Learn crypto and DeFi online
Understand crypto.
Make informed
DeFi decisions.
Learn where returns come from, account for the costs and build a plan for managing your capital.
What remains
after fees?
A worked example using only
the fees shown below.
- Accrued income
- 10 USDC
- Entry fee
- −1 USDC
- Exit fee
- −2 USDC
these fees7 USDC
Rate · time · price changesExplore the example
Start where you are
I’m new to crypto
Learn how wallets, networks and everyday transactions work.
I already own crypto
Decide how crypto fits into your finances and set rules for using it.
I already use DeFi
Compare strategies and keep track of open positions.
The curriculum
From crypto basics to decisions you can explain and check.
01Foundations for decisionsUnderstand what you own, where returns come from and what can change the outcome.
Assets and networks · Price growth and income · Stablecoins · Fees and net results
Practice
Build a decision card: mechanism, assumptions, risks and questions to check.
You will learn to: Distinguish assets, networks and custody; explain a source of return and its limits.
02Wallets and securityBuild a clear routine before your first signature or transfer.
Access control · Recovery backups · Token approvals · Transaction checks
Practice
Build your own security checklist and inspect a sample signature request.
You will learn to: Check networks, addresses and signature requests; plan secure storage and account recovery.
03How DeFi worksFollow assets through smart contracts and learn to read transaction terms.
Smart contracts · Swaps and slippage · Price sources · Checking a block explorer
Practice
Break a sample transaction into steps: what leaves, what arrives and what to verify.
You will learn to: Explain swaps, deposits and withdrawals, and identify their risks.
04Lending and collateralConnect collateral, debt and borrowing costs in a model you can check.
Supply and borrow · LTV and Health Factor · Liquidation · Exit liquidity
Practice
Calculate price-change scenarios and write down when to review a practice position.
You will learn to: Calculate LTV and a practice Health Factor; explain how price changes affect a position.
05Staking and liquid stakingExplore the source of rewards and an asset’s full journey from entry to exit.
Network rewards · LSTs · Redemption terms · Validator and liquidity risks
Practice
Map a position’s lifecycle and check the available exit routes.
You will learn to: Distinguish network staking from protocol incentives and explain liquid-token risks.
06Liquidity poolsSee how swaps and price movements change a position’s assets and results.
AMMs · Pool fees · Impermanent loss · Concentrated liquidity
Practice
Compare a practice LP position with holding the same assets through the same price change.
You will learn to: Explain pool fees, asset composition and positions inside and outside their range.
07Portfolio rulesConnect goals, time horizons, access to funds and risk limits.
Goals and time horizons · Asset roles · Limits and reserves · Tracking and rebalancing
Practice
Write a practice portfolio policy and a scenario log for gains, losses and recovery.
You will learn to: Set capital allocation rules and explain when decisions need to be reviewed.
08Choosing and testing a strategyCheck evidence, compare options and justify your own decision.
Checking sources · Comparing alternatives · Stress scenarios · Monitoring and exit plans
Practice
Prepare a final case memo: your decision, evidence, risks and review triggers.
You will learn to: Support a strategy, position limit or decision to pass with calculations and exit conditions.
See how it works.
Then try it yourself.
Use each explanation to calculate, compare options and record a decision.
- 01
Read the lesson
Understand the mechanism through a worked example.
- 02
Try the exercise
Apply what you have learned to a specific situation.
- 03
Check your answer
Find any gaps in your reasoning.
- 04
Update your plan
Write down the rules you want to use.
What feedback can look like
An example from the planned guided format
First attempt
“I chose this strategy
because the rate is higher.”
Questions to work through
Who pays the return? What will entry and exit cost? What happens if the rate falls?
Next, compare two scenarios.Documents you can keep using
Keep your calculations and rules in one place, ready to check before your next decision.
Capital plan
Your goals, time horizon, reserves and limits.
Modules 1 and 7Strategy brief
The source of returns, costs, risks and exit conditions.
Modules 3 and 8Scenario calculations
How different conditions change the outcome.
Modules 4 and 6Decision journal
Your positions, observations and reasons to revise a plan.
Modules 7 and 8Choose how you want to learn
The same curriculum, with different levels of support.
Self-paced
Work at your own pace
Guided
Get feedback on your work
Before you start
- Can I start with no experience?
- Yes. Start with wallets, networks and transactions, then move on to returns and strategies.
- Do I need to invest money straight away?
- The first exercises use examples and calculations. You can take the free lesson without funds or a connected wallet.
- Does the course guarantee a profit?
- No. The exercises teach you to assess decisions and risks. Their results are examples, not promised returns.
- When can I start, and what does it cost?
- You can try the free lesson now. The course is being released in stages; enrollment terms and pricing will be available before enrollment opens.
Learn how DeFi works.
Start with one lesson.
Read the explanation and work through an example.