DeFi

In 2020, the " DeFi Summer" left people fascinated by the charm of Decentralized Finance, and also brought the Ethereum ecosystem to the forefront of crypto space. Let us show you here how to play with the DeFi "Money Legos".

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What is Bancor (BNT)?
Beginner

What is Bancor (BNT)?

As the first decentralized exchange (DEX) on Ethereum to support automatic market maker (AMM), Bancor supports instant and low-cost cryptocurrency transactions. In 2020, Bancor introduced unilateral staking and 100% impermanent loss solutions for AMM, allowing users to benefit from lower-risk solutions.
3/15/2023, 2:42:43 PM
What is a Vampire Attack?
Advanced

What is a Vampire Attack?

In the world of DeFi, "vampire attack" refers to stealing liquidity from a target to increase one's value. The idea and name originate from the August 2020 attack by SushiSwap on UniSwap. Just as the popular image of vampires, the vampire attack scene includes several roles: the attacker (vampire), the victim, and the often overlooked important element, the thing being taken (blood, or liquidity). From these three elements, we can explain the nature of the "vampire attack" and have a look at some historical cases in the DeFi world.
3/8/2023, 2:32:58 PM
What is a Blue Chip NFT?
Intermediate

What is a Blue Chip NFT?

Explore the concept of Blue Chip NFTs, their characteristics, value, examples, and investing tips, along with associated risks.
3/7/2023, 2:42:54 PM
What is Curve?
Beginner

What is Curve?

As the world's second-largest AMM platform, Curve gains popularity among users for its technology and development as well as its incentive-based financial ecosystem. In the newly released whitepaper of crvUSD stablecoin, Curve proposes a novel smooth liquidation mechanism, which greatly enhances its competitiveness and attractiveness, demonstrating the large potential to become the world's first AMM platform to issue stablecoins in the near future.
3/7/2023, 1:46:11 PM
What is UMA (UMA) and How Does it Work?
Intermediate

What is UMA (UMA) and How Does it Work?

UMA is a DeFi platform that enables users to create, trade and manage synthetic assets that track the value of underlying assets using smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain.
3/2/2023, 8:23:43 AM
What is Frontier (FRONT)?
Intermediate

What is Frontier (FRONT)?

Frontier is a versatile non-custodial DeFi wallet for securely managing a wide range of cryptocurrency assets including non-fungible tokens, across more than thirty-five blockchains.
3/2/2023, 6:32:36 AM
What is Yield Guild Games (YGG)?
Intermediate

What is Yield Guild Games (YGG)?

Yield Guild Games is a DeFi-powered gaming platform, revolutionizing the gaming experience by allowing players to earn and grow their wealth through in-game activities and investments.
2/19/2023, 9:51:26 AM
What Is WOO Network? All You Need to Know About WOO
Intermediate

What Is WOO Network? All You Need to Know About WOO

WOO Network is a deep liquidity network for large institutions and high-volume traders to trade in a dark pool platform using its CeFi and DeFi exchange services with zero trading fees.
1/31/2023, 10:51:40 AM
What Is Compound Finance? All You Need to Know About COMP
Beginner

What Is Compound Finance? All You Need to Know About COMP

Compound Finance is a Defi protocol that offers lending and borrowing to users without the need for an intermediary.
1/31/2023, 10:09:58 AM
What Is Harmony? All You Need to Know About ONE
Intermediate

What Is Harmony? All You Need to Know About ONE

Harmony, a layer-1 blockchain, uses sharding and effective proof of stake to further scalability, security, and decentralization.
1/31/2023, 9:08:43 AM
What Is Elrond? All You Need to Know About EGLD
Beginner

What Is Elrond? All You Need to Know About EGLD

Elrond is a blockchain platform capable of processing transactions at high speeds, and it provides security for the network by utilizing the Proof-of-Stake (PoS) mechanism.
1/30/2023, 2:50:35 PM
What Is Waves? All You Need to Know About WAVES
Beginner

What Is Waves? All You Need to Know About WAVES

Waves is a proof-of-stake blockchain network, decentralized exchange, and wallet that makes it simple for users to exchange and trade cryptocurrencies.
1/30/2023, 2:45:31 PM
What is The Graph? All You Need to Know About GRT
Beginner

What is The Graph? All You Need to Know About GRT

The Graph (GRT) is a protocol for indexing and accessing blockchain data, and is often referred to as the Google of Web3.
1/30/2023, 2:32:58 PM
What Is zkEVM?
Intermediate

What Is zkEVM?

zkEVM is a fascinating technological innovation, designed to enable fast transactions and scalability, by boosting Ethereum’s layer 1 solutions without compromising security.
1/30/2023, 9:46:24 AM
What Is Leveraged Yield Farming?
Intermediate

What Is Leveraged Yield Farming?

Leveraged Yield Farming is an investment strategy where investors have an added capacity to borrow liquidity and add it to their yield farm to increase profits.
1/30/2023, 9:05:11 AM

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