About The Digital Asset Academy
At the Digital Asset Academy, we provide an educational platform in the blockchain, digital asset, and cryptocurrency space for all experience levels. As major financial institutions increase interest in this fledgling industry, we’ve worked to create a specialized program to help our students succeed.
Our team brings over 30 years of experience in traditional finance education and 5 years in blockchain and cryptocurrency consulting. This unique blend enables us to create programs that help investors and professionals thrive in the digital asset space.
Beyond traditional videos, text, and quizzes, our program offers access to industry professionals and weekly class calls for enhanced understanding and community building. With over 5,000 students globally, our courses are proven and vetted. Starting with a Comprehensive Program on Digital Assets, Cryptocurrency, and Blockchain Technology, students will receive a certificate of completion. As the regulatory environment evolves, we will release and update programs to ensure our students stay ahead.
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Our Team
Joseph D’Alessio
Joseph is a New York-based business and financial consultant with over a decade of experience in traditional and decentralized finance. He has a strong background in business development, management, and financial innovation, with the past four years focused on blockchain technology and digital assets as a project manager and researcher. His career highlights include eight years as a day trader, where he built a deep understanding of traditional finance, and four years in securities lending at Velocity Capital and Velocity Clearing, specializing in wealth management, lending, and risk management. As an educator, D’Alessio has taught over 5,000 students through his blockchain and cryptocurrency programs and has guided thousands of clients in navigating decentralized finance. To bridge traditional and digital finance, he launched a weekly newsletter providing actionable insights and practical applications. His work reflects a commitment to innovation and making emerging financial technologies accessible to all.
Frank Vesce
Frank is a digital asset consultant and the sales/partnership manager for the digital asset educational program. Being 3 rd generation on Wall Street and having over 30 years of experience in equity finance regarding client relationships, Frank helps to prepare investment professionals and firms for the right training in any scenario. Also, has a background working for the company T-Zero helping to educate some of the early adopters of how blockchain using smart contracts were going to apply to financial equity markets in the future. Besides all these accomplishments he is also a certified Chief Krav Maga Instructor and Certified Bodyguard.
Andrew Feliciano
Drew is a digital asset consultant and digital asset subject matter expert. As Deputy Editor for the Forbes Councils, Drew helped business leaders share their insights and expertise on topics in the financial and technology industries, with a focus on fintech and blockchain. He previously managed the editorial portion of the Cointelegraph Innovation Circle. He started his cryptocurrency journey as a trader. Drew is passionate about the intersection of finance, technology, and innovation, and is pursuing an MS in Finance with a Concentration in Fintech at Baruch College.
