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DeFi For Dummies

Published:  
December 12, 2022

Overview

Get to know the building blocks of a new economy

The promise of decentralized finance (DeFi for those up on their financial lingo) as a disruptor to financial institutions makes it must-know for anyone involved in finance. DeFi For Dummies provides an easy-to-understand option for unraveling the past, present, and future of DeFi. Understand current DeFi applications, including how to build basic applications on the leading platforms, and get a look into the future’s most promising new DeFi solutions. Staying ahead of the game is critical for finance professionals these days, and this Dummies guide makes it possible, with full coverage

of how DeFi affects asset management, lending and borrowing, and investment markets. Wrap your mind around DeFi and start getting hands on, the Dummies way.

  • Learn how the DeFi revolution started and where it’s going
  • Get insight into opportunities for getting started and building value with DeFi
  • Discover the leading assets, exchanges, and marketplaces built on DeFi principles
  • Create secure DeFi applications on established platforms

This book is great for current pros or active investors in the world of finance who need to get up to speed on the world of DeFi as quickly and clearly as possible.

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The nascent world of modern decentralized finance (DeFi) has grown rapidly since the advent of Bitcoin in 2009. Read on for helpful tips on how to navigate this exciting new realm.What you need to get started with DeFiWhether you simply want to dabble around DeFi protocols or plan to code and deploy a customized smart contract (or even full-blown dApp) of your own, you’ll need two key items: The MetaMask browser extension, which you can download from its website Ether (ETH), which you can obtain from popular crypto exchanges, such as Coinbase, or some test ETH for the test network of your choice, which you can obtain from a test faucet.

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