Web3 DeFi and Smart Contract Professional (WDSP). A 2-Day Intensive Certification Program by NLL.ai
The WDSP certification equips professionals with essential Web3 fluency, merging both DeFi architecture and smart contract engineering in one accelerated course. Participants gain hands-on skills in developing smart contracts, deploying decentralized finance apps, understanding tokenomics, and building secure, scalable blockchain-based systems.
This program is ideal for fast-track learners who want a high-impact immersion in decentralized systems.
Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
- Design and deploy ERC-20 and ERC-721 tokens
- Understand DeFi protocols: DEX, lending/borrowing, staking
- Write and deploy secure smart contracts using Solidity
- Analyze smart contract exploits and mitigation techniques
- Use Web3 tools: Remix, MetaMask, Hardhat, Chainlink
- Understand DAO governance and token voting
- Integrate DeFi contracts with oracles and front-ends
- Apply basic tokenomics and evaluate DeFi ecosystems
Target Audience
- Blockchain developers & full-stack engineers
- Web3 architects & DeFi strategists
- Financial technologists & crypto analysts
- Cybersecurity professionals in blockchain
- Technical product managers & founders
- Prerequisites
- Familiarity with blockchain basics and Ethereum
Course Agenda
Day 1: Tokenization, DeFi & Smart Contract Basics
Module 1: Web3 Fundamentals & Tokenization
- Web3 stack overview (Layer 1, Layer 2, middleware, dApps)
- ERC-20, ERC-721, ERC-1155 standards
- Tokenization of real-world assets
- Utility, governance, and security tokens
- Fractional ownership and token issuance lifecycle
Module 2: DeFi Ecosystem Architecture
- Decentralized exchanges (AMM vs order books)
- Lending/Borrowing protocols (Aave, Compound)
- Liquidity pools, yield farming, staking
- Stablecoins, wrapped tokens, and pegging mechanisms
- DAO structure and smart governance
Workshop 1: Deploy a Custom ERC-20 Token
- Use Remix and MetaMask to deploy on testnet
- Token settings: name, symbol, decimals, total supply
- Add token to MetaMask wallet
Day 2: Smart Contract Development & Security
Module 3: Smart Contract Design & Deployment
- Solidity language fundamentals
- Writing secure functions: state variables, constructors, modifiers
- Common smart contract design patterns (factory, proxy, pull-over-push)
- Deployment using Hardhat or Truffle
Module 4: Security, Testing & Auditing
- Vulnerabilities: reentrancy, overflow, front-running, DoS
- Secure design principles: checks-effects-interactions
- Tools: Slither, MythX, Echidna, test coverage
- Intro to smart contract upgradability (UUPS, proxy pattern)
Workshop 2: Build a DeFi Staking Smart Contract
- Participants write a Solidity contract to stake tokens
- Include time-based reward distribution
- Simulate user interactions and test for reentrancy bugs
- Deploy contract and interact via Web3.js or Remix
WDSP Certification Exam Overview
Format:
- 40 Multiple Choice Questions
- 2 Short-Answer Scenario Questions
- 90-minute exam
- Minimum score to pass: 72%
Domains & Weighting
Domain Weight
- Web3 & Tokenization Fundamentals 20%
- DeFi Protocols & Architecture 25%
- Smart Contract Development 25%
- Security & Auditing 20%
- DAO Governance & Frontend/Web3 Integration 10%
Deliverables
Each participant receives:
- WDSP Certificate (print-ready PDF + digital badge via Badge.ink or NLL.ai)
- Course slides (PDF format)
- Lab guidebook (step-by-step for testnet deployment)
- GitHub code repository with example smart contracts
- Post-course access to sandbox DeFi environment (optional)