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What is DeFi & What’s The Difference Between DeFi & CeFi & TradFi

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In this article, We talk about Decentralized, Centralized and Traditional finance.

Tell us which one works best for you.

What is DeFi?

Decentralized finance, or DeFi, uses emerging technology to remove third parties and centralized institutions from financial transactions. The components of DeFi are stablecoins, software, and hardware that enables the development of applications. The infrastructure for DeFi and its regulation are constantly evolving.

What is the difference between crypto and DeFi?

DeFi is focused on building decentralized applications that make it easier for people to use their money without relying on a third party, while Bitcoin is all about creating a new form of digital currency that can be used for transactions online.

DeFi Coins

DeFi coins are built on and often named for their unique, native blockchain networks. Maker, Compound, Uniswap, Aave are among the most popular DeFi coins.

10 Best DeFi Coins

  • Uniswap (UNI)

Uniswap is the most popular decentralized exchange. It has attracted more than 3 million users and has processed trades worth more than $1 Trillion in the last three years.

  • Aave (AAVE)

Aave is one of the oldest DeFi platforms around and It was the first crypto lending platform to support non-collateralized crypto loans.

  • Maker (MKR)

Maker is one of the oldest and most popular and one of the most valuable DeFi lending protocols.

  • Compound (COMP)
  • Loopring (LRC)
  • SushiSwap (SUSHI)
  • Yearn.Finance (YFI)
  • Curve Finance (CRV)
  • Kyber Network (KYC)
  • Bancor (BNT)

The safest DeFi

Aave Has been around since 2018 and It has become one of the most reputable DeFi platforms around, providing a safe environment for users to lend and borrow cryptocurrencies without intermediaries.

What is TradFi?

TradFi consist of retail, commercial and investment banks, and FinTechs.

For example, JPMorgan Chase as bank, and PayPal as FinTech company.

What is CeFi?

CeFi, which stands for "centralized finance," is a new way to provide financial services using cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.

DeFi Exchanges

  • Uniswap
  • 1inch
  • PancakeSwap

Crypto Exchanges (CeFi)

  • Binance
  • Crypto . com
  • Coinbase

Difference between CeFi & DeFi

In centralized finance, the responsibility of safeguarding the money of the users is with the exchanges. On the other hand, the assumption behind DeFi is that the transactions would be successful as a result of smart contracts.

when a user interacts with DeFi, they simply have to trust that the smart contract is written in a secure way. DeFi is peer-to-peer lending and does not require the same amount of trust as interacting with a CeFi company.

Difference between TradFi & CeFi & DeFi

TradFi stands for 'Traditional Finance,' and refers to the entire non-blockchain financial system that most people use. CeFi apps and services are the 'bridge' between TradFi and DeFi, as DeFi dApps cannot accept bank transfers or use debit cards, and TradFi cannot accept cryptocurrencies as payments.

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