Level 1
DeFi Foundation
You can name the building blocks of DeFi and explain how they fit together.
Financial system, blockchain, smart contracts, DeFi fundamentals and market structure — the shared vocabulary for every later level.
FundamentalsBlockchainDeFi
Module 1 — Financial System Fundamentals
What functions a financial system performs — and which of them DeFi reorganizes.
Module 2 — Blockchain Fundamentals
How a distributed ledger makes transactions binding — and what that does not cover.
Module 3 — Smart Contracts
Programs with state and permissions — including upgrade paths, admin keys and external dependencies.
Module 4 — DeFi Fundamentals
What separates DeFi from CeFi: composability, open infrastructure, programmable incentives.
Module 5 — DeFi Market Structure
The market segments — DEX, lending, stablecoins, staking, derivatives — and what each is actually paid for.