Why DeFi Matters
Why DeFi Matters

Author: Ian Horne

Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers

Published: 2023-10-03

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1398612944

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There is a pressing need for a balanced account outlining what DeFi actually means for investors, banks and the finance industry. Why DeFi Matters cuts through the jargon and the hype to help people make more informed decisions in this space. It examines the evolution of DeFi and cryptocurrencies, analysing what it means for investors and the future of finance. It also outlines the developments that truly matter, distinguishing between longer-term trends and fads, and is a must-read for finance professionals, organizations and investors interested in moving into DeFi. Why DeFi Matters explores the rise of DeFi and provides focused, balanced analysis about this alternative financial system that is being built and how it will coexist with banks, institutions and traditional finance. It examines the aspects of DeFi that will materially change financial systems and how they will alter the nature of purchasing, lending, insurance and banking; the role of web3 and the metaverse in the new era of finance; and its role in the democratization of finance.

The Wall Street Era is Over: The Investor’s Guide to Cryptocurrency and DeFi, the Decentralized Finance Revolution
The Wall Street Era is Over: The Investor’s Guide to Cryptocurrency and DeFi, the Decentralized Finance Revolution

Author: DEFIYIELD App

Publisher: DEFIYIELD.APP

Published: 2021-05-20

Total Pages: 207

ISBN-13: 1527295362

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You can profit from DeFi--the exciting world of Decentralized Finance! The Wall Street Era is Over explains how to succeed and invest safely in DeFi, the industry that’s leading the way for the Finance 3.0 revolution. This essential guide comes from the team behind DeFiYield, a leading resource for DeFi investors. We have been involved in DeFi since its inception, successfully yield farming to generate huge returns from our digital asset investments. But it hasn’t all been easy: We have also experienced major losses in risky projects. These difficult learning experiences led us to become the leading independent auditors of smart contracts, the self-executing agreements that drive DeFi. We could have kept our hard-won DeFi investing techniques a secret...but we’d rather share them. Over 200+ pages, we’ve gone public with our comprehensive knowledge and experience. You’re invited to benefit from these valuable insights. Who is this book for? Anyone who wants to generate high yields and invest safely in DeFi. Whether you are an experienced yield farmer or new to the space, this book will serve as your DeFi bible. What makes this book unique? DeFi is an extremely innovative technology, and it's full of opportunities. ‘The Wall Street Era is Over’ has been written by experienced yield farmers who have been in DeFi since the beginning. We hold nothing back, detailing not just our wins but also the losses we’ve suffered. By giving you the complete picture, we hope to make it easier for you to succeed. We’re more than yield farmers at DeFiYield. We are the leading independent auditors of DeFi smart contracts--we’ve scrutinized thousands of lines of code to separate safe projects from scams. You'll confidently explore the DeFi space equipped with these unique insights. Which topics does this book cover? This far-reaching resource is ‘The Investor’s Guide to Cryptocurrency and DeFi, the Decentralized Finance Revolution’. It covers the following key topics, plus many more: - The history of DeFi and its role within crypto - What makes DeFi different from traditional finance - The most important DeFi protocols - How DeFi protocols earn revenue - The DeFi investor rulebook - Yield farming - what it is and why it matters - How to succeed at yield farming - Investing safely in DeFi - DeFi scams and how to avoid them - The role of smart contract auditing - The future of DeFi, including NFTs and evolving tech What more does the book offer? With The Wall Street Era Is Over, you’re not just accessing the fundamentals of DeFi. You’re also connecting with the DeFiYield community, where experts and newcomers discuss the latest DeFi and yield farming developments. Join our popular Telegram chat! Visit https://t.me/defiyield_app

Cryptoassets
Cryptoassets

Author: Chris Brummer

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2019-09-12

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 0190077344

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Cryptoassets represent one of the most high profile financial products in the world, and fastest growing financial products in history. From Bitcoin, Etherium and Ripple's XRP-so called "utility tokens" used to access financial services-to initial coin offerings that in 2017 rivalled venture capital in money raised for startups, with an estimated $5.6 billion (USD) raised worldwide across 435 ICOs. All the while, technologists have hailed the underlying blockchain technology for these assets as potentially game changing applications for financial payments and record-keeping. At the same time, cryptoassets have produced considerable controversy. Many have turned out to be lacklustre investments for investors. Others, especially ICOs, have also attracted noticeable fraud, failing firms, and alarming lapses in information-sharing with investors. Consequently, many commentators around the world have pressed that ICO tokens be considered securities, and that concomitant registration and disclosure requirements attach to their sales to the public. This volume assembles an impressive group of scholars, businesspersons and regulators to collectively write on cryptoassets. This volume represents perspectives from across the regulatory ecosystem, and includes technologists, venture capitalists, scholars, and practitioners in securities law and central banking.

