The Certified Cryptocurrency Specialist (CCYSP) is a beginner, vendor-neutral certification for people who want to understand cryptocurrency properly. It validates that you understand what cryptocurrency is and where it fits, how blockchains and consensus work, the major coins and tokens, how wallets and transactions work, how exchanges and DeFi operate, and how to think about security, regulation and risk. The exam is computer adaptive and performance-based, and the credential is kept current through continuing education.
| Level | Beginner. An entry credential: it establishes solid cryptocurrency fundamentals and assumes some hands-on use but no technical background. |
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| Delivery model | Computer adaptive, three stages. Your score on each stage selects the difficulty of the next, so no two candidates sit the same paper. |
| Format | 60 questions. A performance-based exam that includes performance-based questions and multiple-choice questions. Concepts transfer across every blockchain and coin. |
| Time | 90 minutes for the whole exam, timed. Autosaves every answer. |
| Scoring | You need a score of 700 out of 900 to pass. Results are reported on a scale of 100 to 900, and 700 corresponds to answering 72% of the exam correctly. Harder questions carry more weight, so a score means the same thing on any route. Multiple-response items and PBQs are all or nothing. |
| Retakes | No waiting period after a failed first attempt. Every attempt is paid for at the exam price. See the CertLabz Certification Retake Policy. |
| Voucher validity | 12 months from purchase, for one sitting. |
| Certification validity | 3 years. Renew with 35 CEUs per cycle and the $25 annual CE fee, or pass the current exam. Renewal details. |
| Language | English. |
| Credential | PDF certificate with QR code, public verification page, LinkedIn-ready credential ID. Issuer: CertLabz Certification Board. |
| Free resources | The exam objectives PDF and the ten sample questions PDF. |
| Workforce mapping | No NICE Framework work role covers this credential. O*NET occupations: Blockchain Engineers (15-1299.07). Self-declared by CertLabz, not reviewed by NIST or CISA. See the full mapping. |
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The CCYSP is a performance-based exam: it includes performance-based questions alongside multiple-choice questions. Instead of only picking A, B, C or D, you match concepts to their use, order the steps of a transaction, spot a scam or a risk, and choose the right approach. It is computer adaptive, is proctored and timed, needs no mandatory course, and tests understanding of cryptocurrency rather than reciting one product's screens.
What cryptocurrency is, money and value, how blockchains work, consensus, nodes and forks.
Bitcoin, Ethereum, stablecoins and tokens, wallet types, keys, transactions and fees.
Centralized and decentralized exchanges, DeFi basics, staking, lending and liquidity.
Scams and phishing, custody and safety, regulation and KYC, volatility and responsible use.
Cryptocurrency skills are in demand across finance and technology, and the roles reward people who genuinely understand the space. Every route is shown here at once, so nothing is hidden behind a control you have to find.
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| CertLabz CCYSP | Blockchain Council CCE | |
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| What it is | Certification exam | Certification exam |
| Computer adaptive | Yes | No |
| Hands-on PBQs | Yes | No |
| Scope | Cryptocurrency, vendor neutral | Cryptocurrency |
| Vendor neutral | Yes | Yes |
| Proctored | Yes | No |
| Questions | 60 | Not published |
| Time | 90 min | Not published |
| Passing score | 72% | 60% |
| Separate course purchase required | No | Yes |
| Exam voucher | $99 | $229 |
Compiled September 2026 from the Blockchain Council Certified Cryptocurrency Expert (CCE) pages (about $229 with required coursework); the CCYSP is computer adaptive, performance-based and voucher-only at $99; product names and trademarks belong to their owners; CertLabz is not affiliated; confirm current details with each provider.
Six reasons this credential is worth your time, and worth an employer's attention.
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Every form is drawn from a bank of more than 100 items to these exact weights, whichever adaptive route you take. Filter by the area you want to study.
The exam runs in three stages. Your score on each stage selects the difficulty of the next, so a strong candidate is stretched and a struggling one is measured fairly rather than swamped. No two candidates sit the same paper. Harder questions carry more weight, so a scaled score means the same thing whichever route you took.
Each exam can have up to 5 to 12 performance-based questions, drawn fresh on every attempt, alongside the multiple-choice questions. A PBQ is a task rather than a list: you match concepts to their use, order the steps of a transaction, spot a scam or a risk, or choose the right approach. They are scored all or nothing, so partial guesses do not pass.
The CCYSP is vendor neutral and describes cryptocurrency generically, naming coins and platforms only as examples. It tests the understanding that transfers across chains and coins.
Yes. Where a concept such as a wallet, a consensus method or an exchange is involved, it is described by what it does, not tied to one product.
700 out of 900. Results are reported on a scale of 100 to 900, and 700 corresponds to answering 72% of the exam correctly.
There is no waiting period between a failed first attempt and a second attempt. Buy another voucher and sit the exam again when you are ready, and it will draw a fresh adaptive form from the bank. See the CertLabz Certification Retake Policy.
Yes, after three years. Keep it current by logging 35 CEUs during the cycle and paying the $25 annual CE fee before expiry, or by passing the current exam again.
The exam objectives PDF and the ten sample questions PDF. The CCYSP Official Study Guide is a $50 ebook, included in two of the bundles. Hands-on practice comes with the All Access plan, included in the Complete bundle.
A laptop or desktop with a webcam and microphone, Chrome, Edge or Firefox, a stable connection, and a quiet private room for 90 minutes. Phones and tablets are not supported.
CCYSP is a continuing-education certification. It is valid for three years from the day you pass. To keep it, log 35 continuing-education units during the cycle and pay the $25 annual CE fee before your expiry date. Or pass the current version of the exam again. Earning a higher-level CertLabz certification renews it too.
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CEUs are logged from your CertLabz dashboard with supporting evidence. A certification that lapses can be reinstated only by passing the current exam.
Buy a voucher, study the objectives, sit the exam when you are ready. Your credential is issued the moment you pass.