DeFi & Web3 English
A deep dive into DeFi and Web3 English for engineers already familiar with blockchain basics. Learn to navigate Discord communities, read protocol documentation, and contribute to governance discussions — all in English.
Jake Morrison
DeFi Protocol Engineer · Uniswap Contributor
Free
Full access to all lessons & vocabulary
- 16 in-depth lessons
- 200 vocabulary terms
- 6 hours of content
- Mobile & desktop access
- Completion certificate
What You'll Learn
Deep DeFi vocabulary: lending protocols, derivatives, options vaults
Layer 2 solutions: Optimism, Arbitrum, ZK-rollup terminology
DAO governance: proposals, quorum, multisig vocabulary
Web3 community communication: Discord, governance forums
DeFi protocol documentation reading and summarizing
Security vocabulary: reentrancy, flash loans, oracle manipulation
Course Syllabus
8 lessonsDeFi Protocol Vocabulary Deep Dive
Layer 2 & Rollup Terminology
DAO Governance Language
Reading Protocol Documentation
DeFi Security Vocabulary
Writing a Governance Proposal
Community Forum Communication
Mock: Protocol Audit Presentation
Sample Vocabulary Preview
TVL (Total Value Locked)
Total capital deposited in a DeFi protocol — key metric for adoption.
Impermanent Loss
Temporary loss for LPs when deposited asset price ratio changes.
Governance Token
Crypto granting holders voting rights on protocol decisions and upgrades.
Staking
Locking crypto in a protocol to support network operations, earning rewards.
About the Instructor
Jake Morrison
DeFi Protocol Engineer · Uniswap Contributor
Jake is an active contributor to Uniswap and multiple Ethereum protocols. He has been teaching DeFi technical English to Korean and Japanese developers since 2021.
