Digital Assets, DeFi & Tokenised Economy

Course Overview

Why This Course

In the twelve months to July 2026, digital assets stopped being a parallel financial system and started becoming the plumbing of the main one. The GENIUS Act gave the United States its first federal stablecoin law. The EU’s MiCA regime reached full enforcement and immediately opened a review to catch up with tokenisation. The UK and US launched a Transatlantic Taskforce; its ten-point roadmap, published this month, commits the world’s two largest capital markets to a common approach to tokenised finance. The DTCC (custodian of $114 trillion in securities) ran its first live production trades of tokenised stocks, ETFs and Treasuries alongside JPMorgan, BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Vanguard, NYSE and Nasdaq.

Learning Outcomes

By completion, participants can: explain how blockchains reach consensus and why that matters commercially; set up and secure self-custodied and institutional wallet arrangements; execute swaps, staking and liquidity provision while quantifying the risks (including impermanent loss); describe the GENIUS, CLARITY, MiCAR and UK frameworks and the July 2026 UK–US roadmap; and critically evaluate an RWA tokenisation structure end to end, from legal wrapper to atomic settlement.

This course isn’t just theory—it’s a roadmap to understanding blockchain’s present and future. 

Across four modules, you’ll explore:

• Technology: From blockchain basics to practical application of Digital Ledger Technology.
• Applications: Decentralised Finance (DeFi) and real-world asset tokenisation.
• Regulations: Navigating rules in the UK, EU, US, and beyond.
• Ethics: Balancing innovation with environmental and social impacts.
• Live Tools: Hands-on insights into dApps: decentralised Applications: digital wallets, liquidity provision, staking and more.

Who should attend

Blockchain’s reach is universal, and this course is for everyone everywhere with a stake in the future—whether you’re shaping it, regulating it, or simply living it. These are the people who will need it:

• Regulators: Government officials (e.g., SEC, FCA, MAS) crafting policies—understand fractionalization challenges or ZKP’s privacy trade-offs to stay ahead of innovation
• Regulated Entities: Banks, exchanges, and financial firms (e.g., CASPs under MiCA)—learn how Solana’s DeFi and NFTs fit into compliance frameworks.
• Participants in Financial Services: Investors, traders, and developers—master staking on Marinade or trading via Jupiter to maximize returns or build the next big dApp.
• Tech Enthusiasts and Entrepreneurs: From gaming devs using Star Atlas to startups tokenizing assets—turn ideas into reality on Solana’s scalable platform.
• EVERYONE: You don’t need a finance degree—whether you’re an artist minting NFTs or a worker sending remittances via USDC on Solana, this impacts your life.

Course Agenda

Table of Contents

Module 1: Introduction: Blockchain, Tokens & the New Market Structure

Module 2: Getting On-Chain: Wallets, Custody, Security & First Transactions

Module 3: Decentralised Finance (DeFi)

Module 4: Tokenisation & Utilisation of Real-World Assets (RWAs)

Explore Four Modules

Module 1: Introduction to Blockchain

 What is Blockchain?

Comparing the major networks

Tokens: fungible, non-fungible and the hybrid future

Stablecoins

The regulatory race, 2023–2026

 Module 2: Getting On-Chain: Wallets, Custody, Security & First Transactions

The Custody Spectrum

 Security Fundamentals

On-Ramps & Off-Ramps

Lab: your first secure setup

Module 3: Decentralised Finance (DeFi)

Decentralised exchanges and AMMs lending, borrowing and collateral

Staking and liquid staking

Liquidity provision and the arithmetic

Lab: DeFi in practice (small sums or testnet)

Module 4: Practical Applications and Case Studies

The RWA thesis and the numbers

How it works: the tokenisation lifecycle

The institutions arrive:DTCC,NYSE, Nasdaq and July 2026. Stablecoins as RWA Rails: Genuis and the sterling question The 2026 regulatory map

Sector by sector

Risks

Capstone: evaluate a tokenised proposal

Conclusion

 Recap and Key Takeaways

 Interactive Q&A Session

 Resources for Further Learning Links to whitepapers, forums, and educational content

 Assessment

This outline provides a structured approach to educating individuals about blockchain technology, with a specialised focus on Solana, ensuring participants gain both theoretical knowledge and practical trading skills.

Virtual Learning:  4 Modules. Duration 6 Hours. Four Three Hour Sessions

 Course Price: Per Module £850.00 plus VAT.

 Dates:

 Module 1: 2.9.26 (09:30-12:30), Module 2: 3.9.26 (13:00-16:00)

Module 3:10.11.26 (09:30-12:30), Module 3: 11.11.26 (13:00-16:00)

Full course modules £1,450 plus VAT.

