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With the rapid development of blockchain technology in recent years, all kinds of blockchain-based applications have emerged. Among them, the decentralized finance (DeFi) is one of the most successful applications, which is regarded as the…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-01-10 Yinjie Zhao , Xin Kang , Tieyan Li , Cheng-Kang Chu , Haiguang Wang

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) applications introduce novel financial instruments replicating and extending traditional ones through blockchain-based smart contracts. Among these applications, DeFi derivatives protocols enable the creation…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2026-05-05 Luca Pennella , Pietro Saggese , Fabio Pinelli , Letterio Galletta

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is a new paradigm in the creation, distribution, and utilization of financial services via the integration of blockchain technology. Our research conducts a comprehensive introduction and meticulous…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-12-04 Erya Jiang , Bo Qin , Qin Wang , Zhipeng Wang , Qianhong Wu , Jian Weng , Xinyu Li , Chenyang Wang , Yuhang Ding , Yanran Zhang

The decentralized and trustless nature of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology leads to a shift in the digital world. The possibility to execute small programs, called smart contracts, on cryptocurrencies like Ethereum opened doors to…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-01-15 Hendrik Amler , Lisa Eckey , Sebastian Faust , Marcel Kaiser , Philipp Sandner , Benjamin Schlosser

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) refers to financial services that are not necessarily related to crypto-currencies. By employing blockchain for security and integrity, DeFi creates new possibilities that attract retail and institution users,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-04-18 Krzysztof Gogol , Christian Killer , Malte Schlosser , Thomas Bocek , Burkhard Stiller , Claudio Tessone

DeFi, or Decentralized Finance, is based on a distributed ledger called blockchain technology. Using blockchain, DeFi may customize the execution of predetermined operations between parties. The DeFi system use blockchain technology to…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-04-27 Wenkai Li , Jiuyang Bu , Xiaoqi Li , Hongli Peng , Yuanzheng Niu , Yuqing Zhang

Much of the recent excitement around decentralized finance (DeFi) comes from hopes that DeFi can be a secure, private, less centralized alternative to traditional finance systems. However, people moving to DeFi sites in hopes of improving…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-02-07 Philipp Winter , Anna Harbluk Lorimer , Peter Snyder , Benjamin Livshits

Financial markets are undergoing an unprecedented transformation. Technological advances have brought major improvements to the operations of financial services. While these advances promote improved accessibility and convenience,…

Trading and Market Microstructure · Quantitative Finance 2023-12-05 Agostino Capponi , Garud Iyengar , Jay Sethuraman

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) services are moving traditional financial operations to the Internet of Value (IOV) by exploiting smart contracts, distributed ledgers, and clever heterogeneous transactions among different protocols. The…

General Economics · Economics 2023-07-18 Teng Andrea Xu , Jiahua Xu

The evolution of cryptocurrency and decentralized finance (DeFi) marks a significant shift in the financial landscape, making it more accessible, inclusive, and participative for various societal groups. However, this transition from…

General Finance · Quantitative Finance 2024-07-03 Amrutha Muralidhar , Muralidhar Lakkanna

As data is an essential asset for any DeFi application, selecting an oracle is a critical decision for its success. To date, academic research has mainly focused on improving oracle technology and internal economics, while the drivers of…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-03-26 Giulio Caldarelli

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is built on a fundamentally different paradigm: rather than having to trust individuals and institutions, participants in DeFi potentially only have to trust computer code that is enforced by a decentralized…

General Economics · Economics 2022-07-14 Kanis Saengchote , Talis Putniņš , Krislert Samphantharak

Lending protocols are one of the main applications of Decentralized Finance (DeFi), enabling crypto-assets loan markets with a total value estimated in the tens of billions of dollars. Unlike traditional lending systems, these protocols…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2025-06-19 Massimo Bartoletti , Enrico Lipparini

The financial sector's adoption of technology-driven data analysis has enhanced operational efficiency and revenue generation by leveraging personal sensitive data. However, the inherent characteristics of blockchain hinder decentralized…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-11-13 Zhuangtong Huang , Jiawei Zhu , Zhongyu Huang , Yixin Xu , Jerome Yen , Ye Wang

We present a measurement study on compositions of Decentralized Finance protocols, which aim to disrupt traditional finance and offer services on top of distributed ledgers, such as Ethereum. DeFi compositions may impact the development of…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-10-03 Stefan Kitzler , Friedhelm Victor , Pietro Saggese , Bernhard Haslhofer

Decentralized Finance (DeFi), a blockchain powered peer-to-peer financial system, is mushrooming. Two years ago the total value locked in DeFi systems was approximately 700m USD, now, as of April 2022, it stands at around 150bn USD. The…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-09-16 Sam M. Werner , Daniel Perez , Lewis Gudgeon , Ariah Klages-Mundt , Dominik Harz , William J. Knottenbelt

Decentralized finance (DeFi) has the potential to disrupt centralized finance by validating peer-to-peer transactions through tamper-proof smart contracts, thus significantly lowering the transaction cost charged by financial…

General Economics · Economics 2023-12-04 Ziqiao Ao , Lin William Cong , Gergely Horvath , Luyao Zhang

Decentralized finance, powered by blockchain technology, is growing day by day. This field, which emerged a few years ago, today manages $70 billion in assets. In this study, the concept of decentralized finance is discussed and explained…

General Finance · Quantitative Finance 2023-04-05 Mansur Bestas

Decentralized finance (DeFi) in Ethereum is a financial ecosystem built on the blockchain that has locked over 200 billion USD until April 2022. All transaction information is transparent and open when transacting through the DeFi protocol,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-05-20 Wenkai Li , Jiuyang Bu , Xiaoqi Li , Xianyi Chen

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is a new financial industry built on blockchain technologies. Decentralized financial services have consequently increased the ability to lend, borrow, and invest in decentralized investment vehicles, allowing…

Portfolio Management · Quantitative Finance 2022-09-27 Hugo Inzirillo , Stanislas de Quenetain
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