DeFi University

3 modules · 12 lessons · about 3 hours

Money Basics

Understand what money really is, how banks work, and why crypto is a fundamentally different system.

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Module 1: What Is Money?

  1. 1The Problem Money Solves7 minExercise
  2. 2Money as a Record-Keeping System9 minExercise
  3. 3Why We Trust Money9 minExercise
  4. 4Different Forms Through History7 minExercise
  5. ?Module 1 quiz

Module 2: Traditional Banking

  1. 5What Banks Actually Do9 minExercise
  2. 6How Interest Works8 minExercise
  3. 7Bank Fees Explained9 minExercise
  4. 8What Happens During Bank Hours9 minExercise
  5. ?Module 2 quiz

Module 3: Digital Payments

  1. 9From Cash to Cards9 minExercise
  2. 10How Payment Apps Work8 minExercise
  3. 11Why Transfers Take Days9 minExercise
  4. 12Your Money, Your Control?10 minExercise
  5. ?Module 3 quiz