DeFi is the most exciting thing to happen to finance
The Total Value Locked (TVL) in DeFi has grown from $1B in June 2020 to over $85B, and growing. And we are still in the very early stages of this movement.
With this hands-on course:
- You will get comfortable and fluent with DeFi concepts and primitives.
- You will get a solid foundational understanding of the Ethereum blockchain and how it powers DeFi.
- You will learn how to manage your risks and rewards, earn high yields through programs like Staking and Yield Farming, and learn to make a passive or active income in the world of DeFi.
Welcome to the DeFi Masterclass
Who this course is for
Seeking Passive Income
You're looking for opportunities for passive income with crypto and DeFi.
Crypto Novice
You are a crypto novice and you are looking to learn more about DeFi.
Finance Background
You're an investor, analyst or fund manager working in traditional finance.
"One of the highest insight-per-second classes I've taken... and it's only week 1. Thank you @ai for the excellent kickoff to DeFi masterclass today."
"One of the best and inspiring course around - The Defi Masterclass with @ai and @kedric. Highly recommended, amazingly prepared and executed!"
"The Defi Master Class really opened up my eyes to a whole new world in finance and now I’m totally hooked! Anand and Kedric managed to cater the class to both beginners like me, and experienced folks and we all learned from each other..."
"This class has been one of the fastest time-to-value products ever. In just two weeks I’ve gone from 0 to 60 in my DeFi journey with the help of insightful classes, post-class discussions, hands-on projects, curated content, and an amazing community. Without this structured and guided learning, it would have taken me months to get this far."
Meet your instructors
Anand Iyer
Anand is an entrepreneur and early stage venture capital investor at Pear, focused on investing in blockchain and cryptocurrency companies, and Decentralized Finance. In his previous role, Anand was the CEO and Founder of Trusted which was acquired by Care.com in 2018. He has been investing in cryptocurrencies since 2013.
Kedric Van de Carr
Kedric is a serial entrepreneur. He received a B.S. in Finance from NYU - Stern and has previously co-founded several blockchain/cryptocurrency businesses (ComfyCoins - Acquired; Unblockable - Venture Funded). Kedric is an experienced Crypto Yield Farmer and has been investing in Cryptocurrencies since 2013.
Course syllabus
- 1 - Welcome to the DeFi Masterclass (4:19)
- 2 - Course Content by Modules (1:07)
- 3 - What is a Blockchain? (3:21)
- 4 - What is Proof of Work? (0:56)
- 5 - Blockchain Explorer & Blockchain landscape (2:37)
- 6 - What is Ethereum? (1:28)
- 7 - What is a Smart Contract? (2:21)
- 8 - What is an Oracle Ex Chainlink? (0:42)
- 9 - What is ERC-20? What are some examples of ERC-20 tokens? (1:15)
- 10 - What is Gas? (2:21)
- 11 - What is a Blockchain Explorer? What is Etherscan? (2:26)
- 12 - What are dApps (decentralized Applications)? (1:06)
- 13 - What is a DAO? (1:35)
- 14 - How inflation impacts Argentinians (2:03)
- 15 - What is DeFi and how does it compare to TradFi? What does composability mean? (2:23)
- 16 - The DeFi Stack (1:09)
- 17 - Commonly used expressions and terms (2:00)
- 1 - State of Banking (1:33)
- 2 - Money Legos Explained (2:38)
- 3 - Stable Coins Explained (3:08)
- 4 - What is a DEX (2:09)
- 5 - How AMMs work (1:18)
- 6 - Lending Platforms Explained (1:45)
- 7 - Wallets (3:57)
- 8 - Introduction to Metamask (3:17)
- 9 - How to DEX - Uniswap, Sushi, Jupiter, Terraswap (4:57)
- 10 - Lending & Borrowing in DeFi with Compound, Aave, Port Finance and Anchor Protocol (4:59)
- 1 - Introduction to Coingecko and the basics of Tokenomics (4:44)
- 2 - Discover new projects with UniWhales & Dextools (2:55)
- 3 - Wallet Trackers and Dashboards featuring Zerion, Zapper and Ape Board (1:51)
- 4 - AMMs & Orderbooks (3:46)
- 5 - Demo: Providing Liquidity in Uniswap v2 (4:18)
- 6 - Impermanent Loss (2:00)
- 7 - Where are returns coming from (2:39)
- 8 - Risks of Yield Farming (4:03)
- 9 - Yield Farming 4 step process (0:36)
- 10 - Where to source a Yield Farm (2:57)
- 11 - How to categorize the risk of a Yield Farm (5:44)
- 12 - Tracking your Yield Farming positions (2:18)
- 13 - A Theoretical Yield Farming Portfolio (3:38)
- 14 - Summary of Module 3 (1:43)
- 1 - Asset Management with dHedge (4:07)
- 2 - Asset Management with TokenSets (1:58)
- 3 - Derivatives and Synthetics (3:17)
- 4 - Derivatives Demo - Mirror Protocol, Opyn, UMA (3:27)
- 5 - EIP 1559 (2:17)
- 6 - ETH 2 Rollout (4:59)
- 7 - Layer 2 Scaling: Rollups (1:27)
- 8 - Plasma Scaling Solution (Polygon) (0:30)
Frequently asked questions
➜ Do I need to need to know anything about cryptocurrency or DeFi?
A basic understanding of cryptocurrency is a nice to have, but not a requirement.
➜ I don’t own any cryptocurrencies, can I still join this course?
Yes. You don’t need to own any cryptocurrencies.
➜ Can you help me manage my portfolio?
We are not investment experts or investment advisors. Unfortunately we cannot coach you on your investment decisions. However we can offer guidance on the best tools and products you can use to maximize your yields.
➜ Do you offer office hours?
Yes. We post office hours on our Discord server. We are also quite active outside of office hours.
➜ Do I need to own a hardware wallet?
A hardware wallet is an excellent idea and we strongly recommend it. However it is not a prerequisite for this course.
➜ What is your refund policy?
We want every student to be satisfied with their experience, which is why we offer a 30-day refund policy. Please contact us within 30 days for a full refund.
➜ How do I get in touch with my peers or my instructor between sessions?
You will be invited to a Discord server with other members from your cohort where you can pose questions and engage with the community.