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Understand blockchain. Then understand the memes.

Free, plain-language courses on blockchain fundamentals, launchpads, and how meme-coin launches really work — including the parts nobody puts in the marketing.

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4 free courses · 26 lessons · a certificate for each

The meme track

Launch a meme on Robinhood Chain, or take part in one — with your eyes open.

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Meme Coins and Launchpads: How They Actually Work
6 lessons · 51 min
04
Hosting a Launch, or Taking Part in One
8 lessons · 69 min

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Your learning path

Four courses, in the order that makes sense.

Start with how blockchains and tokens work, then move on to launchpads and meme launches. Every lesson teaches the mechanism first, then exactly how it fails.

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Free. No payment, no wallet, no token to buy.

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Beginner
Blockchain Basics
Start here. What a blockchain actually is, who owns what, and why any of it is hard — no prior technical background needed.
3 chapters · 7 lessons · 52 min
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1. 01What is a Blockchain?
  - A Ledger Everyone Shares6 min
  - Blocks, Hashes, and Chains8 min
  - Wallets, Keys, and What "Owning" a Token Means8 min
2. 02How Consensus Works
  - Proof of Work vs Proof of Stake8 min
  - Nodes and Decentralization7 min
3. 03Layers, Rollups, and Fees
  - Why Layer 2s Exist8 min
  - Gas, Fees, and Block Times7 min
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Intermediate
Smart Contracts and Tokens
What a smart contract is, what an ERC-20 token really consists of, and where a token price actually comes from.
2 chapters · 5 lessons · 41 min
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1. 01Programmable Agreements
  - What is a Smart Contract?7 min
  - Gas, Execution, and the EVM7 min
2. 02Tokens and Liquidity
  - What an ERC-20 Token Actually Is8 min
  - Liquidity Pools: Where the Price Comes From9 min
  - Reading a Token Contract Before You Trust It10 min
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IntermediateMeme track
Meme Coins and Launchpads: How They Actually Work
Where meme coins came from, the machinery underneath them — bonding curves, graduation, fee splits — and the failure modes, with the real numbers.
3 chapters · 6 lessons · 51 min
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1. 01Where Meme Coins Came From
  - Why Meme Coins Exist9 min
  - Attention as the Asset7 min
2. 02The Machinery
  - Bonding Curves Explained9 min
  - The Fee Stack: Who Gets Paid on Every Trade8 min
3. 03The Failure Modes
  - Rug Pulls, Honeypots, and Snipers10 min
  - The Numbers Nobody Prints on the Poster8 min
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AdvancedMeme track
Hosting a Launch, or Taking Part in One
The practical course: what launching a token on a Robinhood Chain launchpad actually involves, how to take part in a meme launch on Robinhood Chain without being the exit liquidity, and the legal and ethical lines.
3 chapters · 8 lessons · 69 min
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1. 01Hosting a Launch
  - Before You Launch: Questions to Answer First9 min
  - Step by Step: Launching on a Robinhood Chain Launchpad11 min
  - Creator Fees, Tax, and What You Owe People8 min
2. 02Taking Part in a Launch
  - Taking Part in a Meme Launch on Robinhood Chain9 min
  - A Pre-Buy Checklist You Actually Run9 min
  - Position Sizing, Exits, and the Discipline Part8 min
3. 03Staying Legal and Staying Decent
  - Promotion, Disclosure, and the Law8 min
  - Scams That Target Creators7 min
Education, not financial advice. Nothing here recommends buying any token, and most meme coins lose most of their value.

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Understand blockchain. Then understand the memes.

Four courses, in the order that makes sense.

Blockchain Basics

Smart Contracts and Tokens