DeFi and the Future of Finance is a set of four courses that focus on decentralized finance. The third course is called DeFi Deep Dive. It is essential that you do the first two courses I. DeFi Infrastructure and II. DeFi Primitives before doing this course. It is the longest of the four courses and focuses on some of the leading protocols in the DeFi space. We will look at Credit and Lending (and feature MakerDAO, Compound and Aave), Decentralized Exchange with an analysis of how protocols like Uniswap and Balancer works, Derivatives (featuring Yield Protocol, dYdX and Synthetix) and Tokenization with an analysis of Set Protocol as well as wrapped bitcoin. For many of these leading protocols, we include detailed examples of how the mechanics work. For example, we show how to use a dYdX flash swap to execute an arbitrage transaction (take advantage of different prices on different exchanges for the same asset).

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Deep Dive
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Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Deep Dive
This course is part of Decentralized Finance (DeFi): The Future of Finance Specialization

Instructor: Campbell R. Harvey
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Mechanics of credit and lending protocols; Decentralized exchange implementations; Derivatives and tokenization protocols.
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Reviewed on Feb 16, 2026
Thank you so much, Dr Campbell. You explained very well and made me laugh with your great humour! Best wishes.
Reviewed on Jun 6, 2022
Very useful and insightful course on a very new and exciting topic. I've expanded my vocabulary in this new world and learned a lot more new concepts. I'm looking forward for the following courses.
Reviewed on Feb 6, 2022
Complex DeFi concepts well explained with examples. Highly Recommended.

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