Web3 Hands-On
5.0 (3)
5 Days
·Cohort-based Course
A course for beginners who want to learn about web3 (Crypto) with a focus on hands-on exercises to solidify your learning
Web3 Hands-On
5.0 (3)
5 Days
·Cohort-based Course
A course for beginners who want to learn about web3 (Crypto) with a focus on hands-on exercises to solidify your learning
Course overview
Learn how to benefit from the Web3 revolution by diversifying your assets
You don't master Web3 by reading about Web3.
You master it by using Web3.
Doing > Reading
In this course you will focus on learning and doing on Web3.
You will learn about wallets and you will become a proficient user of wallets on different blockchains - Bitcoin, Ethereum, Stacks, Polygon, Arbitrum and Optimism.
You will learn about and use different DeFi applications
This course is for your IF:
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You have heard a lot about the web3 revolution but you are not sure where and how to start since the concepts of web3 seem so alien
02
You want to diversify your assets to include crypto and need help understanding how to get started on researching and trading crypto assets.
03
You want to create web3 solutions but want help with starting and want straight answers about what is practical and what is not with web3.
What will you get out of this course within a week
Hands-on experience with the top blockchains
Understand the fundamental concepts of Bitcoin and Ethereum. You will also learn to use wallets on these blockchains to execute different types of transactions. You will leave with a hands-on understanding of how to use these and similar blockchains.
Practical experience with Layer 2 blockchains
You will learn about the shortcomings of Bitcoin and Ethereum. You will then use Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon and Stacks blockchains to experience how these shortcomings are being addressed. With this you are now ready to dive into the world of Decentralized Finance (DeFi).
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) applications concepts and hands-on experience
Understand the basic concepts of DeFi. These use cases are about stablecoins, about borrowing and lending crypto assets and about swapping tokens on decentralized exchanges. You will leave with hands-on experience with swapping tokens on some of these blockchains
Web3 Hands-On
What people are saying
Lori Berson
Rizwan Uraijee
Meet your instructor
Farooq Anjum
Entrepreneur and Professor. Passionate about Web3
I have worked on multiple startups and co-founded two startups in the Web2 world. I have also worked at large companies (Qualcomm, Bellcore).
Now my focus is on Web3 - the next generation Internet for the last few years. Co-founder of LEOS- a web3 learning platform with on-chain verification.
Web3 has the potential to revolutionize life as we know it. Hence working towards spreading my knowledge of Web3 to benefit others. I started with Bitcoin in 2015 and have since then taught web3 concepts with hands-on exercises to hundreds of students.
I have taught courses related to Blockchain, AI and cybersecurity at Harrisburg Univ, UPenn, Rutgers and Stevens.
Professor, Author, PhD. Tweets at @blockchain092
Course syllabus
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Pre-work
Before starting the course
1) Read this article - a summary by me and the longer article by Matt Levine
2) Explore the FREE course on "Introduction to Stacks" at https://app.leos.guru/
You will get a discount of 50% if you get an NFT by completing this Stacks course on mainnet.
Email the NFT to fanjum11@gmail.com to get your discount.
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First Module - Blockchains
In the first module I will look at the following blockchains with hands-on exercises for each focused on using the wallets to start. You will then be able to do the same yourselves. No programming background is required.
- Bitcoin
- Ethereum
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Second Module - Advanced blockchains
Bitcoin and Ethereum are widely used and mature blockchains. However, these have some shortcomings that are being addressed in so called Layer 2 blockchains such as Arbitrum, Optimism and Polygon on Ethereum. Stacks is a chain that addresses this on Bitcoin. In this module you will learn about these advanced blockchains and how to use them
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Third Module - DeFi Basics
I will focus on DeFi solutions using the above blockchains. I will explain the concepts and then have you perform actual transactions using some of these DeFi applications. You will leave will a knowledge of how to
1) buy stablecoins
2) swap tokens
Tokens needed for the above exercises will be provided to you if requested.
Course schedule
5 hours over a week
Mon-Tue-Wed-Thu-Fri
12 noon-1pm Eastern
Every day we will focus on an explanation of the concepts and hands-on exercises.
Tokens needed for these exercises will be provided.
Office Hours (Optional 1:1 time)
Tuesday, Thursday 1pm-2pm Eastern
If you need more time to address some specific questions.
Hands-on Projects
Assigned in every class
You will get hands-on experience with the various concepts of Web3 discussed in class.
Learning is better with cohorts
Active hands-on learning
This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects
Interactive and project-based
You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams
Learn with a cohort of peers
Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you
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