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Learn more about decentralized finance.. Understand the infrastructure of decentralized finance and assess opportunities in this space as well as screen out ideas that are likely to fail.
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Learners will have a much deeper understanding of both the infrastructure of decentralized finance and the leading applications.
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DeFi and the Future of Finance is a four course learning experience. DeFi or Decentralized Finance is a new technology whereby users interact as peers with algorithms or smart contracts rather than through traditional intermediaries such as banks, brokerages or insurance companies. The technology has the potential to transform finance as we know it. It solves key problems in traditional finance such as lack of inclusion, inefficiency, opacity, centralized control and lack of interoperability.
The first course, DeFi Infrastructure, focuses on the historical evolution of decentralized finance as well as the problems that DeFi solves.
The second course, DeFi Primitives, deals with mechanics, supply and ownership, and loans and swaps.
The third course, DeFi Deep Dive, explores the leading protocols including MakerDAO, Compound, Aave, Uniswap and dYdX.
The fourth course, DeFi Risks and Opportunities, analyzes the key risks including smart contract risk, governance risk, scaling as well as regulatory issues. The final part of the course sketches a vision of finance in the future including the winners and the losers.
Articulate the history and origins of decentralized finance
Define the key components of decentralized finance's infrastructure
Explain which problems decentralized finance is designed to solve and how
Identify myths or common misconceptions about decentralized finance
Token design and NFTs
Mechanics of supply adjustment
Decentralized exchange
Mechanics of credit and lending protocols; Decentralized exchange implementations; Derivatives and tokenization protocols.
A framework to evaluate DeFi risk; Environmental implications of cryptocurrency; and winners and losers in the future of finance.
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No background knowledge is necessary
Yes, the courses should be taken in sequential order
University credit will not be offered for completing the specialization.
Learners will have a much deeper understanding of both the infrastructure of decentralized finance and the leading applications. This knowledge will help learners both assess opportunities in this space as well as screen out ideas that are likely to fail.
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