How Can Flash Loans Be Used for Arbitrage in DeFi?
Flash loans allow users to borrow large amounts of cryptocurrency with no upfront collateral, provided the loan is repaid within the same blockchain transaction. Arbitrageurs use flash loans to borrow massive capital, execute a multi-step arbitrage trade across different DeFi protocols, and repay the loan plus a small fee, all in a single atomic transaction.
This allows for capitalizing on large-scale arbitrage opportunities without needing significant personal capital. The entire process fails if the arbitrage is not profitable enough to repay the loan.