DeFi Foundations
Understand DEXs, AMMs, liquidity pools, lending, staking and smart-contract dependencies before interacting.
Free course · Intermediate · 22 min
DeFi Foundations
Understand DEXs, AMMs, liquidity pools, lending, staking and smart-contract dependencies before interacting.
Lesson 1 of 2 · 11 min
OBJECTIVE
DEX, AMM and liquidity pools
An AMM lets users trade against pooled assets instead of a traditional order book. Pool depth affects price impact.
LEARNING VISUAL
Learning diagram: DEX, AMM and liquidity pools
Concrete example
A $1,000 trade can be trivial on a deep pool and disruptive on a thin new-token pool.
Practical checklist
- Verify pool address
- Check reserves/depth
- Estimate impact before signing
Mini quiz
What usually increases AMM slippage?
Answer the mini quiz correctly to validate this lesson and continue.
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