CBA®
program
For professionals with backgrounds in enterprise, healthcare, public services, utilities and supply chain
Why YOU SHOULD BECOME a CbA® charterholder
The blockchain market has changed how organisations share and transact data, and individuals perceive data ownership and transparency towards suppliers. New corporate ecosystems and collaborations push innovators to experiment with new business models. At the same time, regulators define boundaries and frameworks for applying this new technology. However, the industry lacks professionals with well-founded knowledge and experience to apply blockchain technology in the right context. The Chartered Blockchain Analyst ® addresses this gap with a holistic certification programme developed with leading academic and industry players.
join the community of professional cBa® charterholders
Demonstrate your professionalism and expertise by showcasing your comprehensive knowledge and analytical prowess in the realms of Distributed Ledger Technologies, Blockchain technology, and Web3 applications, encompassing their technological, business, legal, and regulatory dimensions.
Digital innovation professionals in all functions and at all levels of responsibility. Most of the CBA® charterholders have a background in enterprise, supply chain, utilities, public sector and other non-financial services sectors affected by digital transformations and blockchain technologies.
There are no registration requirements for candidates enroling for the CBA® Level 1. Level II candidates must have a valid Level I designation, and meet one of the following requirements: bachelor's degree, undergraduate student, min. of 6 months of work experience in industry.
Level 1: 60 min.
Level II: 90 min.
Charterholders at Levels 1 and II enjoy a validity period of three years, during which they have the opportunity to participate in a brief refresher program upon expiration. This program specifically focuses on the latest topics incorporated since their most recent examination.
Recommended study time for a Level 1 certification is between 4-6 weeks, with a weekly study time of about 8 hours, depending on reading speed and professional background. Similar study time is excepted for the Level II certification.
Achieve a professional standard, become a Chartered Blockchain Professional.
In this section, we explore 18 topics, including Blockchain History, Blockchain Principles, Databases vs Ledgers vs DLTs, Cryptography, Consensus Mechanisms, Blockchain Architectures, Blockchain Technology Stack, Smart Contracts, Cryptocurrencies, Tokens, Blockchain Protocols, Wallets, Privacy, Scalability, Interoperability, dApps, DAOs and Oracles.
Key Management Solutions, Fork Scenarios, Mining Setups, Consensus Process, Differences in Architectures, Evaluating Node Suitability Scenarios, Smart Contract Capabilities, Storage and IPFS, Evaluation of Token Standards, Minting Types, Transaction Fee Calculation, Difference in Key Generations, Encryption Technique, Difference in Wallet Types, Evaluation of Privacy Enhancing Technologies, ZK-SNARKS, Multi-party Computation, Account Abstraction, Ring Signatures, Shielded Transactions, PrivateSend, Homomorphic Encryption, Data masking techniques, Types of Scaling, ZK Rollups, Optimistic Rollups, State Channels, Sharding, L2 Solution, Interoperability Solutions, dApps Services, DAO Tools and Vulnerabilities, Decentralised Oracle Analysis, Consensus Layer Attack Mitigation, Smart Contract Attack Detection.
Key Management Solutions, Fork Scenarios, Mining Setups, Consensus Process, Differences in Architectures, Evaluating Node Suitability Scenarios, Smart Contract Capabilities, Storage and IPFS, Evaluation of Token Standards, Minting Types, Transaction Fee Calculation, Difference in Key Generations, Encryption Technique, Difference in Wallet Types, Evaluation of Privacy Enhancing Technologies, ZK-SNARKS, Multi-party Computation, Account Abstraction, Ring Signatures, Shielded Transactions, PrivateSend, Homomorphic Encryption, Data masking techniques, Types of Scaling, ZK Rollups, Optimistic Rollups, State Channels, Sharding, L2 Solution, Interoperability Solutions, dApps Services, DAO Tools and Vulnerabilities, Decentralised Oracle Analysis, Consensus Layer Attack Mitigation, Smart Contract Attack Detection.
In this section, we explore 14 topics, including Blockchain and the Internet, Innovation, Disruption and Adoption Principles Applied to Blockchain, Blockchain Ecosystems, Blockchain Economics, Tokenisation in Business, 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, Supply Chain and Self Sovereign Identity (SSI).
Blockchain Product and Service Innovation, Tokenomics and Token Mechanisms, Token Incentives Mechanism, On-chain Voting Models, DAO Decentralisation Timeframes, Blockchain Energy Efficiency Evaluation, Digital Asset Custody Models, DeFi Business Model Risks, Flash Loan Operations, AMM Mechanisms, Competitive Advantage of NFT Platforms, Verifiable Credentials (VCs), Verifiable Claims and Decentralised Identifiers.
