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Introduction to the world of cryptocurrencies and blockchain

  • Invesco Vienna Office Rotenturmstrasse 16-18 1010 Wien Austria (map)

Given the strong interest by our members in the topic of cryptocurrencies, we are grateful that Harald Egger, CFA will share his insights with us. Harald has held various presentations on this subject and will cover the following items:

Bitcoin

  • Blockchain as introduced by Bitcoin

  • Cryptography

  • Consenus – Mining

Ethereum

  • Smart Contracts

  • Decentralized Apps

  • ICO

Tokens vs Coins

Permissioned vs permissionless Blockchain (public, consortium, private)

Applications in the real world

Harald Egger, CFA
Education:

  • Statistics (1991)

  • CFA (1999)

  • Blockchain Financial Analyst (currently student at University Nikosia)

Professional Experience:
Vienna, Cologne, London, San Francisco - GiroCredit, AXA Rosenberg, Erste Asset Management
Chief Analyst (Asset Allocation, Quant Equity Models, Factor-Analysis)
Head of Equities, CIO, Fund of Funds, Equity Manager, Equity Analyst

The event qualifies for 1 CE credit.

Register here.