Elliptic launches the first Certified Agentic On-Chain Risk Practitioner (CAORP) Foundation Level certification for governing AI agents in on-chain risk and financial crime compliance, and it is free and open to industry participants.

A new study shows a sizable gap between demand for certification and current capabilities, with 38% lacking confidence and 31% planning to send staff for certification within the next year.

Regulators are signaling urgency: the EU AI Act requires AI literacy measures for organizations deploying AI, and the Financial Stability Board emphasizes staff capability as essential for sustained AI adoption.

Elliptic CEO Simone Maini notes that industry practitioners lack formal training to oversee agents, and the CAORP certification aims to fill this gap amid strong demand for trained oversight.

The CAORP program comprises five modules in two parts, teaching core vocabulary, oversight roles, and three jobs for compliance professionals in an agentic era: define boundaries, intervene when necessary, and own decisions the agent cannot close.

Elliptic presents itself as a global leader in on-chain risk management with real-time compliance and extensive blockchain data, and it positions the Elliptic Institute as the driver of this training program.

The CAORP program is delivered through the Elliptic Institute and is designed to govern AI agents in on-chain risk and financial crime compliance.

Survey findings show 92% of senior risk, compliance, and financial crime professionals would consider external certification for agentic AI risk governance, while only 16% are very confident in their current team’s ability.

The CAORP Foundation Level is available for free on Elliptic’s website, with promotion at Money20/20 USA (October 18–21) to stand 14132.

Elliptic emphasizes its global reach and training initiatives, highlighting offices worldwide and the broader goal of setting industry standards through the Elliptic Institute.

The program responds to industry demand, with 92% of leaders seeking training for oversight of AI agents and 38% lacking confidence in current capabilities.

The CAORP Foundation Level certification is free and open to anyone in the industry, reinforcing Elliptic’s aim to democratize governance training for AI agents.