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Decentralized Finance (DeFi): The Future of Finance Specialization

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Duke University

Decentralized Finance (DeFi): The Future of Finance Specialization

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.

Cam Harvey

Instructor: Cam Harvey

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
4.8

(1,773 reviews)

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

4 months
at 2 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Learners will have a much deeper understanding of both the infrastructure of decentralized finance and the leading applications.

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Specialization - 4 course series

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Infrastructure

Course 16 hours4.8 (1,425 ratings)

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

Category: Innovation
Category: Risk Management
Category: Algorithms
Category: BlockChain
Category: Smart Contract
Category: Decentralized Protocols
Category: Cryptography
Category: FinTech
Category: Finance
Category: Blockchain Mechanics
Category: governance

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Primitives

Course 26 hours4.9 (423 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Token design and NFTs

  • Mechanics of supply adjustment

  • Decentralized exchange

Skills you'll gain

Category: Algorithms
Category: digital signature
Category: Consensus mechanisms
Category: Flash loans
Category: Bonding curves
Category: Address mechanics
Category: FinTech
Category: Finance

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Deep Dive

Course 37 hours4.9 (284 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Mechanics of credit and lending protocols; Decentralized exchange implementations; Derivatives and tokenization protocols.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Innovation
Category: Algorithms
Category: dYdX’s derivatives implementation
Category: BlockChain
Category: Mechanics of Compound and Aave
Category: Constant function Automated Market Makers
Category: Strategy and Operations
Category: Investment Management
Category: Proficiency with MakerDAO
Category: FinTech
Category: Finance
Category: Set Protocol’s tokenization method

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Opportunities and Risks

Course 45 hours4.9 (310 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • A framework to evaluate DeFi risk; Environmental implications of cryptocurrency; and winners and losers in the future of finance.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Risk Management
Category: Assessing regulatory risk
Category: Security Engineering
Category: BlockChain
Category: Different approaches to custody
Category: Understanding smart contract risk
Category: Ethereum 2.0 approaches to scaling
Category: FinTech
Category: Finance
Category: Mechanics and risks of decentralized exchange
Category: Cyberattacks

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Cam Harvey
Duke University
5 Courses72,387 learners

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