Differentiate ICOs, IDOs, and STOs, access, liquidity, and regulatory trade-offs, and choose the right path for your project.

Design sustainable token raises with disciplined token supply, caps, round structure, and vesting to align long-term incentives.

Explain why decentralized fundraising scales, community participation, belief-driven capital, and use real examples to communicate the upside and risks.

Program Overview

This program reframes fundraising through a Web3 lens: from exclusionary, institution-led rounds to open, community-driven capital formation. We start with the shift itself, why on-chain raises mobilize belief and participation at scale, illustrated through the BlockDAG vs. Lovable contrast. Next, we unpack mechanics and history of ICOs and then position ICOs alongside IDOs and STOs so you can weigh accessibility, liquidity, and compliance. We then address regulation: how oversight evolved and what each model implies for KYC/AML, investor protections, and jurisdictional constraints. Finally, we get practical: round design (private, pre-sale/whitelist, public), hard/soft caps, token supply allocation, and vesting frameworks that protect markets and align stakeholders.

Course Curriculum

1 Chapter · 15 Lessons

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    Decentralized Fundraising

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      BlockDag & Loveable

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      Video 1 - BlockDag & Loveable

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      Quiz 1

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      ICO’s: What are they?

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      Video 2 - ICO’s: What are they?

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      Quiz 2

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      ICO’s vs IDO’s vs STO’s

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      Video 3 - ICO’s vs IDO’s vs STO’s

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      Quiz 3

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      Regulation & Compliance

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      Video 4 - Regulation & Compliance

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      Quiz 4

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      Planning a Sustainable Token Raise

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      Video 5 - Planning a Sustainable Token Raise

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      Quiz 5

Skills Gained & Business Application

You’ll turn token fundraising from hype into disciplined capital strategy. Learn when to choose ICO, IDO, or STO based on audience, liquidity, and regulatory posture, and how to communicate those trade-offs to executives and communities. Architect a sustainable sale: define hard/soft caps, allocate supply across rounds, and implement vesting (cliffs, linear, milestone-based) to prevent dumps and align long-term contributors. Build round plans (private → pre-sale → public) with clear pricing, eligibility, and distribution mechanics that balance strategic partners and retail access. Operate with compliance in mind, disclosures, KYC/AML where applicable, and investor safeguards, without losing the open participation that makes Web3 powerful. You’ll leave with frameworks, checklists, and templates to run credible, transparent raises your stakeholders can trust.

Who is it ideal for?

✓ Founders, strategy & finance leaders (CFO/Treasury): Select the right model (ICO/IDO/STO), set caps, price rounds, and structure treasury/runs for credibility and runway. ✓ Legal, compliance & policy teams: Map jurisdictional obligations, investor protections, and KYC/AML controls; document disclosures for each model. ✓ Product managers & token engineers: Translate tokenomics into contract specs (allocations, vesting schedules, distribution), and plan launch mechanics across websites/DEX launchpads. ✓ Investor relations, growth & community teams: Communicate the “why” behind decentralized fundraising, set expectations, and manage retail vs strategic participation. ✓ Risk & audit: Define monitoring for unlocks, liquidity, and market-abuse risks; enforce vesting and treasury discipline to reduce volatility.

Become A Certified DeFi Fundraising Associate

Graduates earn the Certified DeFi Fundraising Associate credential with the vocabulary, frameworks, and operating playbooks to design compliant, sustainable token raises that align communities and capital for the long haul.

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