Training and certification
Draw on the expertise and best practices of our team of cryptocurrency AML experts and investigators
Investigating, analyzing and mitigating cryptocurrency-related crime requires specialized tools and skills. CipherTrace offers an array of services to give you and your team the technical training and guidance that you need to be successful.
CipherTrace offers three main certification courses:
- Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Essentials Certification (BCEC) for executives and policy makers
- Cryptocurrency Tracing Certified Examiner (CTCE) for financial investigators
- Certified Cryptocurrency Risk Specialist (CCRS) for AML professionals.
Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Essentials Certification (BCEC)
CipherTrace’s BCEC training provides a strong foundation for executives to understand cryptocurrency and blockchain. Participants learn the essentials behind blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT), how cryptocurrency transactions work, Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) typologies, industry needs, and the role blockchain analytics plays in the crypto ecosystem. BCEC graduates make more informed decisions around cryptocurrency, whether it be in drafting regulations, creating compliance policies, and/or overseeing cryptocurrency-enabled financial crime investigations.
Cryptocurrency Tracing Certified Examiner
(CTCE)
CipherTrace’s Cryptocurrency Tracing Certified Examiner training will equip participants with an understanding of blockchain investigation fundamentals and the specific understanding of tracing cryptocurrency transactions. Participants develop and hone digital investigation techniques while gaining valuable experience in cryptocurrency investigation techniques. Participants will learn a risk-based approach to tracing the source of blockchain funds and de-anonymizing cryptocurrency transactions with cryptocurrency investigation tools.
Certified Cryptocurrency Risk Specialist
(CCRS)
CipherTrace’s Certified Cryptocurrency Risk Specialist (CCRS) training helps you develop a prudent and risk-based approach to your interactions with the virtual currency economy. This one-day training is designed to give banks the necessary knowledge to identify, assess, and mitigate cryptocurrency risk exposure. You will further your understanding of regulations and best practices for onboarding and monitoring crypto entities so that your institution can develop the best risk-based approach for its risk appetite.
Upcoming training dates
CipherTrace holds BCEC, CCRS, CTCE, and Crypto for Banks trainings and workshops throughout the year, around the globe. Interested parties can join one of our upcoming training sessions or request private sessions for themselves and their colleagues.
| February 7-8, 2023 CCRS Part 1: Feb 7th | Time: 9:00 AM-1:00 PM EST / 2:00 PM-6:00 PM GMT Part 2: Feb 8th | Time: 9:00 AM-1:00 PM EST / 2:00 PM-6:00 PM GMT Location: Online | |
| February 14-15, 2023 CTCE (en español) Parte 1: 14 de febrero | Time: 9:00 AM-1:00 PM EST / 2:00 PM-6:00 PM GMT Parte 2: 15 de febrero | Time: 9:00 AM-1:00 PM EST / 2:00 PM-6:00 PM GMT Location: Online | |
| February 21-22, 2023 CTCE Part 1: Feb 21st | Time: 9:00 AM-1:00 PM EST / 2:00 PM-6:00 PM GMT Part 2: Feb 22nd | Time: 9:00 AM-1:00 PM EST / 2:00 PM-6:00 PM GMT Location: Online | |
| February 28, 2023 Cryptocurrency for Banks Time: 10:00-11:30 AM EST / 3:00-4:30 PM GMT Location: Online | |
| March 8, 2023 BCEC Time: 10:00-12:00 PM EST / 3:00-5:00 PM GMT Location: Online | |
| March 14-15, 2023 CCRS Part 1: Mar 14th | Time: 9:00 AM-1:00 PM EDT / 1:00 PM-5:00 PM GMT Part 2: Mar 15th | Time: 9:00 AM-1:00 PM EDT / 1:00 PM-5:00 PM GMT Location: Online | |
| March 21-22, 2023 CTCE Part 1: Mar 21st | Time: 9:00 AM-1:00 PM EDT / 1:00 PM-5:00 PM GMT Part 2: Mar 22nd | Time: 9:00 AM-1:00 PM EDT / 1:00 PM-5:00 PM GMT Location: Online | |
| March 30, 2023 Cryptocurrency for Banks Time: 10:00-11:30 AM EDT / 3:00-4:30 PM GMT Location: Online | |
| May 3, 2023 BCEC Time: 10:00-12:00 PM EDT / 3:00-5:00 PM GMT Location: Online | |
Mastercard’s Crypto Foundations Training Module
This course provides an understandable, comprehensive and fundamental way for those new to cryptocurrency and blockchain. Participants will learn:
- The essentials behind blockchain
- What is cryptocurrency and how it works
- VASP typologies
- Industry trends
- The role blockchain analytics plays in the cryptocurrency ecosystem.
https://academy.mastercard.com/event/0bc8e56f-1004-4d3a-bd59-48ced58bd290/summary
NEW: Cryptocurrency for Banks
Course Objectives:
CipherTrace’s “Cryptocurrency for Banks” is a 90-minute training created to give banks the foundational knowledge to identify, assess, and mitigate cryptocurrency risk exposure. The session provides an enrichment of our Crypto Foundations course to allow Financial Institutions (FIs) to understand cryptocurrency and blockchain and the entities that make up the cryptocurrency ecosystem. This includes an overview of the various asset types like native currency, tokens, stablecoins, NFTs, etc. Participants will deepen their knowledge of Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) typologies and the different ways in which VASPs custody crypto, and how and where VASPs intersect with FIs. The training, designed by former bank examiners and compliance officers, includes a closing round of Q&A with a crypto risk Subject Matter Expert (SME) to create an open dialogue around crypto’s risk and opportunities.
Crypto for Banks attendees will be able to:
- Identify blockchain technology, the underlying infrastructure of the crypto ecosystem.
- Recognize the characteristics of different types of digital assets, including cryptocurrencies, tokens, stablecoins, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).
- Comprehend global trends, regulatory updates, and recent industry developments.
- Evaluate VASP typologies within the ecosystem and analyze their dimensions of risk.
- Determine applicable risks impacting FIs to assist in developing a risk appetite, completing a risk assessment, and implementing an initial risk management framework.
| February 28, 2022 Cryptocurrency for Banks Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EST / 3:00 - 4:30 PM GMT Location: Online | |
| March 30, 2023 Cryptocurrency for Banks Time: 10:00-11:30 AM EDT / 3:00-4:30 PM GMT Location: Online | |