OUR COURSES
Actionable Insights From Real World Experience
After almost a decade consulting to industry, Catena MBA SEZC is now proud to offer high value courses.
We leverage our extensive experience to bring you CEO-level clarity on how you can deploy emerging technologies in your business to lead in your market.
Our courses are designed for aspiring entrepreneurs, seasoned executives, legal and finance professionals as well as developers. Whether you are building something new, optimising your business or serving others with your professional skills, these courses add immense value to your bottom line.
Check back often, we are adding courses all the time!
Unlock your Future
The Future is On-Chain
Actionable Insights from Industry
As a strategy firm working in Blockchain for almost a decade, Catena has gained unique insights into how to build sustainable ventures.
Building digital economies of value is rooted in understanding decentralised governance, crypto-incentive structures, token utility and purpose and market dynamics.
The basics still apply:
- A Clear Problem-Solving Value Proposition
- Robust and Sustainable Tokenomics Model
- Strong Governance and Compliance Framework
- Scalable and Secure Technology Infrastructure
- User-Centric Design and Usability
- Transparent and Trustworthy Operations
- Effective Community Engagement and Support
- Strategic Partnerships and Ecosystem Integration
- Adaptive Strategy for Regulatory Changes
- A Solid Financial and Risk Management Plan
We have been helping clients navigate this space since 2018, and our courses reflect the learnings we have had.
When 90% of blockchain companies fail, is is generally because they have failed to pay attention to the fundamentals. There is a lot to learn. That is why we curate these courses - to guide aspiring entrepreneurs, educate investors and help professionals getting into the space advise clients confidently.
Check out the courses page. Invest in your future.
Building digital economies of value is rooted in understanding decentralised governance, crypto-incentive structures, token utility and purpose and market dynamics.
The basics still apply:
- A Clear Problem-Solving Value Proposition
- Robust and Sustainable Tokenomics Model
- Strong Governance and Compliance Framework
- Scalable and Secure Technology Infrastructure
- User-Centric Design and Usability
- Transparent and Trustworthy Operations
- Effective Community Engagement and Support
- Strategic Partnerships and Ecosystem Integration
- Adaptive Strategy for Regulatory Changes
- A Solid Financial and Risk Management Plan
We have been helping clients navigate this space since 2018, and our courses reflect the learnings we have had.
When 90% of blockchain companies fail, is is generally because they have failed to pay attention to the fundamentals. There is a lot to learn. That is why we curate these courses - to guide aspiring entrepreneurs, educate investors and help professionals getting into the space advise clients confidently.
Check out the courses page. Invest in your future.
Available Courses
This list is growing rapidly - check back often!
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Tokenomics Model Health Check Cheat Sheet
Digital download •A comprehensive guide for crypto enthusiasts to evaluate the health of tokenomics models in blockchain projects and make informed investment decisions.
Free
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DAO e-book
Digital download •Discover the future of organisations, governance and ownership in the digital economy. This definitive guide explores the what, why and how of Decentralised Autonomous Organisations and the legal, regulatory and human challenges of implementation.
$9
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Tokenomics Masterclass
Course • 23 lessonsMaster Tokenomics to drive blockchain success. Learn to design sustainable token models that attract investors, ensure legal compliance, and optimise financial returns. Perfect for entrepreneurs and professionals navigating the blockchain economy.
$99
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Asset Tokenization Mastery
Course • 36 lessonsDesigned for entrepreneurs, investors, regulators, lawyers, and developers, this course provides you with the expertise and resources necessary to successfully navigate the $16 Trillion opportunity of Asset Tokenization.
$99
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A Comprehensive Guide to DAOs
Course • 16 lessonsThis course is designed for lawyers, regulators, entrepreneurs and investors looking to understand and explore how decentralized organizations function in the modern digital economy.
$99
Blockchain Facts
Why you should learn this:
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Why do these courses matter?
Growing Institutional Adoption:
Major financial institutions, including global banks and investment firms, are increasingly incorporating blockchain technology for purposes such as cross-border payments, asset tokenisation, and settlement solutions, demonstrating the technology’s growing mainstream acceptance.
Regulatory Frameworks Developing Worldwide:
Governments and regulatory bodies around the world are actively working on comprehensive blockchain and cryptocurrency regulations, indicating that the technology is being integrated into the global financial and legal infrastructure rather than ignored or dismissed.
Expansion of Decentralized Finance (DeFi):
The rapid growth of DeFi platforms, which leverage blockchain for lending, borrowing, and yield generation without intermediaries, is reshaping traditional finance and presenting new models that finance professionals need to understand to stay relevant.
Legal Recognition and Use in Smart Contracts:
Courts and legal systems are increasingly recognizing the validity of blockchain-based smart contracts, making it essential for legal professionals to understand how these self-executing contracts function and their implications for contract law and enforcement.
Blockchain-Powered Innovations Across Industries:
Blockchain’s use cases have expanded beyond finance to include healthcare, supply chain management, intellectual property rights, and more, demonstrating its versatility and long-term impact on multiple sectors. -
What is the size of the Industry?
