Become a Certified Crypto Compliance Specialist

The 3CS credentials empower students with the knowledge and expertise needed to not only meet but exceed regulatory expectations and become a Certified Cryptocurrency Compliance Specialist.

With the comprehensive 3CS course, you'll gain the skills necessary to establish and adopt effective crypto compliance policies and prevent financial crimes using cryptocurrencies, ensuring that your organization remains at the forefront of crypto compliance.

At the end of the 3CS course, participants will be able to:

• Understand blockchain technology, including its fundamental components, consensus mechanisms, and applications in the cryptocurrency space.

• Develop comprehensive knowledge about various cryptocurrencies, their usage in financial crimes, and their role in the dark web marketplace.

• Recognize common criminal typologies, including Money Laundering (ML), Ransomware Financing and Terrorist Financing.

• Explore international cryptocurrency laws and regulations, and grasp the legal status of cryptocurrencies in different countries.

• Stay updated on evolving global cryptocurrency regulations.

• Learn the fundamentals of compliance in both traditional finance and the cryptocurrency industry.

• Appreciate the responsibilities of a crypto compliance officer and practice how to build effective Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance programs.

• Draft strategies for assessing and mitigating risks associated with cryptocurrency-related businesses.

• Identify key regulatory bodies in the cryptocurrency industry, such as OFAC, FATF, and understand their regulatory requirements.

• Gain hands-on experience with compliance tools and resources, including practical demonstrations and exercises at A&D Forensics Lab.

3CS Course Outline

Module 1: BLOCKCHAIN AND CRYPTOCURRENCY INTUITION

1. Blockchain Intuition
2. Cryptocurrency Intuition

Module 2: CRYPTOCURRENCY FINANCIAL CRIMES

1. The Role of Cryptocurrencies in Financial Crimes
2. Role of Exchanges in Financial Crime
3. Money Laundering with Cryptocurrencies
4. Terrorist Financing with Cryptocurrencies
5. Countering Ransomware Financing

Module 3:CRYPTOCURRENCY LAWS AND REGULATIONS

1. Smart Regulation and Approaches to Domestic Regulations
2. Approaches to Unbacked Crypto Asset Regulation
3. Clarifying the Legal Status of Cryptocurrencies
4. Cryptocurrency Regulations in Different Jurisdictions

Module 4: CRYPTOCURRENCY COMPLIANCE AND FINANCIAL CRIME PREVENTION

1. Cryptocurrency Compliance
2. Building an AML Compliance Program
3. Risk Assessment Strategies and Transaction Monitoring
4. Suspicious Activities and Case Investigations
5. Report Filing For Suspicious Activities

Module 5: REGULATORY GUIDELINES AND CRYPTOCURRENCY COMPLIANCE TOOLS

1. Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Travel Rule
2. Office of Foreign Assets Controls (OFAC) Regulations and Sanctions
3. Cryptocurrency Compliance Tools
4. CaaS By A&D Forensics