DeFi: Understanding The Myth of Decentralised Finance
DeFi stands for Decentralised Finance
For us to get a proper understanding of DeFi, we would need to expound the basics of Centralised Finance.
Top Secret: In my previous articles, I have been talking about Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Smart Contract and Web3. Every of these articles would be very useful to understanding.
The Talk on Centralised and Decentralised Finance
Centralised Finance simply involves a third party or a cooperation being held responsible for the safe keeping and monitoring of your money for example, banks and other financial institutions.
Decentralised Finance takes away the position of a third-party with the aid of blockchain and its technologies.
Investopedia tells us that:
Decentralised finance eliminates intermediaries by allowing people, merchants, and businesses to conduct financial transactions through emerging technology. This is accomplished through peer-to-peer financial networks that use security protocols, connectivity, software, and hardware advancements.
From anywhere you have an internet connection, you can lend, trade, and borrow using software that records and verifies financial actions in distributed financial databases. A distributed database is accessible across various locations; it collects and aggregates data from all users and uses a consensus mechanism to verify it.
Decentralised finance uses this technology to eliminate centralised finance models by enabling anyone to use financial services anywhere regardless of who or where they are.
DeFi applications give users more control over their money through personal wallets and trading services that cater to individuals.
Benefits of Decentralised Finance
Coinbase shares some benefits
- Open: You don’t need to apply for anything or “open” an account. You just get access by creating a wallet.
- Pseudonymous: You don’t need to provide your name, email address, or any personal information.
- Flexible: You can move your assets anywhere at any time, without asking for permission, waiting for long transfers to finish, and paying expensive fees.
- Fast: Interest Rates and rewards often update rapidly (as quickly as every 15 seconds).
- Transparent: Everyone involved can see the full set of transactions (private corporations rarely grant that kind of transparency).
Final Top Secret Information
You might have been wondering how cryptocurrency relate here. Well, let me explain.
Cryptocurrencies are entities found in the DeFi space/ecosystem. It is one of the virtual type money used in trading.
Conclusion
The world is digital and everyone is finding extra ways to be independent of cooperations and all. DeFi helps us to achieve that.
Thank you 😊
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