Blockchain technology's enduring relevance is underscored by substantial on-chain transaction volumes and values:
Bitcoin's Daily Transaction Value:
As of November 2024, Bitcoin's blockchain processes an estimated daily transaction value of approximately $10 billion USD, reflecting its significant role in global financial activities.
Ethereum's On-Chain Volume:
Ethereum, known for its smart contract capabilities, records a daily on-chain transaction volume averaging around $5 billion USD, highlighting its extensive use in decentralised applications and financial services.
Global Blockchain Market Growth:
The global blockchain market is projected to expand from $3 billion in 2020 to $39.7 billion by 2025, indicating a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 67.3%.
Institutional Investment in Blockchain:
By 2025, blockchain investment in the U.S. is forecasted to reach $41 billion, underscoring the technology's growing acceptance and integration into mainstream financial systems.
These figures demonstrate blockchain's substantial and increasing impact on the financial sector, affirming its importance for professionals in finance and law to understand and engage with this evolving technology. -
Why learn about Asset Tokenisation
Asset tokenisation is revolutionising ownership, investment, and value exchange, making it essential for finance and legal professionals to understand. By dividing traditionally illiquid assets (e.g., real estate, art) into affordable units, tokenisation expands investment opportunities and allows broader participation. This fractional ownership enables finance professionals to offer innovative strategies and diversify portfolios. Tokenisation enhances asset liquidity and market efficiency, with blockchain ensuring secure, quick transfers and reduced transaction costs. Legal professionals must grasp these digital asset transfers to draft contracts and ensure compliance, while finance experts gain faster asset management solutions. Blockchain’s transparency fosters trust, with immutable records that reduce fraud and disputes, supporting clear legal verifications. Understanding regulatory implications is vital, as asset tokenisation raises questions around token classification, securities laws, and compliance, impacting both legal and financial practices. Ultimately, asset tokenisation represents a shift in managing value, making it crucial for finance and legal experts to stay relevant. It offers inclusive, transparent, and efficient solutions that align with client expectations and evolving industry standards. Embracing this technology ensures professionals are equipped to lead in a landscape increasingly shaped by blockchain.
How will you benefit?
Career opportunities await!
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High Demand for Blockchain Expertise: The demand for blockchain professionals has surged, with job postings increasing by over 200% in recent years, leading to competitive compensation packages.
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Average salaries for lawyers in blockchain are now between $160-$250K per annum, with many earning higher than that. The average DAO setup for example can cost up to $100K in legal fees alone.
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Finance professionals working in blockchain command salaries from $100-$250K depending on the role. Work as an analyst, a DeFi Portfolio Manager or CFO, and take your career to the next level!
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Become a thought leader in your field. Spearhead innovation in your workplace or start your own lucrative venture. The future is on-chain. BCG estimated that $16 trillion of illiquid assets will be tokenised by 2030!
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Stay competitive in your field. As more assets move on-chain, understanding how to remain relevant becomes more important. Be a leader in your industry.
FAQ
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Are there any real-world examples or case studies included to demonstrate blockchain applications?
All of our courses are structured with real world application in mind. The case studies are taken from examples in finance, healthcare, the circular economy and beyond, and are based on our experience consulting to clients.
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What's different about your courses compared with the many others out there?
As a strategy firm, we are laser focused on the "so what" and "what next" for clients. Blockchain, like all technologies, is a tool. It has to make sense, and solve a real world problem. Not everything needs to be tokenised, and not everything needs a blockchain. Our courses help you discern this by bridging the gap between the technology and real world business.
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Does the course include insights on legal and regulatory considerations for blockchain
As a nascent technology, blockchain is breaking new ground every day. This means that laws and regulations designed for traditional business may not be applicable, resulting in a continuously evolving landscape for practitioners. Our courses examine these critical issues from first principles, so that as laws and regulations change, you remain able to apply the latest rulings to your use cases. We continue to update out content regularly and provide links to resources where students can continue tracking this dynamic environment.
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Will the course teach me about blockchain coding, or is it focused on non-technical aspects?
Our courses primarily reflect the insights we have gained from our consulting practice. While we do not shy away from using technical terms where relevant to real world applications, our courses are predominantly non-technical in nature. There are many great resources elsewhere for technical education, and we frequently provide references to resources that developers can use.
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Are there downloadable resources or materials I can keep for future reference?
Yes! We have e-books, cheat sheets, reference material and other downloads that we think you will find useful. All of our courses and their resources have lifetime access.
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Is there a refund policy or a free trial available before purchase?
Absolutely! You are able to preview the first few lectures of each of our courses for free, and if you are not satisfied, there is a money back guarantee after 30 days, no questions asked.
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What kind of job roles or career paths could this course prepare me for?
Our courses are designed for professionals working in law, finance, consulting firms, regulatory agencies and in any business that is considering adding tokenisation or blockchain to enhance their bottom line. They are equally useful for entrepreneurs, investors and blockchain developers. As blockchain adoption and tokenisation/ DeFi become mainstream, anyone working in the industries mentioned are likely to create niche expertise that sets them apart from their colleagues.
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What topics are covered, and do they include emerging trends like DAOs, DeFi, and asset tokenisation?
