Explain core DeFi building blocks, lending (Aave), AMMs (Uniswap), stablecoins (DAI), and typical user behaviors across cycles.
Diagnose key risks, smart-contract bugs, oracle manipulation, liquidity crises/death spirals, and apply practical mitigations and controls.
Design composable strategies across protocols while managing second-order/systemic risk from inter-protocol dependencies and depegs.
Program Overview
This program clarifies what DeFi is, how it works, and where it breaks. We start with the How DeFi Protocols Connect module, composability, one-click multi-protocol actions, and second-order risks from interconnected systems. Then we ground concepts in case studies: Aave’s permissionless collateralized lending, Uniswap’s pool-based trading, and MakerDAO’s over-collateralised DAI, highlighting the decentralisation vs stability trade-off. Finally, we confront restrictions of DeFi with real incidents (DAO hack, bZx oracle exploits, Compound upgrade bug) and user-driven pitfalls, plus user archetypes and behaviors that drive hype cycles, chain migration, and governance apathy. You finish with a balanced view: what DeFi enables, how protocols link up, and how to operate safely.
Course Curriculum
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Decentralized Finance
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Types of Crypto Trading
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Video 1 - Types of Crypto Trading
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Quiz 1
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DeFi User Archetypes
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Video 2 - DeFi User Archetypes
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Quiz 2
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Restrictions of DeFi
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Video 3 - Restrictions of DeFi
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Quiz 3
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How DeFi Protocols Connect
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Video 4 - How DeFi Protocols Connect
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Quiz 4
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DeFi Case Studies
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Video 5 - DeFi Case Studies
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Quiz 5
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Skills Gained & Business Application
You’ll turn DeFi complexity into clear operating playbooks. Learn to map a user journey across lending–DEX–yield in a single flow, then stress-test it for second-order risk (stablecoin depeg → lending liquidations → LP losses). Build a practical control set: insist on audits and bug bounties, diversify oracles, set LTV and liquidation buffers, and design UX guardrails that prevent common user errors (malicious approvals, wrong-chain sends). With case-study templates from Aave/Uniswap/MakerDAO, you’ll quickly evaluate partners, document risk disclosures, and communicate trade-offs to stakeholders. Expect faster diligence, fewer incidents, and clearer narratives that cut through headline noise.
Who this program is ideal for
✓ Strategy & innovation leaders / GMs: Choose where Web3 creates economic leverage; sequence utility launches and usage loops with clear KPIs. ✓ CFO, RevOps & treasury teams: Run token proceeds like earned revenue, model runway vs. promised utility, and implement ring-fencing and controls. ✓ Product managers & solution architects: Define utility as SKUs, align drops with the roadmap, and build composable features that drive recurring usage. ✓ Growth, marketing & partnerships/BD: Orchestrate primary sales and loyalty programs; adapt brand-tested playbooks from Nike/Adidas/Starbucks/Tiffany. ✓ Risk, compliance & legal: Document policy (supply, vesting, transfers), disclosure, and treasury governance; separate policy from implementation with telemetry. ✓ Operations & platform engineering: Instrument on-chain execution and reporting; leverage composability to reduce distribution/settlement friction at scale.
Become A Certified DeFi Associate
Graduates earn the Certified DeFi Associate credential with checklists, visuals, and frameworks to evaluate, design, and communicate DeFi strategies responsibly.
$215.00