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Decentralized Finance (DeFi): The Future of Finance Specialization

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Duke University

Decentralized Finance (DeFi): The Future of Finance Specialization

Learn more about decentralized finance.. Understand the infrastructure of decentralized finance and assess opportunities in this space as well as screen out ideas that are likely to fail.

Cam Harvey

Instructor: Cam Harvey

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
4.8

(1,798 reviews)

Intermediate level
Some related experience required
4 months
at 2 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Learners will have a much deeper understanding of both the infrastructure of decentralized finance and the leading applications.

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Specialization - 4 course series

What you'll learn

  • 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

Skills you'll gain

Category: Blockchain
Category: Interoperability
Category: Cryptography
Category: Transaction Processing
Category: Financial Systems
Category: Financial Regulations
Category: Emerging Technologies
Category: Payment Processing
Category: Finance
Category: FinTech
Category: Financial Services
Category: Derivatives
Category: Payment Systems
Category: Digital Assets
Category: Market Liquidity
Category: Governance
Category: Banking

What you'll learn

  • Token design and NFTs

  • Mechanics of supply adjustment

  • Decentralized exchange

Skills you'll gain

Category: Blockchain
Category: Market Liquidity
Category: Cryptography
Category: Digital Assets
Category: Loans
Category: Payment Systems
Category: Transaction Processing
Category: Key Management
Category: FinTech
Category: Financial Trading

What you'll learn

  • Mechanics of credit and lending protocols; Decentralized exchange implementations; Derivatives and tokenization protocols.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Financial Trading
Category: Digital Assets
Category: Governance
Category: Derivatives
Category: Market Liquidity
Category: Liquidation
Category: Arbitration
Category: Commercial Lending
Category: Blockchain
Category: Transaction Processing
Category: Market Data
Category: Futures Exchange
Category: FinTech
Category: Securities (Finance)
Category: Risk Management
Category: Lending and Underwriting
Category: Asset Management
Category: Loans
Category: General Lending

What you'll learn

  • A framework to evaluate DeFi risk; Environmental implications of cryptocurrency; and winners and losers in the future of finance.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Risk Management
Category: Cyber Risk
Category: Regulatory Compliance
Category: Blockchain
Category: Governance
Category: Scalability
Category: Risk Analysis
Category: Operational Risk
Category: Transaction Processing
Category: Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG)
Category: Financial Regulations
Category: FinTech
Category: Security Testing

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Cam Harvey
Duke University
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