Intro to DeFi: Swaps, Lending and Yield Without Getting Wrecked

About this course

You’ve heard about DeFi. You own crypto. But you’ve never swapped a token, provided liquidity, or lent your assets — and you’re not sure where to start.

This free course is your complete on-ramp to decentralized finance. In 20+ lessons, you’ll learn what DeFi is, how wallets and approvals work, how to swap tokens without losing money to slippage, how liquidity pools generate yield (and cost you via impermanent loss), how lending protocols work and when you risk liquidation, and how to spot rug pulls and exploits before they cost you.

Every lesson teaches one idea with a worked example, a hands-on exercise, and a takeaway you can use immediately. The capstone project asks you to design your first safe DeFi strategy — and you’ll earn a shareable certificate when you finish.

**Who this is for:**
– Crypto holders who understand blockchain but have never used DeFi
– Engineers, traders, and investors who want to understand DeFi mechanics before risking capital
– Anyone who wants to earn yield on their crypto without getting wrecked

**What you’ll be able to do:**
– Execute your first token swap and calculate slippage
– Provide liquidity and understand impermanent loss
– Lend crypto and avoid liquidation
– Spot rug pulls, exploits, and common scams
– Design a safe, profitable DeFi workflow

**After you finish:** You’ll have a certificate, a working knowledge of DeFi, and a clear path into our paid DeFi Finance Masterclass for advanced strategies, risk management, and portfolio construction.