Trainer Profile

Simon Alexander Legge – Banker, Economist and Fintech Specialist

Simon Alexander Legge is a senior fintech specialist focused on the impact of decentralisation and tokenisation with going on 30 years’ experience in banking, finance and private equity, having studied economics at Frankfurt and consulting, investing and working with financial institutions and private family partners as well as several startups in the EU, Switzerland, UK and US. 

A Freeman of the City of London and Liveryman at The Worshipful Company of International Bankers,

Simon qualified with FCA in the UK and FINRA in the US, serving as Board member, Director, Fund Manager, Investor and NED of multiple companies globally with focuses on AI and machine learning in fintech, health and medtech and infrastructure including energy, natural resources and transportation.

The Digital Asset Training Programme is a specialised training programme with hands-on experience for central banks, financial institutions, and regulators, as many of the functions and roles of these institutions are rapidly being replaced completely autonomously in an ever-expanding brave new world of AI-powered Decentralised Finance of tokenised assets on-chain. 

Managing funds and investments, as well as overseeing compliance and governance matters, Simon is well versed in achieving significant returns and fostering long-term partnerships with stakeholders in a number of crypto as well as traditional ventures.

A globally experienced consultant in finance and infrastructure development, Simon’s work with governments and international financial institutions (IFIs) in multiple regions is the catalyst to developing better processes and standards to promote economic development, financial stability, and international cooperation through funding, policy advice, and technical assistance using digital ledger technology.

Industry Experience: Asset Management, Banking, Portfolio Management and Structured Finance

• Co-Founder and CEO at Lily B Co Ltd (LBC)
• Director at Commonwealth Research Centre Limited
• Board Member at Fellow Pay
• Managing Director at Tyson & Blake
• Fund Manager, Commonwealth Infrastructure Fund at Rudolf Wolff
• Partner at Shard Capital Ltd
• Director at Cornhill Capital Limited
• Investment Manager at Barclays Wealth
• Investment Consultant at Merrill Lynch International Bank Ltd. London Client Advisor at UBS Wealth Management AG, Frankfurt

 Education:

• VWA Academy of Business and Administration, Frankfurt, Germany

Finanz–und Investment Oekonom, (Economics)

• McGill University, Montreal, Canada

English Literature and Languages

Cormac Butler – Financial Derivatives & Risk Expert

Cormac Butler is a seasoned financial consultant and internationally respected expert in derivatives, risk management, and financial regulation. A former consultant with Lombard Risk Systems in London, Cormac has hands-on trading experience in options, futures, and contracts for difference (CFDs), and has authored widely used books and training manuals on derivative pricing, hedging strategies, and regulatory frameworks. He has acted an expert witness in a number of financial regulation cases in the UK and Ireland.

He has developed specialised training programmes for central banks, regulators, and major financial institutions, including custom courses on banking and insurance regulation for the Central Bank of Ireland. In 2018, he was commissioned by the European Parliament to produce an influential report on the European Banking Crisis, underlining his credibility as a trusted authority on systemic risk and market reform.

Cormac has provided expert testimony to the UK Parliament Treasury Committee, the European Parliament, and Ireland’s Oireachtas Finance Committee, offering in-depth insights into financial derivatives, accounting standards, and prudential regulation. His corporate experience includes roles with both KPMG and PwC, where he deepened his expertise in audit, financial modelling, and compliance.

A globally experienced consultant, Cormac has trained over 100 banking regulators worldwide, delivering high-level technical courses on topics such as the Black-Scholes model, Value at Risk (VaR), and the accounting impact of IFRS 9 on derivatives and structured products.

His training clients include prestigious institutions such as the Bank of China, Salomon Brothers, Robert Fleming, and Banque Paribas. He has also conducted in-house programmes for firms like Morgan Stanley Dean Witter (London), PwC (Netherlands), Investec (South Africa), and ABB (Switzerland).

Whether developing cutting-edge curriculum in derivative mathematics, lecturing on corporate finance, or guiding regulators through complex accounting rules, Cormac Butler brings clarity, rigour, and real-world expertise to every engagement.

Pricing & Booking

4 Modules. Duration 12 Hours. Four Three Hour Sessions

 Course Price: Per Module £850.00 plus VAT.

Course Price: £1,450.00 plus VAT

Course Dates:

 Module 1:29th October 2026 (09:30-12:30), Module 2:30th October 2026 (13:00-16:00)

Module 3:10th November 2026 (09:30-12:30), Module 4:11th November 2026 (13:00-16:00)

Location: (UK) Virtual Learning Live Environment via Video Communication Only.

To book, or, require more information. Please contact Alan Penhallow, or, Mary Holland;

Alan Penhallow

e-mail: alan.penhallow@penhallowtraining.co.uk

Mobile: +44 (0) 7712086934

Mary Holland

e-mail: mary.holland@penhallowtraining.co.uk

Mobile: +44 (0) 7733117915

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