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DeFi De-Fi is the branch of Web3 that is pushing the boundaries of financial services by making them more inclusive, secure, and decentralized. The primary objective of De-Fi platforms is to remove all middlemen from financial services and transactions.

Vikram Aditya • DeFi, dApps and DAOs: The Key Differences

DeFi is an open-source and decentralized financial ecosystem built on top of the Ethereum blockchain. It appeared as an alternative to traditional centralized finance which historically (i) lack transparency (ii) is centralized, notably in terms of decision power (iii) has low interoperability (iv) ..

Clement Parramon • An open-air financial laboratory

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

Decentralized finance, or DeFi, is the ecosystem of financial applications being built with blockchain technology and without banks. Characteristics: Non-Custodial, o pen, t ransparent, d ecentralized

The Defiant • ✊The Defiant's Definitive Guide to DeFi

The decentralization of clients within DeFi is somewhat straightforward given their relative simplicity — very little incentivization is necessary to get third parties to build independent and simple gateways (mostly in the form of websites) to such protocols. However, as web3 products and services become increasingly complex, with computationally ... See more

Andreessen Horowitz (AZ) • Decentralization for Web3 Builders: Principles, Models, How - a16z crypto

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

5. De-Fi is an emerging financial technology that uses distributed ledgers to remove middlemen from financial transactions. They are a combination of smart contracts and DAOs.

Vikram Aditya • DeFi, dApps and DAOs: The Key Differences

DeFi represents a movement that seeks to push borderless, censorship-free, and accessible financial products for all. DeFi protocols do not discriminate and level the playing field for everyone.

Sze Jin Teh • How to DeFi: Beginner

Decentralized Finance or DeFi is the movement that allows users to utilize financial services such as borrowing, lending, and trading without the need to rely on centralized entities. These financial services are provided via Decentralized Applications (Dapps), the majority of which are deployed on the Ethereum platform