DeFi Basics What is DeFi? public – 1 min read Decentralised Finance, or DeFi, is an umbrella term describing open financial products and services that aim to provide an alternative… May 10, 2021 Sami
DeFi Basics What is a Stablecoin? public – 2 min read A stablecoin is a type of cryptocurrency whose value is pegged to an asset. This asset can be another cryptocurrency… May 20, 2021 Sami
DeFi Basics What is a DAO? public – 1 min read A DAO, or a Decentralised Autonomous Organisation, is basically a new way of how communities can come together to create… May 20, 2021 Sami
DeFi Basics What is a Decentralised Exchange? public – 1 min read Centralised exchanges, both in traditional markets and in crypto, operate by means of the order book model. This means that… May 20, 2021 Sami
DeFi Basics What is a Central Limit Order Book? public – 1 min read A Central Limit Order Book (CLOB) is the basis for the earliest type of exchanges, specifically stock exchanges such as… May 20, 2021 Sami
DeFi Basics What is an Automated Market Maker? public – 1 min read Some decentralised exchanges rely on liquidity pools to provide a liquid market for a given pair of tokens. This works… May 20, 2021 Sami
DeFi Basics How do Lending and Borrowing work in DeFi? public – 2 min read DeFi lending protocols differ from banks in that the whole protocol is entirely on-chain and not controlled by any centralised… May 20, 2021 Sami
DeFi Basics How do Interest Rates work in DeFi? public – 1 min read An important difference between DeFi and CeFi (centralised finance) in lending and borrowing is that the interest rates are usually… May 20, 2021 Sami
DeFi Basics How can I start in DeFi with Stake DAO? public – 1 min read Stake DAO makes it really simple for anyone to start participating in DeFi, with our email-based login experience. The first… May 20, 2021 Sami
DeFi Basics What are the Risks involved in DeFi? public – 3 min read DeFi removes most of the risks associated with traditional finance due to its radically different design. Since DeFi protocols are… May 20, 2021 Sami
DeFi Intermediate What is Slippage? public – 1 min read Slippage is a characteristic of modern, high speed financial markets, where the price at which an order is requested is… May 20, 2021 Sami
DeFi Intermediate What is Yield Farming? public – 1 min read Yield Farming, also known as Liquidity Mining, is the financial strategy where users lock up their funds in a liquidity… May 20, 2021 Sami