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DeFi · How-to
Earning ETH through DeFi means putting ether to work in protocols that pay interest, staking rewards or trading fees. This guide explains the main methods, what each one exposes you to, and how to start with small amounts.
DeFi · How-to
Crypto can pay yield through staking, lending, liquidity provision and yield-bearing tokens, but every route carries risk and rates change often. This guide explains how each method works, what can go wrong, and how to check current figures before you commit funds.
DeFi · How-to
PancakeSwap lets you earn from trading fees, CAKE farming rewards and CAKE staking, but each route carries its own risks. This guide explains how each option works, how to set one up on BNB Smart Chain, and what to check before and after you deposit.
DeFi · How-to
Trader Joe is a decentralized exchange on Avalanche, and its yield comes from providing liquidity, staking its JOE token and comparing other lending options. This guide explains how each route works, what it costs in risk, and how to check current rates before committing funds. The grocery chain with the same name has no connection to this protocol.
DeFi · How-to
Trader Joe is a decentralized exchange on Avalanche where most passive income comes from supplying liquidity and collecting trading fees, along with any token incentives a pool offers. This guide explains how the V2 pool design works, how to pick a pool, and the risks, including impermanent loss, that can outweigh the yield.
DeFi · How-to
SX is the token tied to the SportX betting exchange, now referred to as SX Bet, and it can be earned through bet mining, market maker rewards and staking. This guide explains how each route works, what to check before you start, and where current terms and prices should come from.
DeFi · How-to
Many new BNB Smart Chain DeFi dapps advertise yields far above mainstream rates. This guide explains where those returns come from and which contract, liquidity, wallet and loss checks to run before you deposit anything.
DeFi · How-to
ApeSwap lets you deposit a pair of tokens into a pool, earn a share of trading fees, and receive LP tokens that represent your position. This guide walks through the steps, the optional farming step, withdrawals, and the risks to check before you deposit.
DeFi · How-to
Staking ADA means delegating your coins to a stake pool that helps secure the Cardano network, and you keep control of them while you do it. This guide walks through the setup, the choice of pool, how rewards arrive, and the security habits that matter most.
DeFi · How-to
RADAR is a token name that more than one project has used, so harvesting rewards starts with confirming the exact contract and chain you hold. This guide covers how to verify the token, move it safely, stake it in a pool or contract, and claim rewards without exposing your wallet.
DeFi · How-to
Rewards for RADAR on SushiSwap depend on which pool is live, so this guide shows how to confirm a pool, verify the token, stake step by step, and weigh the risks before depositing. It also explains why advertised yield figures should be treated as estimates rather than promises.
DeFi · How-to
Stargate lets you send supported tokens from one blockchain to another by signing a single transaction on the source chain. This guide explains how the LayerZero messaging layer and Stargate's liquidity pools work together, and how to check fees, slippage and transfer status before and after you sign.
DeFi · How-to
PolyCat Finance is a yield farm and aggregator on Polygon. This beginner guide walks through the setup, the first deposit, reward tracking, withdrawals and the risks to understand before you use it.
DeFi · Explainer
Wrapped bitcoin (WBTC) has moved through several stages on Kyber, from early reserve-based liquidity to routed trading across many pools. This guide explains each stage, what the 2023 exploit changed, and how to check current conditions yourself.
DeFi · Explainer
ImpactMarket is a Celo-based protocol built around community-run basic income. This guide explains what it does, what TVL and adjusted TVL measure, and how to check a claimed $2 million rise in locked value before accepting it.
DeFi · Review
Instadapp is a DeFi management platform built around DeFi Smart Accounts, which let experienced users run several lending, borrowing and swap positions from one interface. This review explains how it works, what it suits, and what to check before you use it.
DeFi · Explainer
Iron Finance was a DeFi project whose IRON stablecoin lost its peg in June 2021, and a Polygon version of the system was also part of its story. This guide explains how the design worked, why it failed, what the phrase 'boosts users 125' may refer to, and how to evaluate similar token-incentive programs safely.
DeFi · Explainer
Bonding and yield farming are two different ways to earn or acquire tokens in DeFi, and neither is better in every case. This guide explains how each works, who tends to benefit from each, and how to judge a bond or farm before committing funds.
DeFi · Review
Curve is one of the most important DeFi protocols for stablecoin and pegged-asset trading, but whether it is the leading dapp depends on the metric you choose. This guide explains what supports its position, where growth is harder to judge, and how to check current figures yourself.
DeFi · Explainer
DeFi did not die, but the speculative boom that carried it in 2020 and 2021 faded, leaving a smaller and more demanding sector. This guide explains what declined, what still works, and how to judge a DeFi protocol before you use one.
DeFi · Explainer
DeFi has grown quickly, but growth alone does not show that it is safe. This explainer sets out where the real risks sit, what builders and users can do about them, and how to judge whether the sector is developing responsibly.
DeFi · Explainer
Total value locked is the headline number for DeFi, but it moves with token prices, incentive programs and the wider money supply. This guide explains how to read it before calling a rise real growth or a peak a bubble.
DeFi · Explainer
Ethereum still holds a large share of DeFi activity, but no chain has an unbeatable lead, and the answer depends on which metric you use. This explainer shows what the data can and cannot prove, and how to check the picture yourself.
DeFi · Explainer
Some commentators say NFT mania has pulled users and money away from DeFi on Ethereum. The evidence is mixed, and this guide explains what the reported figures can and cannot show, what else moves both markets, and how to check the activity yourself.