DeFi and the Future of Finance is a set of four courses that focus on decentralized finance. The final course is called DeFi Opportunities and Risks. It is essential that you complete the first three courses: I. DeFi Infrastructure; II. DeFi Primitives; and III. DeFi Deep Dive before beginning the fourth course. The course starts with the premise that an analysis of any new technology must clearly gauge the risks and challenges. Given that DeFi is only a few years old there are plenty of risks. The course begins with the most obvious risk: smart contract risk. Smart contracts are foundational for DeFi. The code of these contracts is public - opening a clear attack vector for hackers. That is, in traditional finance, hackers need to break into a system to get access to the code and data. In DeFi, everything is open source.There are many other risks studied including: Governance risk; Oracle risk; Scaling risk; Decentralized Exchange or DEX risk; Custodial risk; Environmental risk; and Regulatory risk.
This course is part of the Decentralized Finance (DeFi): The Future of Finance Specialization
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It is essential to complete Course I, DeFi Infrastructure, Course II, DeFi Primitives and Course III, DeFi Deep Dive.
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A framework to evaluate DeFi risk; Environmental implications of cryptocurrency; and winners and losers in the future of finance.
Skills you will gain
- Understanding smart contract risk
- Different approaches to custody
- Ethereum 2.0 approaches to scaling
- Mechanics and risks of decentralized exchange
- Assessing regulatory risk
It is essential to complete Course I, DeFi Infrastructure, Course II, DeFi Primitives and Course III, DeFi Deep Dive.
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Smart Contract Risk
Governance, DNS, Oracle, DEX and Custodial Risk
Scaling Risk
Regulatory and Environmental Risk
Winners and Losers
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- 5 stars90.26%
- 4 stars8.84%
- 3 stars0.88%
TOP REVIEWS FROM DECENTRALIZED FINANCE (DEFI) OPPORTUNITIES AND RISKS
Amazing course specialization! Take all four of these courses. Up to date as of early 2022, unlike the Consesnys course I took prior to this one.
Excellent overview of the opportunities and risks of DeFi as of the end of 2021. Look forward to helping define the future of DeFi based on the understanding gained from these courses.
Good finish. I would have like to have more of the "cons" during the course (e.g. the deep dive) instead of the end. Would have given a more rounded view.
Excellent course with a wealth of valuable information and insightful perspectives.
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