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MiaeCDAA · PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION PROGRAMME

Chartered Digital Asset Analyst Professional Qualification Programme

From operating, to analysing, to evaluating and operating. MiaeCDAA builds a practical digital-asset analysis method centred on real commercial utility, on-chain evidence and risk boundaries.

3 DAYSSystematic programme10DAnalysis framework5 FLOWSBusiness model4 CASESReal casesHK$12,800Tuition

Why MiaeCDAA

Many people first encounter digital assets through price charts and market sentiment. In business, research and project operations, the harder questions are different: what actually happened on-chain, does the business model work, and why does the token need to exist?

Digital assets are more than a price chart.

MiaeCDAA builds a method to investigate, verify, analyse and judge independently rather than relying on project narratives, social sentiment or price movement.

01

Tool Gap

Unsure how to use wallets, explorers, contract pages and DEX tools for verification.

02

Verification Gap

Whitepapers and promotion are visible, but ownership, holders, supply, flows and liquidity are not independently checked.

03

Business Gap

Unable to judge whether a token truly connects to goods, services, user demand, rights, cost and revenue.

04

Application Gap

Understand the word blockchain, but not where it should be used to improve efficiency or reduce cost.

05

Method Gap

Project judgement remains intuitive without a repeatable framework across cases.

What You Should Be Able to Do After Three Days

The goal is not memorising terminology, but building usable tool, verification, analysis and commercial judgement capability.

01

Use On-chain Tools

Use wallets, BscScan, contract pages, holder data, transactions and DEX / AMM for basic verification.

02

Verify Project Evidence

Check contracts, permissions, supply, addresses, flows and liquidity to see whether on-chain evidence supports project claims.

03

Map the Token Lifecycle

Follow a token from treasury and primary sale through consumer wallet, holding/locking, DEX, use/exercise and recovery/burn.

04

Analyse the Business Model

Form structured judgement from business, users, utility, demand, tokenomics, value flow, governance and risk.

05

Understand Industry Applications

Analyse applications across membership, consumption, RWA, IP, brands, merchant alliances and enterprise digitalisation.

06

Turn Technology into Business Value

Identify where blockchain can reduce intermediaries, improve settlement, create new services or support professional-service revenue.

The objective is not to earn by predicting token prices, but to create value by solving real business problems.

Analyse Utility Before Price

The first MiaeCDAA question is not “will the price rise?” but “what does this token actually do in the real business system?”

01 · UTILITY

A Token Must First Be Useful

Understand why users need it, where they use it and what happens after use before discussing market price.

02 · BUSINESS

Token Is a Tool, Not the Business Model

Analyse how goods, services, funds, rights, cost, profit and governance work together.

03 · EVIDENCE

Evidence Over Narrative

Contracts, supply, holder concentration, admin rights, flows and liquidity can all be verified.

Substance Over Label. Calling something a Utility Token, RWA or Web3 project does not make its business model viable or legally compliant. MiaeCDAA returns to substance, utility, evidence and jurisdiction.

Three-day Curriculum Map

Understand → Verify → Analyse → Evaluate → Operate. The three days build a repeatable method rather than a pile of disconnected concepts.

DAY 1UNDERSTAND & OPERATE

From beginner to verification and operation

  • Web3 & digital-asset landscape
  • Token: Utility / Consumptive RWA / Investment-oriented / Native Crypto
  • Wallets, security, networks, gas & signatures
  • BscScan: Contract / Holder / Creator / Admin
  • DEX / AMM: Pool · LP · Slippage · Price
  • Case: JMP — how a token becomes a membership pass
DAY 2ANALYSE

From operation to commercial-loop analysis

  • Complete commercial token lifecycle
  • Treasury / Circulating / Burn / Recovery
  • Tokenomics: supply, allocation, release, recovery
  • PASS + LOCK + VOUCHER + FCSA + DEX
  • Consumptive RWA vs investment-oriented token analysis
  • Cases: Dragon Tiger Gate IP / Dengkelai baijiu
DAY 3EVALUATE & OPERATE

From analyst to commercial operator

  • MiaeCDAA 10D digital-asset analysis framework
  • Goods / Funds / Token / Rights / Profit flows
  • City Pass alliance & Merchant Token
  • Alliance merchant & city-partner business model
  • Due diligence, risk & compliance boundaries
  • Career pathway + Case Report + integrated assessment

MiaeCDAA 10D Digital-Asset Analysis Framework

Every project is decomposed through the same dimensions so analysis is not dominated by a whitepaper, narrative or price.

