Yearn Finance money robots use decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms to execute investment strategies with the goal of maximizing returns while minimizing risk. Providing assets for loans, earning project tokens through yield farming, providing liquidity, or a combination of these and other investment techniques are among the strategies used across a…

Launched in 2019, InstaDapp could be described as a swiss army knife for DeFi tools. The protocol is in the top 10 DeFi protocols with 2.5 billion dollars of Total Value Locked (TVL). InstaDapp incorporates a DSA (DeFi Smart Account) at its core, which offers users flexibility beyond a regular…

Bancor was the very first automated market maker (AMM) and holds a special place in crypto history, having attracted $153 million in what was then the largest Initial Coin Offering (ICO) in 2017. After slipping off the radar when it lost market share to rival AMMs like Uniswap and Sushiswap…

Flash loans, are instant uncollateralized crypto loans where the borrowed asset (and a fee) is returned before the end of the blockchain transaction. Flash loans are a Decentralised Finance (DeFi) tool for borrowing money from pooled assets. …

DeFi protocols such as Uniswap, SushiSwap or PancakeSwap have experienced explosive growth in volume and liquidity. These liquidity protocols allow virtually anyone with funds to become a market maker and earn trading fees. A permanent loss occurs when you provide liquidity to a liquidity pool and the price of the…

The crypto market is experiencing one of the biggest meltdowns in history. As of the writing of this article, everything is still unfolding. Such crashes always put a strain on newly developed DeFi protocols and stablecoins as these often rely on market liquidity and stability. TerraUSD (UST) is an algorithmic…

RAI is an overcollateralized stablecoin that is not pegged to any fiat currency. Launched in February 2020, RAI tries to tackle the problem of maintaining a stable peg at any cost. The protocol is a fork of Maker’s DAI with a few changes. By not being pegged to a fiat…

Popsicle Finance is a platform developed for automated cross-chain throughput optimization. The platform manages your cryptocurrency investment by allocating it to multiple liquidity pools on decentralized exchanges (DEXs) to maximize throughput. As such, it helps you take a more transferential approach to yield optimization. Authors: Christian Viehof, Valentin Kalinov Rather…

Liquity is a novel borrowing protocol that puts great emphasis on decentralization and immutability. It enables users to provide ETH as collateral and mint LUSD stablecoins in return. …