DeFi Development Course For Beginners

Introduction

DeFi Development is a comprehensive course that covers the fundamentals, industry standards, expectations, and some advanced projects related to decentralized finance. The certification does not just focus on DeFi development only, it also helps the students in understanding the revolution that DeFi development has brought to the financial landscape. It elaborates on new possibilities for financial services, focusing more on the benefits of DeFi, such as accessibility, transparency, and security.

The students can expect to learn some essential skills that will help them become proficient DeFi developers. Some of the important skills and topics that students will get to explore include fundamentals of blockchain technology, Solidity programming, user cases, real-life examples, issues, scope, industry standards, and DeFi concepts.

What Will You Gain From This Course?

Following the completion of this course, the students will be able to:

1. Develop a comprehensive understanding of decentralized finance technology, its importance, use, and some real-life examples
2. Get familiar with the fundamental concepts of DeFi, its use cases, and metrics.
3. Know more about smart contracts and different ways to alter, edit, or deploy them.
4. Understand the role of smart contracts and Solidity in DeFi.
5. Learn the functionality of Automated Market Makers and Liquidity Pools.
6. Get to know about DEX architecture, its use, and its overall role in DeFi.
7. Design and deploy a project with elaborate DEX architecture.
8. Learn about developing a liquidity pool factory and router implementation.
9. Explore the best practices within DeFi development.

Skills Acquired:

1. Solidity
2. Ethereum Development
3. DeFi Application Development
4. Testing and Debugging
5. Smart Contract Development

Who Can Benefit From This Course?

This course is designed for:

1. Individuals currently working with blockchain technology and want to explore decentralized finance services and applications
2. Tech professionals thinking of starting their own DeFi development project
3. Software developers and engineers who want to excel in their careers by developing an in-depth understanding of DeFi development specifically and the overall financial system in general.
4. Aspiring developers and students who want to kick-start or transition their career into web3.
5. IT managers and experts who want to explore a new approach to digital transformation with DeFi and web3 solutions.
6. Researchers in web3 who are interested in a career in DeFi.

Course Content

8 Modules – Certificate of Completion

Welcome to the Course

This is an introductory module of the course where the students will learn about the course and the instructor. This module elaborates on the course content and offers an introduction to DeFi technology, its scope, and its importance. The module includes a message from the instructor, a disclaimer, and a downloadable course presentation as well.

DeFi Fundamentals

This module focuses on the core principles of DeFi development and helps them implement these fundamentals in real-life situations. The students will get to explore more about stablecoins, tokens, lending, Total Value Locked (TVL), borrowing, and swapping tokens. To help the students practice all these concepts and see them in action, the module includes demonstrations related to ERC20 tokens, lending and borrowing, and other DeFi fundamentals.

Ethereum Smart Contracts

This module focuses on smart contracts, their role, scope, and importance. The students will get to know more about the fundamentals of Ethereum, the role of Decentralized Finance (DeFi), the DeFi ecosystem, and its scope and use. The module also discusses Smart Contracts and how they are developed. This module includes a demonstration of Solidity and some interactive exercises related to Ethereum Smart Contracts as well.

Automated Market Makers (AMMs) and Liquidity Pools (LPs)

This module is all about Automated Market Makers (AMMs) and Liquidity Pools (LPs). The module starts with a basic overview of all the topics that will be explored and then looks into each topic. The students will get to compare CeFi (centralized finance) and DeFi and learn more about AMM and Uniswap Architecture. The students will not just learn about these topics but also get to practice each topic and watch their demos related to Uniswap, liquidity pools (LPs), and more. The module ends with an overview of liquidity pools (LPs) and some interactive exercises.

Decentralized Exchange Development

This module is all about Decentralized Exchange Development or DEX. It starts with an overview of DEX Architecture and then demonstrates the Hardhat Project, project configuration, and Arbitrum configuration. The module also explores some other concepts, such as slippage and arbitral networks, and features hands-on exercises on multiple topics like decentralized exchange development.

Advanced Decentralized Exchange Development

This module focuses on some advanced decentralized exchange development topics. The students will get to develop an advanced understanding of the liquidity pool (LP) factory, DEX router contract, security considerations, etc. Apart from the basic understanding, the students will also get a demo on topics like liquidity pool (LP) factory, DEX router implementation, and smart contracts testing. The module also contains some interactive exercises so the students can practice all the topics and gain some hands-on experience.

Decentralized Exchange Web3 Application Development

This module focuses on decentralized exchange web3 application development. It starts with an overview and quickly dives deeper into some advanced topics related to decentralized exchange, such as ether-to-token swap and react projects. This module mainly focuses on hands-on exercises and demos, so students will get to watch many demos on topics like React project, smart contract integration, Ether to token swap, security testing, and some interactive exercises on topics like Decentralized exchange development as well.

Summary and Final Exam

This module marks the end of the course. The students will get a quick recap of the whole course, some details about the exam, passing criteria, and taking the exam. After passing the exam, the students will get the certificate.

Description

The DeFi certification course offers a comprehensive understanding of the decentralized finance system. The course starts by explaining the financial system in general and then sheds some light on the role of decentralized finance.

This course has eight modules in total. The first module is just an introductory section that mainly highlights the scope, importance, and fundamental concepts related to decentralized development. The next six modules within this course explore each of these topics in detail. With the combination of demos, hands-on exercises, video lectures, and some projects, the students will not just develop an understanding but also gain experience related to all these topics.

Finally, the course ends with an exam, which helps evaluate the student's knowledge. Following the completion of this course and successfully passing the exam, the students will earn the certificate.

Meet the Instructor

101 Blockchains

101 Blockchains is an educational platform where people from all walks of life will get to learn some life skills related to tech. The platform mainly focuses on Blockchain-related courses, but there are other courses related to tech, AI, and programming. This platform aims to empower individuals and organizations to embrace new ideas and create solutions with the transformative potential of Blockchain. 101 Blockchains partners with expert instructors in the industry to create engaging content that makes complex Blockchains concepts easy to grasp. This is the reason each course on the platform is beginner-friendly.