Insurance is still a very niche segment in DeFi and generally attracts very few retail market participants. However, as more sophisticated players join the market, they will undoubtedly demand better risk management tools. At the end of the day, the choice to insure or not to insure is ultimately up to you. However, we at CoinGecko would definitely

Tether (USDT) was one of the first centralized stablecoins to be introduced. Every USDT is supposedly backed by $1 in the issuer’s bank account. However, one major downside to USDT is that users need to trust that the USD reserves are fully collateralized and actually exist.

two projects that offer governing tools for DeFi projects to use: Aragon and Snapshot.

DEX aggregators pool liquidity from the various DEXs in the market to help traders execute large trades at the best price. With DEX aggregators, traders can automatically split their large trades into smaller parts and route them to the relevant DEXs for the best execution price. Examples of DEX aggregators include 1inch, Paraswap, and Matcha. We w

To achieve the most optimum trading route for the best price execution and the lowest cost, 1inch makes use of their proprietary routing algorithm, Pathfinder. Pathfinder searches across various DEXs such as Uniswap, Balancer, and also 1inch’s own liquidity protocol (formerly known as Mooniswap), before providing a recommended route for the best tr

Fund management is the process of overseeing your assets and managing its cash flow to generate a return on your investments. There are two main types of fund management - active and passive fund management. Active fund management has a management team making investment decisions to beat a particular benchmark, such as the S&P 500. Passive fund

By using Opyn, a trader can buy oTokens which can be used as a right to sell ETH and get back USDC in the event of a massive price plunge, thereby receiving protection against downside risk.

How to become a juror? To become a juror, you will need to have at least 10,000 Aragon Court (ANJ) tokens, which can be purchased from DEXs such as Uniswap. ANJ is created by locking Aragon (ANT) tokens in a bonding curve - the more ANT that is locked, the more ANJ that can be created.

DeFi seeks to build a better financial landscape made possible by the advent of the internet and blockchain technology, particularly in three key segments of the banking system: Payment & clearance system (remittance) Accessibility Centralization & Transparency