Master the foundations of DeFi: from blockchain technology to smart contracts and cryptocurrency infrastructure.
Master the foundations of DeFi: from blockchain technology to smart contracts and cryptocurrency infrastructure.
This course cannot be purchased separately - to access the complete learning experience, graded assignments, and earn certificates, you'll need to enroll in the full Decentralized Finance (DeFi): The Future of Finance Specialization program. You can audit this specific course for free to explore the content, which includes access to course materials and lectures. This allows you to learn at your own pace without any financial commitment.
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What you'll learn
Understand the history and origins of decentralized finance
Master key components of DeFi infrastructure
Learn blockchain and cryptocurrency fundamentals
Explore smart contracts and oracle systems
Identify problems DeFi aims to solve
Debunk common cryptocurrency myths
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This course includes:
3.8 Hours PreRecorded video
4 quizzes
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There are 4 modules in this course
This comprehensive course explores the fundamentals of decentralized finance (DeFi) infrastructure, taught by Professor Campbell R. Harvey of Duke University. Students learn about the historical evolution of financial systems, from early barter to modern DeFi. The curriculum covers essential components including blockchain technology, cryptocurrency, smart contracts, and stablecoins, while examining how DeFi addresses traditional financial system inefficiencies.
The History of Decentralized Finance
Module 1 · 2 Hours to complete
DeFi Foundations
Module 2 · 1 Hours to complete
Problems DeFi Solves
Module 3 · 1 Hours to complete
DeFi Myths and Facts
Module 4 · 58 Minutes to complete
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Instructor
Professor of Decentralized Finance
Campbell R. Harvey is Professor of Finance at the Fuqua School of Business, Duke University and a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He served as President of the American Finance Association in 2016. Professor Harvey obtained his doctorate at the University of Chicago in business finance. He has served on the faculties of the Stockholm School of Economics, the Helsinki School of Economics, and the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago. He has also been a visiting scholar at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Harvey has received eight Graham and Dodd Awards/Scrolls for excellence in financial writing from the CFA Institute. He has published over 150 scholarly articles on topics spanning investment finance, emerging markets, corporate finance, behavioral finance, financial econometrics and computer science. Harvey is a Founding Director of the Duke-CFO Survey. This widely watched quarterly survey polls over 1,500 CFOs worldwide. Harvey serves Partner and Senior Advisor at Research Affiliates, LLC who oversees over $180 billion in client funds as well as Investment Strategy Advisor to Man Group plc, the world’s largest, publicly listed, global hedge fund provider. Harvey edited The Journal of Finance – the leading scientific journal in his field and one of the premier journals in the economic profession from 2006-2012. Over the past seven years, Professor Harvey has taught “Innovation and Cryptoventures” at Duke University which focuses on decentralized finance. His book, DeFi and the Future of Finance, was recently published by John Wiley and Sons. His publications can be found at http://people.duke.edu/~charvey/research.htm.
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