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Our DeFi experts demystify and explain decentralized finance, how it works, and how to capitalize on its growth potential.

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Defi derivatives

September 15, 2022

Vega Protocol: Disrupting Defi With Trading Derivatives Traditional financial systems have always been dependent on central authorities, intermediaries, and third-party service providers. Therefore, financial products and services have remained at the merc

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Defi derivatives

August 1, 2022

UMA vs. Synthetix: Which Is Better?UMA, also known as Universal Market Access, is an Ethereum-based protocol that has been around since 2018. Namely, the protocol allows users to create synthetic assets in the crypto space. These asset

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Defi derivatives

August 1, 2022

Underlying Assets in Derivatives: Functions and Types Crypto derivatives give users a new option, not holding the physical asset. By using derivatives, it allows individuals to avoid navigating wallets and other complications concerning the market. First

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Defi derivatives

July 19, 2022

Synthetic Assets in DeFi: What You Need To Know Much of the terminology in the crypto and decentralized finance space leaves us scratching our heads—and synthetic assets are one of them. So, what are synthetic assets in DeFi? Crypto-based synthetic