👩‍🏫Alpaca Academy

Educational materials to help young alpacas maximize their profit

We have curated content on basic DeFi topics for you here. Additionally, we have written in-depth articles on leveraged yield farming so you can farm with profit.

DeFi Basics:

101 Guide to DeFi

• https://newsletter.thedefiant.io/p/the-defiants-definitive-guide-to

What is DeFi?

• https://thedefiant.io/what-is-decentralized-finance/

• https://academy.binance.com/en/articles/the-complete-beginners-guide-to-decentralized-finance-defi

• https://www.coindesk.com/what-is-defi

What are AMMs?

• https://thedefiant.io/what-are-automated-market-makers-like-uniswap/

• https://academy.binance.com/en/articles/what-is-an-automated-market-maker-amm

• https://phemex.com/academy/what-is-an-automated-market-maker-amm

What is yield farming?

• https://academy.binance.com/en/articles/what-is-yield-farming-in-decentralized-finance-defi

• https://thedefiant.io/what-is-yield-farming-and-liquidity-providing/

What is impermanent loss?

• https://academy.binance.com/en/articles/impermanent-loss-explained

• https://finematics.com/impermanent-loss-explained/

What is leveraged yield farming?

• https://thedefiant.io/leveraged-yield-farming/

• https://thedefiant.io/leveraged-yield-farming-strategies/

Six Basic Strategies on How to Profit With Alpaca Finance

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Strategy 1: Hold a Token While Earning High Yields at Low Risk

Strategy 2: Hold a Token Pair to Earn Auto-Compounded Yields Without Leverage

Strategy 3: Supercharge Your Stablecoin Yields

Strategy 4: Multiply Crypto Gains in a Bull Market

Strategy 5: Yield Farm Profitably in a Bear Market

Strategy 6: Multiply Crypto Gains in Any Market by Hedging(TBA)

Advanced Lessons on How to Profit With Alpaca Finance:

Lesson 0: How to Buy ALPACA and Start Earning Yields for Beginners(Lending+Staking)

Lesson 1: Shorting at a Profit

Lesson 2: Introduction to Hedging With Double-Sided Borrowing

Lesson 3: Liquidation Risk in Leveraged Yield Farming

Lesson 4: Opening/Closing Leveraged Positions with 0 Swap Fees

Lesson 5 - The Truth About Impermanent Loss and Common Misunderstandings

Proficiency Exams (earn NFTs)

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Six Simple Strategies to Maximize Your Farming Yields With Alpaca Finance

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Pseudo Delta-Neutral Hedging Strategy With Alpaca Finance