The DeFi Revolution: Where It Started And Where It's Going

The Next Step series was created to be a beacon—a roadmap guiding those who feel they are walking in the dark taking their next steps. It is a light on your path. This series includes four books, beginning with The DeFi Revolution, serving as your introduction, your clarion call. The remaining three books will launch in 2025. The next book is a guide to understanding blockchain in depth, moving well beyond surface-level knowledge. Following that is a book on smart contracts, covering how they are currently driving supply chains, logistics, insurance claims processing, property titles, digital identification, and much more than anyone realizes. Finally, the series concludes with a book on NFTs—not celebrity NFTs… and definitely not Justin Bieber’s NFT. Instead, it covers real utility use cases and their compliance with the Howey Test.

Everyone is on the lookout for the next big investment—the “quick buck”. Let me tell you something few realize:
quick success is a myth. It takes hard work, late nights, and a commitment to building something meaningful, often while others doubt you. This series is my wake-up call to you—blockchain technology is the next big investment, much like the transition from cash to debit cards. Just as electronic banking reshaped finance, blockchain technology is the next evolution.

So, who is Nicolin Decker? He's a cowboy at heart, born and raised in Oklahoma—a maverick through and through. Decker has managed multiple companies, including building the world’s first S.E.C.-regulated venture capital firm operating almost entirely on blockchain technology. He was that quiet guy from Bethany, Oklahoma—the unassuming nerd no one noticed in high school. But here’s the twist: those "nerds" are now the quarterbacks and titans of industry you see in Forbes, People, and Fox News. You know-the ones that put a ring on the beauty queen and then walked on the moon.