How Do Smart Contracts Enable Decentralized Finance (DeFi)?

Smart contracts are the foundational building blocks of DeFi. They automate financial services like lending, borrowing, and trading without relying on central authorities.

By codifying financial agreements, they ensure transparent, permissionless, and non-custodial transactions. This removes intermediaries, lowers costs, and increases accessibility to financial services globally.

Define “Custodial” versus “Non-Custodial” in Crypto
What Is “Decentralized Finance” (DeFi)?
How Does This Ruling Affect the Regulatory Status of Secondary Market Trading for Other Crypto Assets?
How Does the Cost of Borrowing/lending Affect Arbitrage Opportunities?
How Do Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) Govern DeFi Protocols?
What Is the Difference between a ‘Custodial’ and a ‘Non-Custodial’ Prime Brokerage Model?
What Is the Risk of ‘Impermanent Loss’ in a Liquidity Pool?
What Is ‘Yield Farming’ in the Context of DeFi?

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