A financial ecosystem known as “decentralized finance” (DeFi) is one that runs without the use of middlemen like banks or other conventional financial institutions and is based on blockchain technology. Decentralized financial infrastructure (DeFi) systems use decentralized applications (DApps) and smart contracts to offer a range of financial services, such as lending, borrowing, trading, and yield farming.
In contrast to traditional financial systems, DeFi participants have direct control over their assets and can use these services with more transparency, security, and frequently reduced costs.
A system or network that lacks a centralized authority and distributes decision-making and control across numerous users or nodes is referred to as decentralized. A decentralized system is more resistant to censorship, single points of failure, and manipulation because no one organization has exclusive control over it.
A decentralized network's distributed ledger is a database that is updated and synchronized across numerous nodes or computers. Without the requirement for a centralized authority, it enables participants to securely and transparently record, preserve, and amend transactions or data. Blockchain systems are based on distributed ledger technology, which offers an unchangeable and impenetrable record of all network activity.