Compliance

This section details how all project requirements have been met across the website.

Required Pages

Requirement	Status	Notes
Introduction	Complete	Includes topic title, student name, student ID, and overview
History	Complete	Covers origins through to current state with inline references
Converging Technologies	Complete	Covers blockchain, cryptography, smart contracts, DeFi, AI, IoT
Leaders	Complete	Compares Bitcoin, Ethereum, Binance, Ripple, and Coinbase with comparison table
Market	Complete	Covers market size, institutional adoption, volatility, regulation
Pros and Cons	Complete	Balanced critical analysis with referenced arguments
Conclusion	Complete	Personal reflection with no external references
Compliance	Complete	This page
References	Complete	Harvard format with inline citations throughout all pages

Media

Embedded YouTube videos are included on the Introduction, History, Converging Technologies, and Market pages to provide multimedia context for each topic.

References

Harvard-style inline references are used throughout all content pages. A full reference list is provided on the dedicated References page.

WordPress Features Used

WordPress CMS — All pages created and managed via WordPress with a structured navigation menu
WP-CLI — Pages created programmatically via WP-CLI for efficiency and consistency
Custom Navigation Menu — All 9 pages linked in a top-level navigation menu
Embedded Video — YouTube iframes embedded on multiple pages for rich media content
HTML Tables — Used on Leaders and Compliance pages for structured data comparison
HTTPS / SSL — Site secured with a Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate via Certbot, with automatic HTTP to HTTPS redirect
AWS Lightsail — Hosted on Amazon Lightsail with static IP and custom domain (evanward.cfd)