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Description

Virtual Assets: Classifying Holdings, Framing and Tracing Transactions

Handle a file involving virtual assets without getting stuck on their classification or their traceability

  • 0.29 days — 2 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Expert
  • Up to 6 participants

A client holds virtual assets across several platforms and does not know what should be reported. A company accepts payment in tokens and wonders how to record it. A separation of assets reveals a wallet whose contents nobody can establish. These files arrive before the classification of the assets or the evidence of ownership has been settled.

These two hours provide operational reference points. Participants learn to distinguish the categories of virtual assets to identify the obligations attached to service providers to rebuild an audit trail and to ask the right questions during the first client meeting.

Learning objectives

  • Distinguish the main categories of virtual assets and their uses
  • Determine the legal classification of a transaction involving virtual assets
  • Identify the obligations applying to service providers and holders
  • Rebuild the audit trail of a wallet from platform statements
  • Conduct the first meeting with a client holding virtual assets

What makes this programme different

Technical vocabulary is translated into legal categories you can actually work with
Rebuilding a transaction history is practised on a real platform statement
The questions to ask from the first meeting are listed together with participants

Programme

1Understanding the Assets and How They Move

The vocabulary you need and nothing more

  • How a distributed ledger works explained in plain terms
  • Distinguishing utility tokens payment assets and asset-referenced tokens
  • Wallets platforms and custody arrangements

2Classifying Transactions

From technical fact to legal category

  • Acquisition disposal and exchange between assets
  • Payment for services in virtual assets
  • Holding on behalf of a third party and related liability
  • Obligations attached to virtual asset service providers

3Tracing, Evidencing and Advising

What the file must contain

  • Rebuilding a transaction history from platform statements
  • Evidence of ownership and of the valuation retained
  • Money laundering risks and points requiring particular attention
  • Questions to ask during the first client meeting

Who is it for

Accountants lawyers corporate counsel and legal advisers dealing with files that involve virtual assets.

Prerequisites

Working knowledge of business law or accounting practice.

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.