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Cryptocurrency & Digital Assets Flashcards

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  1. A CPT candidate evaluates a DeFi yield farming opportunity offering 500% APY. Which risk factor MOST warrants immediate scrutiny?

    Answer: Smart contract audit status and whether the yield is sustainable given token emissions

    Extremely high APY in DeFi is typically funded by inflationary token emissions that rapidly dilute value, and unaudited contracts expose users to potential exploits or rug pulls.

  2. What is the primary function of a 'crypto index fund' structured as an ETP (Exchange-Traded Product)?

    Answer: To provide diversified exposure to a basket of digital assets through a regulated, exchange-listed product

    Crypto ETPs track an index of digital assets and trade on traditional stock exchanges, offering regulated, diversified crypto exposure without requiring direct custody of the assets.

  3. Which scenario BEST illustrates 'counterparty risk' specific to decentralized finance?

    Answer: A smart contract bug enabling an attacker to drain a liquidity pool holding user funds

    In DeFi, counterparty risk manifests through smart contract code failures — since protocols are autonomous programs, a bug can allow fund extraction with no human intermediary to intervene.

  4. How does 'coin mixing' (e.g., CoinJoin) primarily affect cryptocurrency transaction analysis?

    Answer: It obfuscates the transaction trail by combining multiple users' inputs and outputs, making it harder to trace fund flows

    Coin mixing protocols like CoinJoin combine transactions from multiple parties, breaking the direct on-chain link between sender and recipient to enhance transaction privacy.

  5. Under FinCEN guidelines, US-based cryptocurrency exchanges are classified as which type of regulated entity?

    Answer: Money Services Businesses (MSBs) subject to Bank Secrecy Act requirements

    FinCEN classifies cryptocurrency exchanges and administrators as Money Services Businesses, requiring BSA compliance including AML programs, SAR filing, and customer identification.

  6. What is the key difference between a 'custodial' and 'non-custodial' cryptocurrency wallet?

    Answer: In a custodial wallet a third party controls the private keys, while non-custodial wallets give the user direct key control

    Custodial wallets outsource private key management to a service provider (exchange or custodian), while non-custodial wallets ensure only the user possesses and controls their private keys.

  7. A professional trader analyzes a crypto asset and finds its 'NVT Ratio' (Network Value to Transactions) is historically high. What does this MOST likely indicate?

    Answer: The asset may be overvalued relative to its current on-chain economic activity

    A high NVT ratio (market cap divided by daily transaction volume) suggests the network's valuation is outpacing actual economic usage, comparable to a high P/E ratio in equities signaling potential overvaluation.