01
Underlying Business

Underlying Business

02
User

User

03
Utility

Utility

04
Demand

Demand

05
Tokenomics

Tokenomics

06
Value Flow

Value Flow

07
On-chain Evidence

On-chain Evidence

08
Liquidity

Liquidity

09
Governance

Governance

10
Risk & Compliance

Risk & Compliance

Five-flow Analysis: Put the Business Loop on One Page

A project is not valuable simply because it has a token. MiaeCDAA places goods, funds, token movement, user rights and participant profit on one map.

01Goods FlowWhat is delivered, by whom and to whom
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02Funds FlowWho pays, where funds go, how settlement works
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03Token FlowIssue, sell, hold, lock and transfer
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04Rights FlowWhat usable right does the token represent
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05Profit FlowHow participants obtain sustainable revenue

A Token’s Complete Commercial Lifecycle

The course does not stop at issuance; it follows how a token enters real commerce, is used, exercised, recovered/burned and, where appropriate, re-enters a governance-approved cycle.

TREASURYOriginal Treasury Inventory
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PRIMARYPrimary Sale
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WALLETConsumer Wallet
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USEHold / Lock / Use / DEX
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FCSAFCSA Exercise / Merchant Consumption
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ENDBurn or Recovery Safe
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GOVGovernance-approved Next Cycle

DEX / AMM is a transfer, liquidity and price-discovery mechanism, not the business endpoint; real commerce still returns to goods/services usage and settlement.

From Blockchain Technology to Commercial Value

Knowing blockchain terminology is not the endpoint. The real work is judging whether blockchain can reduce friction, lower cost, improve transparency or enable a service mechanism that did not previously exist.

Reduce Intermediaries

Place verifiable rules, rights or transaction status in a shared auditable system.

Improve Settlement

Shorten multi-party confirmation, record and settlement processes.

Lower Trust Cost

Use on-chain evidence, traceable records and governance to reduce information asymmetry.

Digitise Membership & Rights

Put membership, locks, consumption rights, vouchers or service eligibility into verifiable flows.

Goods, IP & RWA Applications

Connect real goods, IP rights, traceability or consumptive assets with digital tools.

Create Professional-service Revenue

Create value through analysis, due diligence, business-model design, operations, advisory and technical delivery.

Core principle: Do not use blockchain for its own sake and do not equate value creation with price prediction. Technology creates commercial value only when it solves a real problem.

Four Commercial Cases: Train Judgement With Real Problems

Cases are not presented as “success stories”. Students use the same framework to find evidence, map flows, identify risk and form professional judgement.

01
City Pass

Alliance Ecosystem

Analyse how alliance merchants, Merchant Token, use/settlement, recovery, governance and DEX liquidity interact.

02
JMP

Membership Token

Understand how a token can function as a membership pass connected to lock, membership status, consumption rights and programmes.

03
Dragon Tiger Gate IP

IP Web3 Commercial Case

Analyse authentic IP, rights, goods/services and tokenisation without equating “on-chain” with commercial value.

04
Dengkelai Baijiu

Traditional Industry · Digital Upgrade · Cross-border Compliance

Evaluate physical goods, traceability, consumer rights, membership and digital-asset tools within one commercial model.

Is the Project Real, or Just Well Packaged?

MiaeCDAA does not ask you to trust the project team; it teaches you to verify for yourself. A fixed question set is used for first-pass on-chain due diligence before deeper research.

