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The Investor's Guide To Decentralized Finance

PUBLISHED Apr 21, 2022, 4:56:07 PM        SHARE

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imgTobi Opeyemi Amure

It would be a grave mistake to discuss Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain technology without Decentralized Finance finding its way into the topic.

This article will demystify everything there is to know about Decentralized Finance in an ever-changing world.

Without further ado, let’s get the ball rolling…

Centralized Finance: The Old way of getting things done

Centralized systems are the norm in banking today, with consumers having to manage a barrage of financial mediators just for access. These gatekeepers play an integral role that ensures regular people can't get ahead without them, from mortgages and car loans down to stock trades or bond trading.

The Federal Reserve and Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) set financial rules for brokers in America and other countries have agencies just like these. These agencies are also heavily influenced by Congress in regulating these centralized institutions with more power than any other agency out there.

The financial system is so complex that most people can't get access to capital themselves. They have no choice but to pay through the nose at every step for their transactions (including borrowing money) to go through smoothly and not be delayed by mediators who profit heavily from these.

Decentralized Finance: The Change we have all been clamoring for

What is Decentralized Finance?

Decentralized finance is one of the most exciting new trends in financial services. It’s a way to take advantage of the inadequacies of today's traditional banking system and the many benefits of using cryptocurrencies - like faster transactions and no need for paperwork or third-party involvement.

With the rise of Decentralized Finance, people no longer pay bank fees to hold their money. Now they can earn higher returns on savings without interference or profit-taking by intermediaries like these centralized bodies. Imagine a system where you can earn in minutes and make up to 15% APY.

If Bitcoin was a catapult, DeFi has to be its missile. DeFi is an innovation beyond digital money; it’s an alternative financial system that includes everything from Wall Street to your local pizza joint. You don't need any expensive real estate or flashy payroll to be involved, and it is as easy as it comes.

How the heck does DeFi work?

Decentralized finance takes the cryptocurrency world one step closer to reality using blockchain technology—a distributed and secured database or ledger. Decentralized Applications–also known as DApps–are utilized to make transactions seamless on the Blockchain.

The beauty of blockchain is that it creates an ethical system for recording transactions. It does this by having multiple people verify the information in any given block, ensuring accuracy and security through decentralization.

The blocks in a blockchain are chained together through information from previous blocks, making it impossible to change any of the following ones without affecting all previously-made alterations. This secure nature provides us with an unaltered record of transactions that cannot be altered or deleted by anyone trying tamperingly go against what had occurred so far - even if they have access directly before each transaction was made.

How Does the world use DeFi?

DeFi has found its way into many applications and can be found powering decentralized apps (dApps) or other programs called protocols. These handle Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) transactions. Bitcoin might be more popular, but Ethereum has the potential to become much wider used. That's because it offers greater adaptability in various fields, such as blockchain-based coding or DApp development - which means there are many more opportunities for people who want their ideas implemented through this technology.

Below are some of the ways by which DeFi is proving its mettle in the world

Financial Transactions: Anything that can be done with traditional financial institutions–trading, lending, payments, staking, and insurance–can also be achieved via Decentralized Finance. Recently, Square announced that it would be building a decentralized finance business using Bitcoin. This is one of the few companies leveraging DeFi.

Decentralized Exchanges: Centralized exchanges are popular, but they're not the only way to buy and sell crypto. DEXs offer peer-to-peer transactions that let you keep control of your money - perfect for those who want more anonymity or don't trust centralized institutions with their funds. An example of such an exchange is Trustwallet.

Digital Wallets: The developers in the DeFi space are revolutionizing the way we think about and interact with money by creating digital wallets that operate independently from large cryptocurrency exchanges. These new tools give investors access to everything from blockchain-based games to cryptocurrencies, all without interference or third party handling their funds; they're entirely in control.

Stable Coins: The idea of stable coins is to remove volatility from cryptocurrency values by anchoring them with something else, like the U.S dollar, for example- this makes it, so traders don't have an incentive not only to buy high & sell low but also to wait out price fluctuations due to their guaranteed return on investment over time even if they're not trading immediately.

Yield Harvesting: The “rocket fuel” of crypto, DeFi makes it possible for investors to loan out their coins and potentially earn big rewards when the platforms pay them back with an increase in value.

NFTs: In a world where almost everything is tradable, NFTs take the starch out of commodities by creating digital assets out of typically non-tradable items. For example, You can now monetize videos and tweets with cryptocurrency. It would shock you the millions of bucks people make from selling digital art.

Flash Loans: You can get your hands on cryptocurrency and make money from simple contracts encoded onto the Ethereum blockchain. No lawyers are needed or middle parties are required. Think of flash loans as an opportunity to make quick, short-term profits by taking advantage of lenders looking for higher yields than traditional banks.

How can you get Involved in DeFi?

Set up a Digital Wallet

The easiest way to get started with DeFi is by setting up a wallet like Metamask. You can then fund it and retain control of your private and public keys, but make sure you save your keys. It is important not to lose the keys because you might as well forget about your assets if you do.

Trade

You should try trading on an exchange that is decentralized, like Uniswap, to gain an understanding of what's happening in the market. It is essential only to trade what you can lose.

Consider Stable Coins

Imagine being able to experiment with DeFi without being exposed to the price fluctuations of an underlying asset. TrueFi, for example, provides competitive returns on stablecoins (also known as dollar-backed tokens) while also providing security features such as audits and security standards.

Read Also: GameFi and the Metaverse: The next steps in the evolution of Cryptocurrency

Final Note

The potential for DeFi is huge. As an infant, it has already created a thriving market in its infancy, with many different applications and industries being changed by this new concept that could revolutionize how we do business forever.



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