Blockchain Governance Training Program
Learning how distributed systems actually make decisions isn't something you pick up from reading whitepapers. Our program starts in September 2025 and runs through hands-on governance scenarios with real protocols.
You'll work with token mechanics, proposal systems, and voting structures that companies in Taiwan and beyond are building right now. No promises about landing a job—just practical knowledge you can apply.
Finnian Rask
Protocol DesignSpent four years debugging governance attacks on DeFi protocols. Now teaches the patterns he wishes someone had shown him earlier.
Lev Torben
Smart Contract SecurityAudited governance contracts for projects across Asia. His approach: if a teenager with too much time can break it, fix it before launch.
Alaric Neves
DAO OperationsRan community governance for three separate DAOs. Learned that code is easy compared to getting humans to agree on anything.
What You'll Actually Do
This isn't theory followed by more theory. Each phase builds something you can point to later when someone asks what you know about governance systems.
Token Economics Fundamentals
You'll model voting power distribution and see how different token structures change decision outcomes. Most protocols get this wrong—understanding why matters more than memorizing formulas.
Proposal Systems
Design and test governance proposals that don't accidentally hand control to whales. We look at real proposals that passed (and shouldn't have) to understand what went sideways.
Attack Scenarios
Try to break governance systems we've built. Flash loan attacks, vote buying, and coordination games all show up here. Defense makes more sense once you've played offense.
Capstone Project
Build a working governance model for a hypothetical protocol. You'll present it to the group and defend your design choices. Some people find this part stressful—but it's where the learning sticks.
How the Program Works
Classes meet twice weekly starting September 2025. Sessions run three hours because governance problems don't fit into neat one-hour blocks. You'll need a laptop and patience for things breaking—smart contracts have a way of doing that.
We cap enrollment at eighteen people. Smaller groups mean you actually get feedback on your work instead of generic comments that could apply to anyone.
- Sixteen weeks of instruction with hands-on coding sessions
- Access to test networks where mistakes don't cost real money
- Review sessions covering Solidity, governance frameworks, and token standards
- Weekly assignments that build toward your final project
- Study groups that meet between classes (optional but recommended)
- Documentation templates that save you from staring at blank screens
The schedule's demanding. People who finish tell us they learned more than expected—but also worked harder than they planned. That's just how it goes when you're building something real instead of following tutorials.
Applications Open July 2025
We'll start accepting applications in July for the September cohort. No entrance exam—just tell us why you're interested and what you've already tried building. First-round decisions go out by mid-August.
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