DeFi

Compound Finance is a Defi protocol that offers lending and borrowing to users without the need for an intermediary.

Harmony, a layer-1 blockchain, uses sharding and effective proof of stake to further scalability, security, and decentralization.

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.

Waves is a proof-of-stake blockchain network, decentralized exchange, and wallet that makes it simple for users to exchange and trade cryptocurrencies.

The Graph (GRT) is a protocol for indexing and accessing blockchain data, and is often referred to as the Google of Web3.

zkEVM is a fascinating technological innovation, designed to enable fast transactions and scalability, by boosting Ethereum’s layer 1 solutions without compromising security.

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.

CeFi, short for Centralized Finance, is the opposite of DeFi, Decentralized Finance. Actually, the concept of CeFi has been used in the traditional financial system for a long time, but it is only in recent days that it is created as CeFi to define all existing mainstream financial systems, such as banks, stock exchanges, and various financial institutions. Specifically, the concept can even be traced back thousands of years ago when the bankers in Florence, Italy in the 15th century began to use this concept. So, it has been applied for hundreds of years. The concept of CeFi, representing the existing centralized financial systems, is created to distinguish itself from the term of DeFi.

Yield Aggregators are protocols that automate the process of yield farming which allows crypto investors to earn passive income via smart contracts.

Kava is a software protocol that uses multiple cryptocurrencies to allow its users to borrow and lend assets without the need for an intermediary.

Synthetic assets are an asset group that provides exposure to the value of underlying assets, similar to traditional finance derivatives.

dYdX is a well-structured Decentralised Exchange (DEX) that allows users to trade around 35 different cryptocurrencies, including BTC and ETH.

Secret Network is an independent blockchain network built using the Cosmos SDK that improves upon traditional smart contracts while maintaining users' privacy.

Flow Blockchain is a Web3 platform that is powering the development of popular Dapps, and blockchain games and hosts digital assets.

Aave is a DeFi platform built on the Ethereum blockchain through which users can request a collateralized loan or provide liquidity.