Mastering DeFi

This intermediate course, Mastering DeFi: Processes, Benefits, and Legal Considerations, offers a comprehensive overview of Decentralized Finance (DeFi), exploring its fundamental principles and practical applications. Designed for those with a basic understanding of cryptocurrency and blockchain, this course provides a deeper look into how DeFi operates without traditional financial intermediaries, using blockchain and smart contracts.

Learners will start by examining the evolution from Centralized Finance (CeFi) to DeFi, understanding how this transition has disrupted traditional finance by reducing the reliance on banks and enabling peer-to-peer transactions. The course delves into the key distinctions between CeFi and DeFi, emphasizing the benefits such as transparency, reduced transaction costs, and accessibility, while also addressing potential risks like volatility, software vulnerabilities, and regulatory challenges.

Throughout the course, students will engage with real-world examples and case studies, exploring major DeFi platforms like Aave, Uniswap, and MakerDAO. Additionally, the course covers the impact of DeFi on traditional monetary policies, challenges in regulation, and emerging legal considerations that could shape its future.

Upon completion, participants will have a solid grasp of DeFi’s transformative potential, its inherent risks, and the evolving legal landscape, equipping them to critically assess DeFi’s role in the future of finance.

Learning Outcome

- Understand the concept of DeFi and its process, benefits, and drawbacks.
Agenda:
-The Impact of Cryptocurrency on Traditional Finance
-From CeFi to DeFi
-CeFi vs DeFi
-Risks and Challenges in DeFi