Cryptocurrency is constantly making the news cycle, from its meteoric rise, to a sharp drop, to countries even replacing their paper currency with forms of “crypto”. The essence of cryptocurrency can be very confusing and it can be difficult to determine if cryptocurrency should be part of your investment portfolio. Join us as Arlene Ferris-Waks, Director of Complaints and Investor Outreach from the New Jersey Bureau of Securities, explores the basics of cryptocurrency, including:

• What is cryptocurrency
• How it differs from paper currency
• Types of cryptocurrencies
• Scams related to cryptocurrencies

Arlene Ferris-Waks, Director of Complaints & Investor Outreach has been employed with the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, Bureau of Securities for more than 15 years. Prior to supervising the Investor Education Outreach and Complaints units, Arlene supervised the Bureau’s Examinations unit. In 2015, she received the New Jersey Attorney General‘s award for excellence in public outreach. She has been employed with both the New York Stock Exchange and the American Stock Exchange, worked as a senior compliance officer at a broker-dealer, and as an investment adviser/registered representative. She holds a BA cum laude from SUNY at Buffalo and a Masters Degree from CUNY (Queens College).

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