Blockchain Product and Service Innovation, Tokenomics and Token Mechanisms, Token Incentives Mechanism, On-chain Voting Models, DAO Decentralisation Timeframes, Blockchain Energy Efficiency Evaluation, Digital Asset Custody Models, DeFi Business Model Risks, Flash Loan Operations, AMM Mechanisms, Competitive Advantage of NFT Platforms, Verifiable Credentials (VCs), Verifiable Claims and Decentralised Identifiers.
In this section, we explore 7 topics, including Legal and Regulatory Treatment of Cryptoassets & Applications, Regulatory and Legal Standing of Blockchain Technology, Legal Status of Smart Contracts, Challenges of Regulating DLT, Blockchain, Competition Law and Antitrust, Blockchain and Regtech and Blockchain and GDPR / Other Data Regulations
Cryptoasset Oversight Agencies, Cryptoasset Treatment Regulation, Blockchain Forensic Techniques Evaluation, AML/KYC Procedures, FATF Travel Rule Application in Crypto, NFTs Legal Treatment, Evaluating Smart Contract Jurisdiction, Blockchain Regulation Applicability, GDPR Blockchain Applications, GDPR Data Controller Identification.
Cryptoasset Oversight Agencies, Cryptoasset Treatment Regulation, Blockchain Forensic Techniques Evaluation, AML/KYC Procedures, FATF Travel Rule Application in Crypto, NFTs Legal Treatment, Evaluating Smart Contract Jurisdiction, Blockchain Regulation Applicability, GDPR Blockchain Applications, GDPR Data Controller Identification.
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.
60 minutes
90 minutes
75
30
In this section, we explore 18 topics, including Blockchain History, Blockchain Principles, Databases vs Ledgers vs DLTs, Cryptography, Consensus Mechanisms, Blockchain Architectures, Blockchain Technology Stack, Smart Contracts, Cryptocurrencies, Tokens, Blockchain Protocols, Wallets, Privacy, Scalability, Interoperability, dApps, DAOs and Oracles.
Key Management Solutions, Fork Scenarios, Mining Setups, Consensus Process, Differences in Architectures, Evaluating Node Suitability Scenarios, Smart Contract Capabilities, Storage and IPFS, Evaluation of Token Standards, Minting Types, Transaction Fee Calculation, Difference in Key Generations, Encryption Technique, Difference in Wallet Types, Evaluation of Privacy Enhancing Technologies, ZK-SNARKS, Multi-party Computation, Account Abstraction, Ring Signatures, Shielded Transactions, PrivateSend, Homomorphic Encryption, Data masking techniques, Types of Scaling, ZK Rollups, Optimistic Rollups, State Channels, Sharding, L2 Solution, Interoperability Solutions, dApps Services, DAO Tools and Vulnerabilities, Decentralised Oracle Analysis, Consensus Layer Attack Mitigation, Smart Contract Attack Detection.
In this section, we explore 14 topics, including Blockchain and the Internet, Innovation, Disruption and Adoption Principles Applied to Blockchain, Blockchain Ecosystems, Blockchain Economics, Tokenisation in Business, 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, Supply Chain and Self Sovereign Identity (SSI).
Blockchain Product and Service Innovation, Tokenomics and Token Mechanisms, Token Incentives Mechanism, On-chain Voting Models, DAO Decentralisation Timeframes, Blockchain Energy Efficiency Evaluation, Digital Asset Custody Models, DeFi Business Model Risks, Flash Loan Operations, AMM Mechanisms, Competitive Advantage of NFT Platforms, Verifiable Credentials (VCs), Verifiable Claims and Decentralised Identifiers.
In this section, we explore 7 topics, including Legal and Regulatory Treatment of Cryptoassets & Applications, Regulatory and Legal Standing of Blockchain Technology, Legal Status of Smart Contracts, Challenges of Regulating DLT, Blockchain, Competition Law and Antitrust, Blockchain and Regtech and Blockchain and GDPR / Other Data Regulations
Cryptoasset Oversight Agencies, Cryptoasset Treatment Regulation, Blockchain Forensic Techniques Evaluation, AML/KYC Procedures, FATF Travel Rule Application in Crypto, NFTs Legal Treatment, Evaluating Smart Contract Jurisdiction, Blockchain Regulation Applicability, GDPR Blockchain Applications, GDPR Data Controller Identification.
Within the Level 1 the focus of the testing is mainly on learning objective prefixes of to know and to understand.
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.
60 minutes
75
Key Management Solutions, Fork Scenarios, Mining Setups, Consensus Process, Differences in Architectures, Evaluating Node Suitability Scenarios, Smart Contract Capabilities, Storage and IPFS, Evaluation of Token Standards, Minting Types, Transaction Fee Calculation, Difference in Key Generations, Encryption Technique, Difference in Wallet Types, Evaluation of Privacy Enhancing Technologies, ZK-SNARKS, Multi-party Computation, Account Abstraction, Ring Signatures, Shielded Transactions, PrivateSend, Homomorphic Encryption, Data masking techniques, Types of Scaling, ZK Rollups, Optimistic Rollups, State Channels, Sharding, L2 Solution, Interoperability Solutions, dApps Services, DAO Tools and Vulnerabilities, Decentralised Oracle Analysis, Consensus Layer Attack Mitigation, Smart Contract Attack Detection.
