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349 guides on defi, newest first.
DeFi · Explainer
QuickSwap, the exchange that started on Polygon, has added Base to the networks it serves. This guide explains what the expansion means, which features to check on Base, and how to use a DEX on a new chain with less risk.
DeFi · Explainer
QuickSwap, a multichain DEX that started on Polygon, brought its swaps and liquidity pools to the Manta Pacific network in late 2023. This guide explains what launched, how the deployment works, what followed, and what to check before you use it.
DeFi · Explainer
QuickSwap has announced or been linked to a DeFAI tie-up with StratEx, a small yield aggregator, but the sources used here don't confirm the details. This guide explains what DeFAI means, what is publicly known about both protocols, and how to check an integration before you use it.
DeFi · Explainer
Quokka Finance is the name behind a recent buzz around new DeFi activity on Polygon, but the sources available for this guide do not confirm its details. This explainer shows how to verify a new Polygon protocol, what past exploits teach, and what to check before depositing.
DeFi · Explainer
Cross-chain token staking usually means locking tokens that sit on one network, or that have been moved between networks, to earn rewards. This guide explains how it works, why the RADAR name causes confusion, and what to check before you deposit anything.
DeFi · Explainer
Raydium is a Solana exchange built for fast, low-cost token swaps. This guide explains how it works, what a mobile user needs to get started, and how to check current details before you trade.
DeFi · Explainer
Reports in late 2024 and early 2025 said Solana's Raydium recorded higher monthly trading volume than Ethereum's Uniswap at times. This guide explains what that comparison measures, why it moved, and how to check the current numbers yourself.
DeFi · Explainer
RSK, also called Rootstock, is a smart contract platform that runs alongside Bitcoin. This guide explains how bitcoin moves onto the network, what RBTC is used for, and what to check before putting funds to work there.
DeFi · Explainer
A headline showing 235% user growth for SaucerSwap on Hedera is a percentage with no base period, definition or source attached. This guide explains what such a figure can and cannot tell you, and how to check it yourself.
DeFi · Explainer
Savanna Finance is a yield boost layer that works alongside MM Finance on Cronos. This guide explains what a boost does, how these products usually work, what can go wrong, and how to check current terms yourself.
DeFi · Review
Serum was an on-chain order book exchange on Solana that issued the SRM token. This review explains how it worked, what happened to it after 2022, and where Solana traders can look instead.
DeFi · Explainer
ShibaSwap is the decentralized exchange built by the Shiba Inu community, and its profile rose alongside the SHIB token's sharp price rally in 2021. This guide explains what the project does, what a fair definition of success looks like, and how to check its current activity yourself.
DeFi · Explainer
ShibaSwap is the decentralized exchange built by the Shiba Inu community, offering token swaps, staking and liquidity pools. This guide explains what it does, how its tokens fit together, how the platform has moved toward Shibarium, and how to check its current status before you use it.
DeFi · Explainer
ShibaSwap began as an Ethereum-based exchange for the Shiba Inu community. This guide explains what it would mean for it to run on BNB Smart Chain, how to confirm a genuine deployment, and how to use it safely.
DeFi · Explainer
A reported $1 billion milestone for ShibaSwap's total value locked is easy to repeat and hard to verify from headlines alone. This guide explains what TVL measures, why the number moves, and how to check ShibaSwap's figure yourself.
DeFi · Explainer
A headline saying a decentralized exchange doubled its users in one week is easy to repeat and hard to check. This guide explains what such a claim can and cannot show, and how to verify user growth yourself before you rely on it.
DeFi · Explainer
A ranking headline is a snapshot, not a verdict. This guide explains what dApp rankings on NEAR measure, what can and cannot be confirmed about Skyward Finance, and how to check its standing and risks yourself.
DeFi · Explainer
Smoothy is a single-pool exchange built for swapping assets that are backed the same way, such as stablecoins, on Ethereum and BNB Chain. This guide explains what its early BNB Chain launch involved, how the design works, and how to check its status and risks yourself.
DeFi · Explainer
Snowbank (SB), an OHM-style reserve currency on Avalanche, announced its shutdown in February 2022. Online posts about a USDC exodus and claim process are hard to confirm, so this guide explains how to check such claims yourself and avoid recovery scams.
DeFi · Explainer
Solana DeFi activity has grown in several measurable ways, but headlines about price and short-term volume can point in different directions. This guide explains which signals matter, what recent reporting shows, and how to check current figures yourself.
DeFi · How-to
Raydium lets Solana holders earn trading fees and farm rewards by supplying tokens to liquidity pools. This guide explains how those returns are generated, how to set up a position safely, and what can reduce your balance even when the yield looks high.
DeFi · Explainer
Solanex AI, also written Soldex, is an AI-themed decentralized exchange on Solana that has gone through several name and funding phases. This guide explains what the project is, what the sources show, what the reported Speqto boost does and does not confirm, and how to check its status before you interact with it.
DeFi · Explainer
Soldex was announced as a Solana exchange project in 2021, and 2024 coverage ties a SOLDEX token to a Solanex DEX. This guide explains what the sources show, what remains unclear, and how to check a Solana DeFi project before using it.
DeFi · Review
Soldex is named in discussions of developers lending trading bots for a share of the profits, but the public information about this feature is thin. This guide explains how such bot-lending models work, what public sources do and do not confirm, and what to check before any capital or code is involved.