Beginner Level — An introduction to traditional finance, and a comparison of Centralized Finance (CeFi) and Decentralized Finance (DeFi) in the cryptocurrency world. If you can’t explain what a BlockChain is or what CBDCs are, start here.
Course Outline
- Before you begin...
- Part 1.1.1: Centralized Finance Versus Decentralized Finance
- Part 1.1.2: Centralized Finance Versus Decentralized Finance
- Part 1.1.3: The Traditional Banking System.
- Part 1.1.4: The Main Problems With Banks.
- Part 1.1.5: The History Of Paper Money
- Part 1.1.6: Lack Of Transparency
- Part 1.1.7: What Are Banks NOT Telling Us?
- Part 1.1.8: Professor Richard Werner's Explanation Of How Banks Work
- Part 1.1.9: Modern Money Mechanics
- Part 1.1.10: The Money Masters Video
- Part 1.1.11: Blockchain And Crypto Currency Based Finance.
- Part 1.1.12: What Is A Centralized Exchange?
- Part 1.1.13: The Advantages of Centralized Finance (CeFi) Platforms.
- Part 1.1.14: What is Decentralized Finance (DeFi)?
- Part 1.1.15: The Advantages of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Platforms.
- Part 1.2.1: Cryptocurrency – Meaning and Definition.
- Part 1.2.2: What Are Cryptocurrency Wallets?
- Part 1.2.3: What Are Software Wallets?
- Part 1.2.4: What Are Cryptocurrency Paper Wallets?
- Part 1.3.1: What Is Bitcoin And How Does It Work?
- Part 1.3.2: What Is A Blockchain And How Does It Work?
- Part 1.3.3: What Is Bitcoin Mining?
- Part 1.3.4: Benefits And Opportunities Of Bitcoin
- Part 1.3.5: Disadvantages and Dangers Of Bitcoin
- Part 1.4.1: Cryptography and Crypto Currency.
- Part 1.4.2: The Advent Of Modern Cryptography And Quantum Cryptography.
- Part 1.4.3: Why Do We Need Cryptography?
- Part 1.5.1: What Is Ethereum And Who Is Vitalik Buterin?
- Part 1.5.2: Who Is Vitalik Buterin?
- Part 1.5.3: What Exactly Is Ethereum?
- Part 1.5.4: What Is The Proof-of-Work Protocol?
- Part 1.5.5: Ethereum. Past, Present & Future
- Part 1.6.1: What Are Smart Contracts And How Do They Work?
- Part 1.6.2: How smart contracts work.
- Part 1.6.3: What Are the Benefits of Smart Contracts?
- Part 1.6.4: Smart Contracts Benefits In The Mortgage Industry.
- Part 1.6.5: The Future Of Smart Contracts.
- Part 1.7.1 : What Are Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)?
- Part 1.7.2 : The History Of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs).
- Part 1.7.3 : Electronic And Digital Money In Recent History.
- Part 1.7.4 : Early Forms Of Digital Money.
- Part 1.7.5 : Electronic And Digital Money And The Internet.
- Part 1.7.6 : Electronic And Digital Currencies. Past And Present.
- Part 1.7.7 : Cypherpunks, The Philosophy Of Stateless Currency And The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto (1992).
- Part 1.7.8 : Understanding Central Bank Digital Currencies.
- Part 1.7.9 : What Are The Benefits And Risks Of CBDCs?
- Part 1.8.1 : What Are NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens)?
- Part 1.8.2 : The History Of NFTs.
- Part 1.8.3 : Benefits Of NFTs.
- Part 1.8.4 : Real World Examples Of How NFT's Are Being Used For Memberships.
- Part 1.8.5 : Future Potential Of NFTs.
- Part 1.9.1 : The Wonderful World Of Scams.
- Part 1.9.2 : Online Scam Investment Schemes
- Part 1.9.3 : What Is Phishing?
- Part 1.9.4 : Who Was The Tinder Swindler Shimon Hayut a.k.a. Simon Leviev?