Decentralized Finance: The Future of Finance is a set of four courses taught by Campbell R. Harvey (Professor of Finance at the Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, and a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research) that focus on decentralized finance (DeFi). In this first course, we begin by exploring the origins of DeFi and take a broad historical view from the earliest barter economies, such as the first peer-to-peer exchanges of bartering, to present day. The course also looks at historical examples of money having value even though it is not officially backed.
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Having some background knowledge of interest rate mechanics; basic financial concepts; familiarity with collateral; and money supply is helpful.
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Ce que vous allez apprendre
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
Compétences que vous acquerrez
CryptographySmart ContractDecentralized ProtocolsgovernanceBlockchain Mechanics
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Having some background knowledge of interest rate mechanics; basic financial concepts; familiarity with collateral; and money supply is helpful.
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Programme du cours : ce que vous apprendrez dans ce cours
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The History of Decentralized Finance
This module provides a historical perspective of exchange beginning with early barter, specie currency (backed by, e.g., gold), fiat currency and electronic transfers. The module introduces some of the key problems that have arisen with the current system. It closes with the introduction to Satoshi Nakamoto’s famous 2008 paper which introduced cryptocurrency.
2 heures pour terminer
6 vidéos (Total 69 min), 1 lecture, 1 quiz
2 heures pour terminer
DeFi Foundations
This module introduces the key foundations for DeFi, starting with the mechanics of blockchain including cryptographic hashing. The module then explores the innovation of smart contracting - a key ingredient for DeFi. There is also a discussion of the differences between the first cryptos and stablecoins.
2 heures pour terminer
6 vidéos (Total 78 min)
1 heure pour terminer
Problems DeFi Solves
This module explores the key problems with today’s legacy financial system which include: inefficiency (costly, slow, and insecure transactions); limited access (many cannot access banks and many that have bank accounts find it difficult to get loans); opacity (it is unclear how healthy our commercial financial institutions are); centralized control (current system is dominated by oligopolies that push prices higher than competitive prices) and interoperability (difficulty in moving funds across different legacy financial institutions).
1 heure pour terminer
5 vidéos (Total 51 min)
1 heure pour terminer
DeFi Myths and Facts
The final module explores various different myths including: all cryptocurrencies are anonymous; blockchains are routinely hacked; quantum computing will destroy all blockchain based currencies; and the crypto ecosystem is so small that it is unlikely to compete with legacy financial institutions.
1 heure pour terminer
2 vidéos (Total 28 min)
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Meilleurs avis pour DECENTRALIZED FINANCE (DEFI) INFRASTRUCTURE
par JI18 oct. 2021
An excellent entry level course into the rapidly growing world of decentralized finance.
par CT18 oct. 2021
Outstanding introduction to DeFi. Highly recommended!
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