Bitcoin Fundamentals - What Every CPA Should Know

Overview

After more than 10 years in the marketplace, Bitcoin has been firmly planted in the global financial system as the de facto leader in the cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin is no longer looked at as a mystical concept of money made of pixie dust. Bitcoin has evolved to be a major force in the financial technology (FinTech) industry. With the collapse of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange, among others, it is important to understand how Bitcoin separates itself from all the other alternative cryptocurrencies, aka alt coins, as well as how you can protect your Bitcoin investment from these exchange collapses.

Highlights

The evolution of money: barter, gold, paper, digital, cryptocurrency
History of Bitcoin, how it originated and evolved to where it is today.
How Bitcoin works: origin, network, nodes, miners, transactions and the blockchain ledger.
Participating in the Bitcoin network: procuring, spending, accepting and storing Bitcoin.
Understanding the role of cryptocurrency exchanges and the collapse of FTX.
Introduction to Ethereum, a substantial alternative to Bitcoin.
Income tax implications of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

Prerequisites

None

Designed For

Anyone who is interested in the future of digital money or wants to participate in Bitcoin

Objectives

Recognize the impact that Bitcoin and other crypto currencies are having on the global monetary ecosystem
Identify the components of the Bitcoin ecosystem and how they all work together as a global crypto currency
Recognize how you can participate in the Bitcoin ecosystem