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What is DeFi (Decentralized Finance): Everything you need to Know!

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What is DeFi (Decentralized Finance): Everything you need to Know!

DeFi(Decentralized Finance) is an open and global financial system built for the internet age – different from system that’s opaque, tightly controlled, and held together by decades-old infrastructure and processes. It gives you control and visibility over your money. Also it gives you exposure to global markets and alternatives to your local currency or banking options. DeFi products open up financial services to anyone with internet connection and they Largely owned and maintained by their users. So far tens of billions of dollars worth of crypto has flowed through DeFi applications and it’s growing every day.

What Is Decentralized Finance(DeFi)?

Decentralized finance (DeFi) is an emerging financial technology based on secure distributed ledgers similar to those used by cryptocurrencies.

In the U.S., the Federal Reserve and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) define the rules for centralized financial institutions such as banks and brokerages, which consumers rely on to access capital and financial services directly. DeFi challenges this centralized financial system by empowering individuals with peer-to-peer digital exchanges.

How Does DeFi(Decentralized Finance) Work?

Decentralized finance uses the blockchain technology that cryptocurrencies use. A blockchain is a distributed and secured database or ledger. Applications also called dApps are use to handle transactions and run on blockchain.

In blockchain, transactions recorded in blocks and then verified by other users. If all verifiers agree on transaction, the block closed and encrypted. Another block created that has information about the previous block within it.

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