Get to know the building block(chain)s of a new economy

Just when you think you've figured out blockchain and cryptocurrencies and NFTs, along comes DeFi (that's short for 'decentralized finance'). Staying ahead of the game is critical for finance professionals as these technologies continue to disrupt longstanding financial institutions and processes. This book is your guide to unraveling the broad world of DeFi and understanding how it may guide the future of finance. Get started with a basic understanding of what DeFi is (and isn't) before delving into how it affects asset management, lending and borrowing, and investment markets. You also get insight into how to get your hands on popular decentralized platforms and build your own applications.

Inside...
- How finance evolved from decentralized to centralized and back to decentralized
- Where you can find value in DeFi
- Three basic DeFi tasks to get you started
- Assets, Exchanges, and Marketplaces built on DeFi principles
- Steps for creating secure DeFi applications
- A deep dive into established DeFi platforms