We are committed to providing courses that are practically useful, and are adding content all the time. As the landscape evolves, we have and will produce courses that are relevant to real-world applications. Our current topics cover Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs), Asset Tokenisation and Tokenomics. As we add more courses, existing students are offered early bird access to new courses as they come out. We have plans for many more courses, so stay in touch!
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How long are the courses, and what is the expected time commitment per week?
The courses are designed to be hyper-focused, concise and provide actionable insights. We know that professionals are busy and results oriented, and don't want to be stuck sifting through a long course for useful information.
That's why we have made our courses relatively short (less than 3 hours as a rule), available on-demand at your convenience and designed to provide immediately useful insights that you can bring to your work and be functionally useful.
Helping over 200+ students reach their goals!
Students from 19 countries have taken our courses! Join the group of professionals looking to build confidence in a growing industry!
Superb Course!
I wanted to get a grip on how DAOs work as my law firm is beginning to see a lot of requests for advice. Even though the course was relatively short, the information was so concisely presented that it was surprisingly comprehensive!
Charlie
Detailed yet practical
I'm not a technical person, and was anxious it would be too complicated. The course was pitched perfectly for me. Yes, there is a lot of new jargon, but I now feel confident discussing the inner workings of blockchain with my colleagues - not a sentence I thought I'd ever say!
Tamara
Complex made Easy!
Although I have invested in numerous cryptocurrencies with varying success, I never quite understood the intricacies of what makes a project a true success. The tokenomics course was really helpful in teasing out the scams from the real projects.
Ruth
ABOUT CATENA MBA SEZC
Catena MBA SEZC is a blockchain advisory firm based in the Cayman Islands.
Dr Stewart Southey, your course instructor and Catena's Managing Director, has been advising clients on blockchain implementation since 2018.
Catena offers a broad range of services to clients including:
- Strategic Blockchain Consulting: Advising on blockchain integration to align with business goals.
- Tokenomics Development: Crafting robust tokenomics models tailored to project needs.
- Project Feasibility Analysis: Assessing the viability and potential ROI of blockchain initiatives.
- Blockchain Education & Training: Offering workshops and courses on blockchain fundamentals and advanced topics.
- Market Research: Analysing blockchain trends, competition, and opportunities.
- Regulatory Guidance: Providing insights into blockchain compliance and legal considerations.
- Project Management: Overseeing blockchain projects from concept to execution.
- Whitepaper and Documentation Drafting: Creating compelling and detailed project documentation.
- Pitch Deck Development: Designing impactful presentations for fundraising and investor engagement.
- Business Model Consultation: Advising on revenue and operational models leveraging blockchain technology.
- Token Launch Strategy: Guiding Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), Security Token Offerings (STOs), and other token distribution methods.
- Community Building Strategy: Developing plans to engage and grow a project’s community.
- Partnership Outreach: Identifying and fostering relationships with potential partners.
- Risk Management Assessment: Evaluating and advising on risks associated with blockchain adoption.
- Advisory Board Services: Serving as a non-executive adviser for blockchain projects.
- Content Creation: Producing educational and promotional material on blockchain and tokenomics.
- Thought Leadership: Authoring articles, whitepapers, and insights to establish expertise in the field.
- Consulting on NFT and Digital Asset Strategies: Providing advice on leveraging NFTs and tokenisation of assets.
- Marketing and Outreach Planning: Assisting with blockchain-focused marketing strategies and outreach.
- Investor Relations Strategy: Preparing materials and strategies for engaging potential investors.
- Ecosystem Partnership Strategy: Facilitating partnerships within blockchain ecosystems.
- Blockchain Use Case Identification: Helping clients identify and refine relevant blockchain use cases.
- Roadmap Planning: Structuring strategic steps for blockchain project development and rollout.
- Feedback and Iteration Strategy: Providing ongoing feedback and guidance for project improvement.
- Blockchain Workshops and Seminars: Organising educational events for stakeholders.
- Grant and Funding Applications: Assisting in preparing applications for blockchain-related grants and funding opportunities.
- Governance Structure Planning: Advising on DAO structures and blockchain governance models.
- Adoption and Integration Strategy: Consulting on the best approach for integrating blockchain into existing systems.
For a full list of services please check out our consulting services website.
Instructor(s)
Dr Stewart Southey
Dr Southey is the Founder of Catena MBA SEZC - a Blockchain Firm in the Cayman Islands.
Stewart completed his Masters in Blockchain in 2018 and has been advising companies building blockchain projects in healthcare, the circular economy, supply chains, real estate asset tokenisation and more.
His courses are meticulously designed to provide practical, actionable insights that empower professionals to harness technology for maximum business value.
Designed for entrepreneurs, business leaders and service professionals (such as lawyers and finance experts), the Catena Courses empower students to build, enhance and serve clients with CEO-level clarity.
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Tokenomics is fundamental to whether a token-based economy succeeds or fails.
Make sure you are equipped to build, advise or invest successfully by understanding how true value and utility are created sustainably.
Make sure you are equipped to build, advise or invest successfully by understanding how true value and utility are created sustainably.
