This event is hosted by Startup YMM. It is sponsored by Wood Buffalo Regional Innovation Network, Eastern Central Alberta Regional Innovation Network and Alberta Innovates.
In this workshop, we will go over why DeFi is important and the impact it has on the globalized world. Later on, we will talk about important DeFi concepts that every person that wants to get into crypto should know such as Yield Farming, Liquidity Pools, Decentralized Exchanges, Stable Coins and more. Finally, we will look at the risks of DeFi and building your business on the blockchain. This workshop is an excellent introduction to DeFi aimed at beginners to the crypto space.
Learning Points
– Introduction to Finance – and why DeFi
– Liquidity Pools
– Yield Farming
– Exchanges (CEX vs DEX)
– Stablecoins (DAI, USDT, USDC)
– NFTs
– DeFi Risks (Impermanent Loss, Centralization, Oracles, Smart Contract Bugs, Case Studies of Losses)
– Building your Business on DeFi (Regulations, KYC, Tokenomics, Case Studies)
About the Facilitators
Pavel Sinelnikov
Software development expert and educator. Pavel has started his career as a software engineer at Mobcast, authored blockchain development videos and tutorials, created and lead the CryptoChicks Hatchery blockchain program and now enjoys teaching blockchain development topics worldwide.