Exercise 12: Future of DeFi Analysis

⏰ Time Investment: 30-45 minutes 🎯 Goal: Understand Layer 2s and DeFi's future

📚 Required Reading Integration 📖 Primary: Lesson 12: Layer 2s and the Future of DeFi

🔍 Phase 1: Knowledge Check (15 minutes)

1. How do Layer 2s solve scalability?

• Your answer: _________________________________

2. What is the difference between optimistic and ZK rollups?

• Your answer: _________________________________

3. What are Real World Assets (RWAs)?

• Your answer: _________________________________

4. How is institutional DeFi different?

• Your answer: _________________________________

5. What is the future of DeFi architecture?

• Your answer: _________________________________

📊 Phase 2: Layer 2 Comparison (15 minutes)

Compare:

• Arbitrum vs. Optimism

• ZK rollups vs. Optimistic rollups

• When to use L1 vs. L2

💡 Phase 3: Future Vision (15 minutes)

Write your vision for DeFi's future:

• How will it evolve?

• What challenges remain?

• How will it integrate with TradFi?

• What excites you most?