Blockchain Architectures, Scalability, Interoperability, Consensus Mechanisms, Wallets, Blockchain Protocols, Tokens, Cryptocurrencies, Smart Contracts, dApps, DAOs and Oracles.
In this section, we explore 17 topics related to Blockchain and the Internet, Blockchain Ecosystem, Industry Investment, ICOs & IEOs for Capital Raising, Blockchain Economics, Blockchain and Token Investments, Tokenisation in Business, Digital Asset Business Models, dApps in Business, Blockchain Governance in Business and DAOs, Blockchain and Sustainability, Application Areas of Blockchain in Traditional Financial Services, Decentralised Finance (DeFi), Application Areas in Non-Financial Service Sectors, Application Areas of NFTs, Stablecoins and Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).
In this section, we explore 17 topics related to Blockchain and the Internet, Blockchain Ecosystem, Industry Investment, ICOs & IEOs for Capital Raising, Blockchain Economics, Blockchain and Token Investments, Tokenisation in Business, Digital Asset Business Models, dApps in Business, Blockchain Governance in Business and DAOs, Blockchain and Sustainability, Application Areas of Blockchain in Traditional Financial Services, Decentralised Finance (DeFi), Application Areas in Non-Financial Service Sectors, Application Areas of NFTs, Stablecoins and Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).
In this section, we explore 9 topics related to Legal and Regulatory Treatment of Cryptoassets & Applications, Legal and Regulatory Treatment of Cryptoassets & Fundraising, Regulatory and Legal Standing of Blockchain Technology, Legal Status of Smart Contracts, Challenges of Regulating DLT, Blockchain, Competition Law and Antitrust, Blockchain and Regtech, Regulatory and Legal Perspectives of DAOs, and Blockchain and Intellectual Property
In this section, we explore 9 topics related to Legal and Regulatory Treatment of Cryptoassets & Applications, Legal and Regulatory Treatment of Cryptoassets & Fundraising, Regulatory and Legal Standing of Blockchain Technology, Legal Status of Smart Contracts, Challenges of Regulating DLT, Blockchain, Competition Law and Antitrust, Blockchain and Regtech, Regulatory and Legal Perspectives of DAOs, and Blockchain and Intellectual Property
Within the Level 1 the focus of the testing is mainly on learning objective prefixes of to know and to understand.
In Level 2, the focus shifts to learning objective prefixes of to understand, to apply to identify and to calculate.
Two multiple choice formats:
1. Questions with three unique choices
2. Sentence completion with three unique choices
These two formats are divided between longer and shorter questions concerning the lenght of the question.
There are 6 item sets with vignettes accompanied by multiple-choice questions. Each multiple-choice question will reference a vignette and consists of question or a statement and three unique answer choices.
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