Skill levels

As a beginner, it's crucial to approach with caution, understanding that while crypto offers fun opportunities, it also carries inherent risks such as price volatility, security concerns, and regulatory uncertainties, making it essential to educate yourself thoroughly before diving in.

If you're comfy using Coinbase, then you're well on your way to further explore the onchain world. You can continue to expand your knowledge of security best practices including hardware wallets, how to to buy tokens on a DEX, NFTs and more.

DeFi refers to decentralized financial services that are built on blockchain networks, such as Ethereum, or Solana. It includes things like borrowing and lending, NFTs, trading tokens, and insurance – all without the need for traditional financial intermediaries.

If you've already had some experience with DeFi there are many different directions you could take to continue exploring and building in this space – as a developer, founder, investor, or community member.

As a DeFi degen – someone who is deep in the DeFi weeds and understands all its secret language, there are several areas one might find interesting and challenging to explore including flash loans, arbitrage, LPing and more advanced yield farming.