- All three live calls, every week
- Ask your own question on the call
- The recording of each call afterward
The Node
Stop figuring out DeFi alone.
Watch the desk free on YouTube every weekday. Learn free, at your own pace. When you want to ask live, Group Coaching meets Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 5 PM ET.
- live broadcasts a week
- 11
- free courses
- 31
- lessons
- 429
The desk
Who's on the desk
David, Myke, and Jeff sit the same desk you hear on YouTube — and David and Myke run Group Coaching on Google Meet.
David Zimmerman
Founder and host
- The Node
- Group Coaching
- Private Coaching
Myke
Co-host
- The Node
- Group Coaching
- Crypto Trenches
Jeff
Host of Trench Warfare
- Crypto Trenches
- Trench Warfare
Student voices
What DeFi University students say
“I was afraid. Before DeFi University, I was afraid that I didn't understand it properly. … I feel very confident, and I consider myself, that's my own term, I consider myself fluent in DeFi today.”
“Even to the point I recommended my daughter and her husband to join you.”
— Ramzy, DeFi University student “So it's fine. I don't have to be on top of everything all the time. And that reduces me the stress level that is usually high in crypto.”
— Martin, DeFi University student “… it was a lonely place, like, even 5 years ago. I had nobody to talk to about anything. You know, nothing. So it's really nice now to have a community that I can, you know, reach out to people and talk to people and, you know, it's big.”
— David H., DeFi University student
These are students of DeFi University, a separate education company also founded by David Zimmerman. Individual experiences vary. Educational only — not financial advice. You keep self-custody of your assets. No guaranteed outcomes.
This week
The week on The Node
11 live broadcasts, the same rhythm every week.
MarketsClassroomAfter-hours
Mon
3
12:00 PM
The Node
5:00 PM
Group Coaching
8:00 PM
Crypto Trenches
Tue
1
12:00 PM
The Node
Wed
3
12:00 PM
The Node
5:00 PM
Group Coaching
8:00 PM
Trench Warfare
Thu· Today
1
12:00 PM
The Node
Fri
3
12:00 PM
The Node
5:00 PM
Group Coaching
8:00 PM
Crypto Trenches
All times Eastern. Shows stream free on YouTube. Group Coaching runs on Google Meet Mon / Wed / Fri at 5 PM ET for members.
Shows on YouTube
@thenodenetwork
The Node
Daily markets show with practitioners — what moved and why.
Mon–Fri 12:00–1:00 PM ET
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Crypto Trenches
Cool down with the week's biggest crypto stories — Monday and Friday nights.
Monday and Friday 8:00–9:00 PM ET
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Trench Warfare
Wednesday night after-hours — the week's crypto and DeFi stories, unpacked.
Wednesday 8:00–9:00 PM ET
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YouTube guests
Be a guest on our shows
Book a seat on The Node (Mon–Fri 12:00–1:00 PM ET), Crypto Trenches (Monday and Friday 8:00–9:00 PM ET), or Trench Warfare (Wednesday 8:00–9:00 PM ET). Guest slots per show: 1 guest on The Node, 1 on Crypto Trenches, 4 on Trench Warfare.
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Group Coaching
Ask it live, three nights a week.
On Google Meet with David and Myke, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 5:00 PM ET. $99/mo for all three nights, or $30/mo for the night you pick.
- 01Bring a position. Bring a position, a risk question, or a process gap.
- 02Ask it live. It's a live call, not a video — members get the recording after.
- 03Leave with a decision. Not tips, signals, or predictions. A decision you make about your own position.
- One live call a week, on your night
- Change your night or upgrade from Account
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“Having a community makes so much of a difference because you've got a group of people now that you can lean on and it can help defeat some of your directional bias you might have.”
These are students of DeFi University, a separate education company also founded by David Zimmerman. Individual experiences vary. Educational only — not financial advice. You keep self-custody of your assets. No guaranteed outcomes.
Private coaching
Application-only private coaching
For operators who want a scoped 1:1 learning plan — not a cold checkout. Diagnostic first; Foundations through Institutional.
From $600 · free 30-minute diagnostic first
Book a free diagnostic“The one-on-one coaching is an excellent space to just come in and have free form dialogue about what's on my mind, getting to the bottom of some tricky questions.”
These are students of DeFi University, a separate education company also founded by David Zimmerman. Individual experiences vary. Educational only — not financial advice. You keep self-custody of your assets. No guaranteed outcomes.
Start with the free path.
The Learn path, the Intel Library, this week's shows, and Group Coaching nights, by email. No card.