Master Digital Finance

Overview of digital finance ecosystem and crypto-asset classification.

Hash functions, Merkle trees, and digital signature schemes.

Distributed ledger design, consensus mechanisms, and scalability.

Bitcoin's transaction model, scripting, and monetary policy.

Ethereum's account model, EVM execution, and fee mechanism.

Smart contract development, patterns, and security.

Token standards, tokenomics design, and fundraising history.

NFT standards, market dynamics, and valuation.

AMM mechanics, impermanent loss, and concentrated liquidity.

DeFi lending architecture and risk management.

Decentralized derivatives and perpetual futures.

Stablecoin mechanisms, failures, and stability analysis.

Maximal extractable value and mitigation strategies.

Scaling solutions, rollup comparison, and cost analysis.

Decentralized governance mechanisms and challenges.

RWA tokenization and DeFi integration.

Blockchain data analysis and network metrics.

Smart contract security and audit ecosystem.

Historical protocol exploits and lessons.

Centralized exchange collapses and regulation.

Global crypto regulation and compliance technology.

Privacy-preserving technologies and regulatory tension.

Payment channels and central bank digital currencies.

Emerging technologies and open research questions.