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349 guides on defi, newest first.
DeFi · Explainer
This explainer covers how token burns work and how to check a Bancor VBNT burn yourself. Public reporting gathered for this piece were about a 3D printer system, not Bancor, so the specific Vortex mechanics are not confirmed here.
DeFi · Explainer
A stablecoin keeps its price near a target by holding assets, enforcing redemption or using collateral rules. This guide explains how each backing model works, where the risks sit, and how to check a stablecoin yourself.
DeFi · How-to
A step-by-step guide to supplying crypto to earn interest, borrowing against collateral and taking out NFT-backed loans, with the risks that decide whether a position survives a market drop.
DeFi · How-to
Staking on Crypto.com lets you lock supported coins to earn rewards without running a validator. This guide covers how to start, what shapes your returns, and what can go wrong.
DeFi · How-to
Staking pays you in the same token you lock up, but the return comes with market, technical and custody risk. This guide covers how it works, the four main ways to stake, how to compare yields, and what to check before you commit funds.
DeFi · How-to
Cross-chain yield only helps if it survives bridge fees, gas, slippage and time out of the market. This guide shows how to use Transit Swap's routing, then check the numbers and keep risk in check.
DeFi · How-to
Biswap is a DEX where you can earn trading fees and token rewards by providing liquidity and staking the resulting LP tokens in farms. This guide explains each step, how to read its promotional offers, and what to check before you commit funds.
DeFi · How-to
Hyperliquid is an on-chain exchange for perpetual futures and spot trading that runs on its own Layer 1. This guide covers what it offers, how to set up an account, and the risks to understand before depositing.
DeFi · Explainer
Jade Protocol is a DeFi project whose token trades under the ticker JADE. This guide explains how to identify the real token, how projects of this type usually work, and how to check every time-sensitive detail yourself.
DeFi · Review
Kinetix describes itself as an AI-powered DeFi hub, and its KAI token launched in June 2024. This review explains what the project set out to build, what its public announcements say, and how to check its current status before you put money into it.
DeFi · Explainer
MakerDAO is the decentralized protocol behind the DAI stablecoin, now continued under the Sky brand. This guide explains how vaults, collateral, governance and the peg work, and what has changed.
DeFi · Explainer
Polymarket lets people trade on the outcome of real-world events, with share prices that read as probabilities. This guide covers how it works, how markets resolve, the main risks and where the legal limits sit.
DeFi · Explainer
QuickSwap is a decentralized exchange that grew up on Polygon, and QUICK is its governance token. This guide explains how swaps, pools and dQUICK work, what the risks are, and which details to verify before using it.
DeFi · Explainer
Headlines about a billionaire pushing Rari Capital's RGT token higher are easy to share but hard to verify. This guide explains what Rari Capital is, how RGT works, why a single large holder can move a small token, and how to check any such claim on-chain before you act.
DeFi · Explainer
SparkDEX Eternal is the perpetual futures product of SparkDEX, a decentralized exchange on the Flare network. This guide explains how it works, how on-chain perps differ from exchange perps, and what to check before risking money.
DeFi · Explainer
Tea Fi is pitched as a DeFi superapp that owns its own liquidity, with a TEA token still to come. This guide explains what those two ideas mean, what they can and cannot fix, and how to check any pre-launch claims yourself.
DeFi · Explainer
The Curve Wars were a contest between DeFi protocols to control where Curve Finance's CRV rewards go. This guide covers how the vote-escrow system, Convex and bribe markets work, what went wrong when the competition turned aggressive, and how to judge the risks today.
DeFi · Explainer
Uniswap v4 keeps v3's concentrated liquidity but rebuilds the plumbing: one contract holds every pool, and hooks let developers attach custom logic to each one. This guide explains how it works, what it enables and where the risks sit.
DeFi · Explainer
A crypto loan lets you borrow against tokens you already hold instead of selling them. This guide covers how the mechanics work, the main loan types, the risks, and how to compare lenders.
DeFi · Explainer
A crypto loan lets you borrow cash or stablecoins by pledging crypto as collateral instead of selling it. This guide explains how it works, what it costs, and where it goes wrong.
DeFi · Explainer
1inch is a DEX aggregator that searches many decentralized exchanges to find a good price for your swap. This guide covers how it works, how to use it step by step, what it costs and where the risks are.
DeFi · Explainer
1inch is a DEX aggregator that searches many decentralized exchanges at once and routes your swap for a better overall price. This guide covers how it works, its main products, how to make a swap, and what to check first.
DeFi · Explainer
A liquidity pool is a smart contract holding tokens that anyone can trade against, and a liquidity provider is the person who supplies those tokens and earns fees. This guide covers how pools price trades, how LPs get paid, and the risks to weigh before depositing.
DeFi · Explainer
Alpaca Finance was a leveraged yield farming and lending protocol built mainly on BNB Chain. This guide explains how it worked, what its token did, the risks involved, and how to check its current status.