Digital Assets: Blockchain, Crypto, and Portfolio Allocation
Free CAIA Level I lesson in Digital Assets. 34 min read, ~5,045 words.
CAIA splits digital assets into four categories (Payments, Token Currencies, DeFi, Web 3.0). The blockchain trilemma allows only two of decentralization, security, scalability; public chains favor the first two, private chains favor scalability and control. PoW uses miners and a SHA-256 nonce hunt (Bitcoin). PoS uses validators and staked collateral...
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What this lesson covers
- Content
- Example 1
- Example 2
- Common Mistakes
- Check Your Understanding
- Exam Shortcuts
Learning objectives
- dlt blockchains
- smart contracts defi
- bitcoin
- ethereum
- payments tokens
- defi web3
- institutional portfolios
- allocating
- modern portfolios
- risks challenges
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