DeFi.Decentralized Finance.The promise was simple: a financial system for everyone. Let's be brutally honest: right now, Ethereum-based DeFi is a playground for the tech-savvy and the wealthy. The average Jane or Joe? They’re being abandoned to yesterday’s technology. That makes me angry. It’s as if you built this amazing, futuristic,...
LP Tokens have become a bedrock concept of DEXs and DeFi lending protocols. These tokens, issued to LPs, act as a surrender receipt that gives LPs a claim on the foundational assets in a liquidity pool. LP Tokens are not just receipts. They’re transferable, tradeable, and composable across the whole...
The decentralized finance (DeFi) landscape is moving so quickly that it holds incredible potential to upend financial systems as we know them. Just like you, as Friends of Token, we want to provide you with the best possible understanding of this fast evolving space. Tackling blockchain scaling solutions, interoperability, and...
In the ever-changing landscape of decentralized finance (DeFi), liquidity provider (LP) tokens are all the rage. They provide liquidity for decentralized exchanges (DEXs) and other DeFi platforms, allowing for continuous operation. Bernadette M. Santos, a keen observer of the DeFi landscape, explains the ins and outs of LP tokens, making...
daGama and 8lends have come together to develop a powerful strategic partnership. Together, they’re rolling out a new planetary crowdlending platform, merging best practices from decentralized finance (DeFi) with traditional financial guardrails. The partnership aims to bridge autonomous decentralization with existing risk management frameworks. In addition to helping solve our...
Alright, the elephant in the room here is this 18% return guarantee that daGama and 8lends are making. My first impression? Equal parts skepticism and curiosity. We’ve all been there, witnessing the DeFi graveyard chock-full of projects that had a nice sales pitch, but produced nothing but vapor. 3 reasons...
Even Aave—one of the most decentralized and most adored DeFi protocols—is allowing users to collateralize with USDT. Sounds great, right? More liquidity, more access, potentially higher yields. But before you dive headfirst into this USDT pool party, let’s pump the brakes. Aave is maybe not pulling a fast one, but...
Aave is a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol that is revolutionizing the lending landscape. It provides cutting edge functionalities like flash loans and multiple interest rate choices. In addition, the platform enables users to lend and borrow funds seamlessly and instantly through flash loans. Just don’t forget, you have to pay...
DeFi. It’s a buzzword, it’s a revolution, and for many, it’s a scary black box. And right at the center of it all is Aave, with its lending/borrowing code. And now, it's doubling down on USDT. Could this be their first step towards real financial inclusion? Or replacing sinking ships...
Is DeFi on Sui truly leveling the playing field, or simply building a new one? Truthfully, I’ve been thinking about that question for many years now. In fact, it would be very difficult to ignore the Total Value Locked (TVL) increasing exponentially from $25 million to more than $2.1 billion....