01Is there a real business? Where do revenue or transactions actually come from?
02Who are the real users and why do they need the token?
03Who controls Owner / Admin and what system-changing permissions exist?
04How are supply, mint, burn, proxy and upgrade mechanisms configured?
05Is holder distribution excessively concentrated?
06Do key addresses and fund flows match the project narrative?
07Do pool depth, liquidity, volume and slippage support real use?
08Is there real consumption, service use or exercise of rights?
09Would the underlying business still work without the token?
10Is the DEX merely a liquidity mechanism, or being mistaken for the business endpoint?
11Where do business revenue, cost and profit ultimately accrue?
Verify first, judge second; analyse utility before price.

100-point Commercial Viability Score

The output is structured professional judgement, not BUY / SELL.

20Business Demand
15Utility
15Tokenomics
15Value Flow
10On-chain Evidence
10Liquidity
5Governance
10Risk & Compliance
Commercially ViableUtility Strong / WeakEarly-stageHigh Concentration RiskInsufficient Evidence

Assessment & Learning Outputs

Assessment ModuleWeight
Web3 / Blockchain10%
Wallet / On-chain Practice15%
Tokenomics10%
Token Lifecycle15%
Consumptive RWA Analysis15%
Investment-oriented Token Analysis10%
Five-flow Business Model10%
Case Study10%
Risk & Compliance5%

On-chain Verification Sheet

Structured record of contract, supply, holders, permissions, pools and flows.

Token Lifecycle Map

Map treasury, sale, wallet, use, FCSA, recovery/burn and governance into an auditable flow.

Case Report

Produce a structured project report using 10D, five flows, on-chain evidence, risk and compliance.

Who Should Take MiaeCDAA

The programme starts from zero, but it is not only for crypto-native learners. It is designed for people who need to understand how digital assets enter real business.

Business Owners / Founders

Assess whether blockchain truly belongs in the business rather than blindly issuing a token.

Managers / Operators

Understand opportunities in digitalisation, membership, consumption rights, settlement and process redesign.

Finance / Investment / Research

Independently verify on-chain evidence and analyse the token separately from the underlying business.

Web3 / Digital-asset Practitioners

Move beyond tokens and tools toward business, governance, risk and industry application.

BD / Advisers / Project Operators

Build capability in project analysis, solution design, due diligence and delivery communication.

People Entering the Sector

No technical background is required; build a complete map from tools, concepts, cases and frameworks.

After the Course: Qualification, MP & CPD

MiaeCDAA does not end after three days. Participants may proceed to the professional qualification examination and assessment, then continue through MP and CPD.

COURSE3-day Programme
→
EXAMQualification Examination
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ASSESSInitial Qualification Assessment
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A / M / S / FMembership Grade
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MP + CPDContinuing Development
Grade / DesignationMembership TitleDevelopment Requirement Summary
AiaeCDAAAssociate Member of Chartered Digital Asset AnalystRecognised bachelor-level education or the relevant QP examination; the entry point for building foundational knowledge and capability in the chosen occupational field.
MiaeCDAAMember of Chartered Digital Asset AnalystThree years of relevant experience plus MQP/QP, or a recognised professional membership with assessment; 40 CPD credits are required each year.
SiaeCDAASenior Member of Chartered Digital Asset AnalystCompletion of a three-year Fellow-led MP experience and upgrade assessment; the framework uses approximately six years of relevant experience including mentored practice as a development benchmark; 40 CPD credits annually.
FiaeCDAAFellow Member of Chartered Digital Asset AnalystSeven years of continuous membership, current senior-management/professional standing, more than ten years of relevant experience including five years in senior roles, and Council invitation; 40 CPD credits annually.
MiaeCDAA is a professional capability and qualification training framework. It is not a securities, futures, virtual-asset trading or investment-advisory licence and does not provide return promises or specific investment advice.

Admissions & Tuition

Monthly small-class cohorts. Recruitment programme tuition is shown here; other membership and institutional charges are centralised on the Fees & Charges page.

PROGRAMME TUITION
HK$12,800

Includes three days of training, official materials, workbook, on-chain practice and four commercial cases.

  • Monthly cohort, small class
  • Lectures + on-chain practice + case analysis + group discussion + project report
  • Examination and qualification assessment charged separately