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1 online resource (273 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Glossary -- Foreword -- Introduction -- I.1 Who Am I? -- I.2 How This Book Is Organized -- I.3 Scope of This Book -- I.3.1 In Scope -- I.3.2 Out of Scope -- I.4 Disclaimers -- I.5 Corrections -- Part I Crypto-native DeFi -- Chapter 1 What Is DeFi? -- 1.1 The Role of Intermediaries in TradFi -- 1.2 Definitions -- 1.3 Other Characteristics of DeFi -- 1.3.1 Interoperability / Composability -- 1.3.2 Transparency -- 1.3.3 Openness -- 1.3.4 Decentralized / Peer-to-peer -- 1.3.5 Unregulated -- 1.4 The DeFi Stack |
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1.5 Size of DeFi -- 1.6 Key Participants in DeFi -- 1.6.1 Developers and Entrepreneurs -- 1.6.2 Institutions -- 1.7 DeFi and FinTech -- 1.8 How Can I Try DeFi? -- 1.9 Where Does DeFi Meet TradFi? -- 1.9.1 Stablecoins -- 1.9.2 Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) -- 1.9.3 Real World Assets (RWA) and Tokenized Assets -- 1.9.4 Permissioned DeFi -- 1.10 What are the Risks of DeFi? -- 1.11 Chapter Summary -- Notes -- Chapter 2 Infrastructure and Instruments -- 2.1 The Infrastructure of DeFi -- 2.2 Basics of Blockchains -- 2.2.1 Components of Blockchains -- 2.2.2 Cryptography -- 2.2.3 Hash Functions |
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2.2.4 Public-key Cryptography and Digital Signatures -- 2.3 Bitcoin and Ethereum -- 2.4 Permissioned vs Public Blockchains -- 2.5 L1s and L2s -- 2.6 Accounts, Keys, Wallets, and Addresses -- 2.6.1 Accounts -- 2.6.2 Keys -- 2.6.3 Wallets -- 2.6.4 Addresses -- 2.7 Transactions -- 2.7.1 Block-by-block Settlement -- 2.7.2 Irrevocable -- 2.7.3 Composable -- 2.7.4 Atomic -- 2.7.5 Gas -- 2.7.6 Mempool / MEV -- 2.8 Smart Contracts -- 2.9 Clients and Nodes -- 2.10 Block Explorers -- 2.11 Custody -- 2.12 Oracles -- 2.13 RegTech -- 2.14 Identity -- 2.15 Bridges -- 2.16 DeFi Instruments -- 2.17 Stablecoins |
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2.18 Derivatives -- 2.19 Chapter Summary -- Notes -- Chapter 3 Activities and Applications -- 3.1 Trading / DEXs -- 3.1.1 Automated Market Makers (AMMs) -- 3.1.2 Aggregators -- 3.2 Overcollateralized Lending / Borrowing -- 3.3 Governance / DAOs -- 3.4 Undercollateralized Lending -- 3.4.1 Uncollateralized Lending to Real-world Borrowers -- 3.4.2 Uncollateralized Lending to Crypto Institutions -- 3.4.3 Real World Assets -- 3.4.4 Centrifuge -- 3.4.5 MakerDAO and RWA -- 3.4.6 SocGen Pilots and MakerDAO Collaboration -- 3.4.7 Smart Bonds -- 3.4.8 Credit Scoring -- 3.5 Investing |
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3.5.1 Index Products - Spot -- 3.5.2 Index Products - Perpetual Futures -- 3.5.3 Dashboards -- 3.6 Payments -- 3.6.1 Crypto Payment Gateways -- 3.6.2 Big Payments and Crypto -- 3.6.3 Crypto Debit / Credit Cards -- 3.6.4 On-off Ramps -- 3.6.5 Solana Pay and Circle -- 3.6.6 Bitcoin Payments -- 3.7 Insurance -- 3.8 Prediction Markets -- 3.9 Chapter Summary -- Notes -- Chapter 4 Risks and Mitigation -- 4.1 Types of Losses -- 4.2 Basic Terminology -- 4.3 Endogenous DeFi Risks -- 4.3.1 Smart Contract Risks: Code Exploit Example: The DAO Hack -- 4.3.2 Economic Exploit Example: Mango Markets |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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4.3.3 Operational Exploit Example: Ronin Bridge Hack |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781394154999 |
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1394154992 |
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