Key Management Solutions, Fork Scenarios, Mining Setups, Consensus Process, Differences in Architectures, Evaluating Node Suitability Scenarios, Smart Contract Capabilities, Storage and IPFS, Evaluation of Token Standards, Minting Types, Transaction Fee Calculation, Difference in Key Generations, Encryption Technique, Difference in Wallet Types, Evaluation of Privacy Enhancing Technologies, ZK-SNARKS, Multi-party Computation, Account Abstraction, Ring Signatures, Shielded Transactions, PrivateSend, Homomorphic Encryption, Data masking techniques, Types of Scaling, ZK Rollups, Optimistic Rollups, State Channels, Sharding, L2 Solution, Interoperability Solutions, dApps Services, DAO Tools and Vulnerabilities, Decentralised Oracle Analysis, Consensus Layer Attack Mitigation, Smart Contract Attack Detection.
Blockchain Product and Service Innovation, Tokenomics and Token Mechanisms, Token Incentives Mechanism, On-chain Voting Models, DAO Decentralisation Timeframes, Blockchain Energy Efficiency Evaluation, Digital Asset Custody Models, DeFi Business Model Risks, Flash Loan Operations, AMM Mechanisms, Competitive Advantage of NFT Platforms, Verifiable Credentials (VCs), Verifiable Claims and Decentralised Identifiers.
Blockchain Product and Service Innovation, Tokenomics and Token Mechanisms, Token Incentives Mechanism, On-chain Voting Models, DAO Decentralisation Timeframes, Blockchain Energy Efficiency Evaluation, Digital Asset Custody Models, DeFi Business Model Risks, Flash Loan Operations, AMM Mechanisms, Competitive Advantage of NFT Platforms, Verifiable Credentials (VCs), Verifiable Claims and Decentralised Identifiers.
Cryptoasset Oversight Agencies, Cryptoasset Treatment Regulation, Blockchain Forensic Techniques Evaluation, AML/KYC Procedures, FATF Travel Rule Application in Crypto, NFTs Legal Treatment, Evaluating Smart Contract Jurisdiction, Blockchain Regulation Applicability, GDPR Blockchain Applications, GDPR Data Controller Identification.
Cryptoasset Oversight Agencies, Cryptoasset Treatment Regulation, Blockchain Forensic Techniques Evaluation, AML/KYC Procedures, FATF Travel Rule Application in Crypto, NFTs Legal Treatment, Evaluating Smart Contract Jurisdiction, Blockchain Regulation Applicability, GDPR Blockchain Applications, GDPR Data Controller Identification.
In Level 2, the focus shifts to learning objective prefixes of to understand, to apply to identify and to calculate.
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.
90 minutes
30
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What does the Chartered Blockchain Analyst I - CBA® badge signify?
CBA® I badge holders signify that they have completed the necessary study and coursework and passed a rigorous 60 minute exam to earn this designation.
It verifies that the individual possesses a foundational understanding of blockchain technology, its business & economical as well as legal & regulatory implications.
It represents the adherence of CBA® I badge holders to a Code of Conduct & Ethics, maintaining the highest standards of integrity and professionalism within the industry.
It demonstrates notable achievements of a CBA charterholder, including:
Basic proficiency in blockchain fundamentals, including cryptography, smart contracts, technology stacks, and privacy.
Ability to interpret decentralized applications and token economics at a elementray level.
Familiarity with major global regulatory developments and important legal considerations in a foundational context.
Knowledge of key industry learnings from the past decade and emerging best practices.
What does the Chartered Blockchain Analyst II - CBA® badge signify?
CBA® II badge holders signify that they have completed the necessary study and coursework and passed a rigorous 90 minute exam to earn this designation.
It verifies that the individual possesses an advanced understanding of blockchain technology, its business & economical as well as legal & regulatory implications.
It represents the adherence of CBA® II badge holders to a Code of Conduct & Ethics, maintaining the highest standards of integrity and professionalism within the industry.
It demonstrates notable achievements of a CBA charterholder, at an advanced level including:
Advanced roficiency in blockchain fundamentals, including cryptography, smart contracts, technology stacks, and privacy.
Ability to interpret decentralized applications and token economics at an advanced level.
In-depth familiarity with major global regulatory developments and critical legal considerations.
Comprehensive knowledge of major industry learnings from the past decade and emerging best practices.
Accreditation
Recognition that the Blockchain 101 Professional Certification is certified by the independent Continuing Professional Development - CPD accreditation compatible with global CPD principles.
