Ementorhub

What you'll learn

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

Skills you'll gain

Financial Services

Digital Assets

Finance

Transaction Processing

Financial Regulations

Banking

FinTech

Derivatives

Payment Systems

Emerging Technologies

Interoperability

Cryptography

Financial Systems

Market Liquidity

Governance

Blockchain

Payment Processing

There are 4 modules in this course

We then focus on the key infrastructure components: blockchain, cryptocurrency, smart contracts, oracles, stablecoins and decentralized applications (or dApps). This includes discussion of the mechanics of the Ethereum and Bitcoin blockchains including cryptographic hashing. Next, we focus on the specific problems that DeFi is designed to solve: inefficiency (costly, slow, and insecure today), limited access (1.7 billion are unbanked), opacity (we need to trust regulators to monitor banks and the regulators have mixed records), centralized control (financial system is oligopolistic imposing higher fees than we would have in a competitive market) and lack of interoperability (it is difficult to move funds from one financial institution to another today). The course closes by exploring many of the myths about the crypto space.

DeFi Foundations

Problems DeFi Solves

DeFi Myths and Facts