Certified Blockchain & Law Professional

🧾 Full Course Description

🧠 What You’ll Learn

• Understand blockchain’s legal frameworks across jurisdictions
• Assess smart contract enforceability, risks, and disputes
• Use blockchain in digital identity, notarization, and record-keeping
• Distinguish legal implications of public, private, and consortium chains
• Advise clients on compliant blockchain strategy and documentation

🧩 Module 1: Blockchain Basics for Legal Professionals

• 1.1 Core Blockchain Principles & Legal Interpretation
• 1.2 Chain Types & Legal Distinctions
• 1.3 Roles of Validators, Nodes, and Oracles
• 1.4 Legal Use Cases: IP, Records, Identity

📜 Module 2: Legal Classification of Crypto Assets

• 2.1 Assets as Property, Securities, or Currency
• 2.2 Jurisdictional Views: SEC, CFTC, MiCA, India VDA
• 2.3 Taxation, Custody, and Reporting Rules
• 2.4 Ownership, Transfer, and Token Legalities

🔗 Module 3: Smart Contracts – Drafting & Enforcement

• 3.1 Code-as-Contract: Legal Awareness for Lawyers
• 3.2 Enforceability & Dispute Mechanisms
• 3.3 Off-chain & On-chain Contract Blending
• 3.4 Sample Clauses: Escrow, Renewal, Governance

🧾 Module 4: Chain of Custody and Digital Trust

• 4.1 Blockchain for Legal Evidence
• 4.2 Chain Integrity: Timestamps, Logs, Audits
• 4.3 E-Signatures & Blockchain Notarization
• 4.4 Protocols for Digital Chain-of-Custody

🌐 Module 5: Regulatory Compliance & Risk Mitigation

• 5.1 Global Legal Norms: FATF, GDPR, DPDP
• 5.2 AML/KYC Frameworks for Blockchain
• 5.3 DAO Legal Wrappers & Entity Structuring
• 5.4 Smart Contract Security & Disclosures

🎓 Final Exam & Credential

• Timed 40-Question Multiple Choice Test (60 minutes)
• Passing Criteria: 75% Minimum
• Coverage: Legal Frameworks, Smart Contracts, Evidence, Compliance
• Credential Awarded: Certified Blockchain & Law Professional
• Includes Digital Badge + Shareable Credential URL