Become a Crypto Expert with Gate Learn Course

Until recently, Bitcoin was seen purely as a store of value, an asset to hold, not to use. Yield, composability, and smart contract execution were concepts reserved for Ethereum and other programmable chains. But in 2025, that’s changing. New computation frameworks like BitVMX now allow Bitcoin to support Layer-2 networks, native DeFi, and yield generation, without changing Bitcoin’s core consensus. This course explains how.

Liquid Restaking 2.0 is reshaping how blockchain networks coordinate security, capital, and utility. By building on Ethereum’s restaking architecture—pioneered by EigenLayer—and extending it through Liquid Restaking Tokens (LRTs) and Liquid Staking Tokens (LSTs), a new financial layer is emerging. This course explores how LRTs and LSTs have become the foundation of a modular DeFi stack, enabling programmable yield, composable security, and shared infrastructure across chains and services.

This course provides a comprehensive overview of advanced combination strategies for digital currency derivatives Options. Participants have already completed the beginner and intermediate options courses and are familiar with options trading rules on the Gate, basic options strategies, and the characteristics of risk indicators (Greeks). Starting from this advanced course, we will explain options combination strategies, learning these advanced strategies to address different trading opportunities in the market while managing risks.

Encrypted Data Availability (EDA) is an emerging solution to one of the biggest challenges in modular blockchain design: how to keep transaction data verifiable without exposing sensitive information. Traditional rollups publish transaction data in plaintext to ensure security, but this transparency prevents enterprises, regulated industries, and privacy‑focused applications from adopting them. By encrypting data before it reaches the availability layer, private rollups can achieve confidentiality while maintaining verifiability and scalability. This course explores the technologies, architectures, and real‑world use cases driving this next evolution in blockchain infrastructure.

Zero‑Knowledge Coprocessors (ZK Coprocessors) are a new advancement in blockchain technology that combine off‑chain computation with on‑chain verification. They allow blockchains to process complex or data‑heavy tasks without compromising security or decentralization. By generating cryptographic proofs, ZK Coprocessors ensure that off‑chain computations can be trusted without having to repeat them on‑chain. This course provides a comprehensive understanding of ZK Coprocessors, from basic concepts and cryptographic foundations to real‑world applications and future research directions. It is designed to bridge the knowledge gap for both beginners and experienced blockchain developers seeking to explore this emerging field.

Saros is a decentralized finance protocol built on Solana, offering integrated services for trading, staking, farming, identity management, and governance. This course presents a detailed examination of how Saros operates, how its components are structured, and how users engage with the platform. Learners will gain practical understanding of Saros's architecture, token utility, and governance systems designed to support long-term protocol sustainability.

Bitcoin Layer-2s are solutions built on top of Bitcoin to help it scale, reduce costs, and unlock programmability without changing the base protocol. This course introduces the major Layer-2 architectures, how they work, and what trade-offs they involve.

This course introduces MEV (Maximal Extractable Value) as a critical challenge in blockchain systems and explores how SUAVE (Single Unifying Auction for Value Expression) offers a chain-agnostic, privacy-preserving, MEV-resistant execution environment. You'll learn how encrypted order-flow, universal auctions, and programmable execution combine to create a fairer and more efficient infrastructure.

Grass is a decentralized bandwidth-sharing protocol that compensates users for contributing their unused internet connection. This system supports public web data collection, which is then used in AI model training. The protocol is structured to ensure user privacy, efficient routing, and transparent reward mechanisms. Learners will understand how Grass transforms idle bandwidth into a structured data infrastructure through cryptographic verification, staking, and token-based incentives.

Distributed Validator Technology (DVT) allows a single Ethereum validator to be operated by multiple independent nodes, improving decentralization, fault tolerance, and uptime. This course introduces DVT in the context of Ethereum’s staking challenges and its growing role in modular blockchain infrastructure.

This course provides a systematic explanation of the core mechanics behind ETF leveraged tokens — a product designed to deliver multiple times the daily returns of an underlying asset by hedging in the perpetual futures market. These tokens are high-risk, high-volatility instruments, best suited for short-term swing trading or hedging strategies. When used properly, leveraged tokens can amplify gains or hedge market risk, offering key advantages such as:reduced losses in downtrends, and enhanced profits in uptrends.

Zero-knowledge proofs are transforming how blockchain applications handle computation, privacy, and scalability. This course explores ZK coprocessors, powerful off-chain engines that perform computation and generate cryptographic proofs, and the proof networks that deliver them to smart contracts. Learners will gain both foundational understanding and exposure to advanced tools and real-world use cases across DeFi, cross-chain messaging, and AI verification.

This course introduces a new frontier in decentralized finance—intent-based DeFi. Instead of rigid, transaction-based protocols, intent-based systems allow users to express what they want, not how to do it. By separating the “intent” from the “execution,” this approach improves UX, enables cross-chain interoperability, and opens doors to automated DeFi workflows.

Tokenized treasuries and on-chain bonds represent a transformative shift in how fixed-income instruments are issued, traded, and managed using blockchain technology. This course explains how these digital assets work, explores their legal and technical foundations, and shows how they bridge traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi).

After gaining a foundational understanding of options in the beginner course, the intermediate course explores the fundamental strategies used in digital currency options trading. Starting with the most common single-leg contracts—call and put options, we will be explaining when to use each strategy and how to calculate the profit/loss (PNL) breakeven point. Through this course, you'll gain an insight into the different types of blockchain options products available on Gate, learning basic concepts related to options pricing from a mathematical perspective, and get introduced to the key risk management metrics known as the Greeks. By the end of the first two chapters, you'll be able to place simple options trades on the Gate platform and manage your risk effectively.