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What Is DeFi? Decentralized Finance Explained
Bottom line: finance without intermediaries
DeFi (Decentralized Finance) recreates financial services using smart contracts instead of banks or brokers, mostly on Ethereum.
Key takeaways
DeFi lets anyone trade (DEXs), lend and borrow, and earn yield — without a company in the middle. The trade-off is that bugs, scams and mistakes are your responsibility.
What you can do
- Trade on decentralized exchanges (DEXs)
- Lend / borrow crypto for interest
- Provide liquidity to earn fees
Risks to understand
| Risk | What it means |
|---|---|
| Smart-contract bugs | Code flaws can drain funds |
| Scams | Fake high-yield projects |
| No safety net | No one to refund mistakes |
High yields, high risk
If a return looks too good to be true, treat it with suspicion.
Sources
- Ethereum.org — DeFi: https://ethereum.org/en/defi/
Not financial advice
This article is for information only and is not investment advice. Crypto assets are volatile and carry risks including hacking. Do your own research and only use money you can afford to lose.
This article is informational only and is not financial, investment, or trading advice. Prices are reference snapshots and may be outdated. Always do your own research.
