DeFi Studies

A series of DeFi related articles, videos, lectures and resources.

To better understand DeFi I suggest understanding how the underlying technology works and how the protocols connect to each other. Below I intend to organize a list of articles, videos, and resources to guide your DeFi studies.

I'm sure you'll not be limited to the articles in this list so when you find an article that you think it's important to add in one of the topics below please feel free to add to its equivalent topic. Keep in mind that this is work in progress.

I believe that DeFi can truly create a new financial system and along with that, it can allow for the development of business models that we didn't know were possible. I often see DeFi as a movement, made of bright people that are experimenting with the edge of the technology and crossing boundaries once established. It is an endeavor for the brave and the curious. It requires study, dedication, collaboration, and passion. May the force be with you!

What is DeFi

[Guide] Guide to DeFi
https://finematics.com/guide-to-decentralized-finance/

[Videos] DeFi 101
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaDcID4s1KronHMKojfjwiHL0DdQEPDcq

Decentralized Finance: On Blockchain- and Smart Contract-based Financial Markets
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3571335

A Bigginer's guide to DeFi
https://nakamoto.com/beginners-guide-to-defi/

[Videos] Finematics
https://finematics.com/

Story of DeFi: How it Started, Where It Stands Now, DeFi Definition Revisited
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=31&v=wSUwFVp4Fn4&feature=youtu.be

RWA

[Article] Drop the Dash
https://zeeprime.capital/drop-the-dash

For developers

Blockchain Learning Path
https://github.com/protofire/blockchain-learning-path

History of Money

The Evolution of the Monetary Policy
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4HxJzlbJLEUpsZGduhSE42?si=eEl545kwSDu6znUUZpAG3w

Blockchain Foundations

Crypto Glossary
https://a16z.com/2019/11/08/crypto-glossary/

The Cypherpunks
https://nakamoto.com/the-cypherpunks/

Bitcoin Whitepaper
https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf

Satoshi Nakamoto
https://nakamoto.com/satoshi-nakamoto/

[Video] How Bitcoin Works Anyway?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBC-nXj3Ng4

Szabo’s fundamentals on social scalability http://unenumerated.blogspot.com/2017/02/money-blockchains-and-social-scalability.html?m=1

An Honest Account of Fiat Money - A framework for Bitcoin skeptics, part 1 https://medium.com/@hasufly/why-bitcoin-3fdee2328759

[Free lectures] Bitcoin, Blockchain and Cryptoassets (University of Basel)
https://cryptolectures.teachable.com/

How Ethereum Works Anyway?
https://www.preethikasireddy.com/post/how-does-ethereum-work-anyway

Ethereum Yellow paper
https://ethereum.github.io/yellowpaper/paper.pdf

Crypto Networks and Why they Matter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wxtiNgXBaU&feature=emb_title

Crypto Canon (by Sonal Chokshi, Chris Dixon, Denis Nazarov, Jesse Walden, and Ali Yahya @ a16z)
https://a16z.com/2018/02/10/crypto-readings-resources/

Markets Are Eating the World https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2019/02/28/markets-are-eating-the-world/

If you want to deep dive:

Vitalik blog https://vitalik.ca

Nakamoto Institute nakamotoinstitute.org/literature/