Decentralized Finance Explained
DeFi is a financial system built on blockchain that removes banks and intermediaries using smart contracts.
User → Wallet 🦊 → Smart Contract 📜 → Blockchain ⛓️ → Financial Action
No banks ❌ Open access 🌍 Transparent 👁️ Automated 🤖
Lending & Borrowing 💸 Decentralized Exchanges (DEX) 🔄 Yield Farming 🌾 Staking 🪙
Uniswap 🔄 Aave 💰 Compound 📊 PancakeSwap 🥞
Deposit crypto → Earn interest Borrow crypto → Pay collateral All handled by smart contracts
Smart contract bugs 🐞 Market volatility 📉 No customer support ❌ Hacks 🔓