BlockchainTech under the hood: transactions processing

This deck introduces some tech concepts including MEV

Intro to Blockchain and DeFi 2023

tokenization-policy-paper-2023

Learning from DeFi: Are AMMs better?

Oxford-MAN presentation

CUES Leadership Presentation on DeFi RSM 2023

Payment Tech Executive Education Module Spring 2023

Learning from DeFi: Are AMMs better?

SNB presentation

Learning from DeFi: Are AMMs better? mathfree version for online presenting

Learning from DeFi: Are AMMs better? mathfree version

Learning from DeFi: Are AMMs better? Short version

Rotman Alumni Presentation 2023

A presentation for Rotman Alumni on Blockchain, Crypto, and DeFi

Esade Master of Finance Presentation DeFi RSM 2023

OSC Academy 2023

A presentation for the OSC in 2023 on DeFi

Crypto & Defi for Business Edge

Business Edge Course notes

Large Language Models in Teaching and Research

Crypto Regulation

A short overview of crypto regulation

Blockchain & FinTech 101

A short intro to blockchain & DeFi for Alumni

Bare-bone Blockchain Intro

Crypto Trading MGT435 2022

Discussion of "Trust in DeFi" FIRN 2022

Thoughts on the FTX Debacle

Risks and Exploits

Blockchain 1: A 2022 Defi Primer

Blockchain 2: DeFi Derivatives

This slide deck provides an overview of DeFi protocols for derivatives (broadly defined). It draws insights from Harvey, Ramachandran, and Santoro (2020) "DeFi and the Future of Finance"

Blockchain 3: Tokenomics

This set of slides describes tokens as a form of financing of operations.

Blockchain 2: DeFi Lending

This slide deck provides an overview of DeFi protocols. It draws insights from Harvey, Ramachandran, and Santoro (2020) "DeFi and the Future of Finance"

Blockchain 2: Crypto Trading

Blockchain 3: Non-Fungible Tokens

Blockchain 3: Governance of Blockchains and DAOs

Blockchain 1: Dabbling with Crypto Wallets

A step-by-step guide on how crypto wallets work, how to operate them, and how to use them for DeFi apps. The guide is based on using the Ropsten Test Network and does not use "real" crypto. No compliance rules will be broken (I hope).

Blockchain 2: Oracles

Oracles v2022

DeFi: A 2022 Primer with research focus

BlockchainTech: Hash-linking and Consensus Protocols

This deck introduces some tech concepts

DeFi Intro

This is the slide deck that I use for a quick introduction to the Decentralized Finance class.

DeFi Intro Part 2

This is the slide deck that I use for a quick introduction to the Decentralized Finance class.

BlockchainTech: Hash-linked Databases and Consensus Protocols

This is the slide deck that I use for a quick introduction to the Decentralized Finance class.

DeFi: A 2022 Primer

Cryptography without math

This slide deck covers cryptography, public-private keys, having, and proof of stake as taught in 2022

Cryptography with math

This is the slide deck that I use for a quick introduction to the Decentralized Finance class.

Payment Tech Executive Education Module Sept 2022

DeFi Intro Part 2

This is the slide deck that I use for a quick introduction to the Decentralized Finance class.

CBDC: Future of Money?

Presentation for a Canada and the Digitalization of Money , August 2021

Demo: Dabbling with Crypto Wallets

A step-by-step guide on how crypto wallets work, how to operate them, and how to use them for DeFi apps. The guide is based on using the Ropsten Test Network and does not use "real" crypto. No compliance rules will be broken (I hope).

CUHK Discussion of Agostino's paper

Blockchain and Decentralized Finance Primer Feb 2022

Blockchain Privacy and Zero Knowledge Proofs

Topic 3: Hashing and Digital Signatures

This is the slide deck that I use for a quick introduction to the Decentralized Finance class.

Discussion of "Risk" Lehar & Parlour AFA 2022

Discussion of DEX Lehar & Parlour AFA 2022