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How does DeFi cross the chasm?
At a fundamental level, blockchain networks and smart contract protocols enable technical decentralization. But they can also be designed in a manner that promotes both economic and legal decentralization as well, including:-by enabling transparency — for example, anyone can currently view where the most digital assets have been deposited-by being ... See more
Andreessen Horowitz (AZ) • Decentralization for Web3 Builders: Principles, Models, How - a16z crypto
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Presently, the dominant blockchain/Web 3.0 application is decentralized finance, but I think it’s easier to see the value of where things are heading, and to allay worries about hype cycles, pyramid schemes and speculative bubbles, if we look past the purely financial stuff. Once you start to dig into some of the applications that venture capitalis... See more
Will Wilkinson • Is Crypto Bullshit?
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As crypto matures, we should expect these composable smart contract building blocks to start getting used outside of the crypto community. Eventually, developers will be able to add just one line of code to add a full decentralized marketplace to a video game, or another line of code to allow merchants in their ecommerce store to earn interest on t... See more
Linda Xie • Composability is Innovation - a16z crypto
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What is DeFi all about? Modernizing, disintermediating (banks etc.), reducing layers of fees in the middle. Transparency. This is a big misconception. People think it's opaque and used for criminal activity. Everything in blockchains is open...
Chris Dixon • The Potential of Blockchain Technology
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-What is DeFi?-How did DeFi get started?-What are some examples of DeFi?-How DeFi affects you
Ferdison Cayetano • DeFi: 3 Ways Decentralized Finance Will Transform Real Estate
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DeFi seeks to build a better financial landscape made possible by the advent of the internet and blockchain technology, particularly in three key segments of the banking system: Payment & clearance system (remittance) Accessibility Centralization & Transparency
Sze Jin Teh • How to DeFi: Beginner
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