BADASS Council

Home of the BDASS Designation

Brokerage and Digital Assets Strategic Specialist

The BADASS Council supports the development of the BDASS designation: a professional credential initiative for brokerage and digital assets professionals operating at the intersection of traditional finance and emerging digital asset infrastructure.

BDASS Eligibility

Initial validation is expected to include:

Submission of a FINRA CRD number for BrokerCheck review
Evidence of qualifying FINRA registrations or prior registrations
Verification of an active CBDA credential via Credly or DACFP records
Applicant attestation that all submitted information is accurate

Credential Issuance

Validated applicants may be issued a numbered BDASS designation. Early designation records are expected to begin with BDASS-0001.

Certification framework, registry, and application details coming soon.