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DeFi use cases

The crypto projects that collectively make up Decentralized Finance (DeFi) have unlocked financial products and services that were out of reach to all but a small subset of the world’s population. Now they’re available to anyone in the world with access to the internet. DeFi replacements for legacy financial products and services will become so competitive that they will eventually rival the popularity of their legacy counterparts. Let’s take a look at some likely use cases.
DeFi use cases
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Table of Contents

  1. Asset Management
  2. DEX
  3. Lending
  4. DAOs
  5. Derivatives
  6. Prediction markets
  7. Stablecoins
  8. Metaverse
  9. Insurance
  10. Identity
  11. Conclusion

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