Is your favorite DeFi protocol truly decentralized?
This crash course introduces DeFiPunk, the framework first presented by Hsiao-Wei Wang, Co-Executive Director of the Ethereum Foundation, at DappCon 2025. In just minutes, you’ll learn the 8 principles that separate real DeFi from centralized shortcuts, and discover how to score any protocol for openness, privacy, security, and user sovereignty.
Clear, practical, and values-driven this course is your guide to understanding what makes Ethereum the stronghold of cypherpunk finance, and how your choices as a user or builder shape its future in just under 15 minutes
Example Curriculum
Intro
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Module 1 – Introduction: What is DeFi Punk?
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Module 2 – defipunk criteria
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- Lesson 3 – Principle 1: Permissionless Access (0:44)
- Lesson 4 – Principle 2: Self-Custody (0:22)
- Lesson 5 – Principle 3: Open Source (1:09)
- Lesson 6 – Principle 4: Privacy by Default (0:41)
- Lesson 7 – Principle 5: Open Development (0:27)
- Lesson 8 – Principle 6: Trustless Core Logic (0:35)
- Lesson 9 – Principle 7: Strong Security (1:21)
- Lesson 10 – Principle 8: Distributed UIs (0:44)
Module 3 – Scoring in Practice
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Module 4 – Outro: The Future of DeFi Punk
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