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About the Course

DeFi and the Future of Finance is a set of four courses that focus on decentralized finance. The second course is called DeFi Primitives. It is recommended that you take the first course, DeFi Infrastructure, before this course. In this course, we talk about transaction mechanics and introduce both fungible and non-fungible tokens – or NFTs. The course explores the important issue of custody (holding private keys). The course then explores supply adjustment which includes the minting and burning of tokens. The mechanics of bonding curves are introduced. The course then explores the role of direct as well as indirect incentives in the DeFi system. We then analyze swaps or decentralized exchange. We begin by contrasting DEX with centralized exchange (e.g., Coinbase or Binance). The course details the mechanics of Automated Market Makers and provides a number of detailed examples. There is a discussion of impermanent loss as well as (legal) front-running. We end the course by exploring both collateralized and flash loans....

Top reviews

SS

Dec 29, 2025

Really enjoyed this! Well taught and easy to follow, a great introduction. Thank you.

TH

Aug 30, 2024

The AI help tool was also nice to stay involved. With attention deficit I struggle with focus but I am working on it.

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51 - 75 of 78 Reviews for Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Primitives

By Yevhen S

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Jan 21, 2025

DeFi not in the boring way

By بهنام ف م

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Nov 15, 2022

thank you for your course

By T. W G

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Aug 8, 2022

The Instructor is awesome

By Ann S

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Mar 19, 2022

Awesome course! Thanks!

By Temisan A

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Mar 16, 2022

lovely useful teachings

By Ahmet K

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Jan 8, 2023

this course very goood

By guillaume

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Mar 25, 2022

Excellent, very clear.

By Gebran C

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Dec 21, 2021

Great Course on DeFi.

By Pete W

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Jul 18, 2024

Very good course!

By Manshuk S

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Jan 6, 2026

Excellent course

By Miguel D

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Feb 5, 2022

Great course!

By Kidany V

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Mar 19, 2022

Great course!

By 黃楷越 H K Y B

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Dec 3, 2025

book is good

By NIJIMBERE B

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Sep 13, 2024

Great course

By Prasannakarthik S

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Jan 6, 2022

Great videos

By Stefano G

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May 12, 2022

Very Nice!

By Douglas Y

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Apr 28, 2022

thank you

By PANAGIOTIS M

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Dec 25, 2025

nice

By Nirav N

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Dec 31, 2022

Good

By Benja P

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May 25, 2025

The course is very easy to understand, but the information is from 2021. This is a concern.

By Genadii M

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Jun 19, 2022

It is an interesting cource. Gives basic understanding of DeFi Structure and how it works.

By Luis L

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Feb 19, 2022

Es increible todo el conocimiento que se adquiere en este curso. Lo recomiendo!!

By SUKHASEUM A A

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Dec 28, 2025

Should you consider signing the certificates with your digital signature

By Temidayo A

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May 15, 2022

Very Educative course

By Lawton H

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Mar 12, 2022

Very informative.