The Limits of DeFi for Financial Inclusion Lessons from ASEAN
The Limits of DeFi for Financial Inclusion Lessons from ASEAN

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2024-03-14

Total Pages: 62

ISBN-13: 9264651993

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Decentralised finance, including crypto-asset markets and DeFi protocol activity, has been promoted as a tool to support the democratisation of finance. This report presents quantitative evidence from ASEAN economies that participation in decentralised finance markets has been largely driven by speculative forces and a fear of missing out, rather than by practical use-cases that can promote financial inclusion.

FinTech Development for Financial Inclusiveness
FinTech Development for Financial Inclusiveness

Author: Anshari, Muhammad

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2021-11-26

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 179988449X

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Financial technology (FinTech) and its related products are considered a major disruptive innovation in financial services, substantially elevating financial solutions and new business models. Resulting from the fusion of finance and smart mobile technology, this innovative technology requires additional investigation into its adoption, challenges, opportunities, and future directions so that we may understand and develop the technology to its full potential. FinTech Development for Financial Inclusiveness moves beyond the theoretical areas of FinTech to comprehensively explore the recent FinTech initiative scenarios with respect to processes, strategies, challenges, lessons learned, and outcomes within economic development as well as trade and investment. Covering a range of topics such as decentralized finance and global electronic commerce, it is ideal for industry professionals, business owners, consultants, practitioners, instructors, researchers, academicians, and students.

Expanding the Linguistic Landscape
Expanding the Linguistic Landscape

Author: Martin Pütz

Publisher: Multilingual Matters

Published: 2018-12-20

Total Pages: 345

ISBN-13: 1788922174

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This book provides a forum for theoretical, methodological and empirical contributions to research on language(s), multimodality and public space, which will advance new ways of understanding the sociocultural, ideological and historical role of communication practices and experienced lives in a globalised world. Linguistic Landscape is viewed as a metaphor and expanded to include a wide variety of discursive modalities: imagery, non-verbal communication, silence, tactile and aural communication, graffiti, smell, etc. The chapters in this book cover a range of geographical locations, and capture the history, motives, uses, causes, ideologies, communication practices and conflicts of diverse forms of languages as they may be observed in public spaces of the physical environment. The book is anchored in a variety of theories, methodologies and frameworks, from economics, politics and sociology to linguistics and applied linguistics, literacy and education, cultural geography and human rights.

Difference Matters
Difference Matters

Author: Brenda J. Allen

Publisher: Waveland Press

Published: 2010-07-19

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 1478607696

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Allens proven ability and flare for presenting complex and oftentimes sensitive topics in nonthreatening ways carry over in the latest edition of Difference Matters. Her down-to-earth analysis of six social identity categories reveals how communication establishes and enacts identity and power dynamics. She provides historical overviews to show how perceptions of gender, race, social class, sexuality, ability, and age have varied throughout time and place. Allen clearly explains pertinent theoretical perspectives and illustrates those and other discussions with real-life experiences (many of which are her own). She also offers practical guidance for how to communicate difference more humanely. While many examples are from organizational contexts, readers from a wide range of backgrounds can relate to them and appreciate their relevance. This eye-opening, vibrant text, suitable for use in a variety of disciplines, motivates readers to think about valuing difference as a positive, enriching feature of society. Interactive elements such as Spotlights on Media, I.D. Checks, Tool Kits, and Reflection Matters questions awaken interest, awareness, and creative insights for change.

The Rings of Saturn
The Rings of Saturn

Author: W. G. Sebald

Publisher: New Directions Publishing

Published: 2016-11-08

Total Pages: 233

ISBN-13: 081122130X

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"The book is like a dream you want to last forever" (Roberta Silman, The New York Times Book Review), now with a gorgeous new cover by the famed designer Peter Mendelsund A masterwork of W. G. Sebald, now with a gorgeous new cover by the famed designer Peter Mendelsund The Rings of Saturn—with its curious archive of photographs—records a walking tour of the eastern coast of England. A few of the things which cross the path and mind of its narrator (who both is and is not Sebald) are lonely eccentrics, Sir Thomas Browne’s skull, a matchstick model of the Temple of Jerusalem, recession-hit seaside towns, wooded hills, Joseph Conrad, Rembrandt’s "Anatomy Lesson," the natural history of the herring, the massive bombings of WWII, the dowager Empress Tzu Hsi, and the silk industry in Norwich. W.G. Sebald’s The Emigrants (New Directions, 1996) was hailed by Susan Sontag as an "astonishing masterpiece perfect while being unlike any book one has ever read." It was "one of the great books of the last few years," noted Michael Ondaatje, who now acclaims The Rings of Saturn "an even more inventive work than its predecessor, The Emigrants."

Blockchain for Tourism and Hospitality Industries
Blockchain for Tourism and Hospitality Industries

Author: Irem Onder

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2023-12-07

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 1003806686

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This insightful book is the first to explain the basics of blockchain and its applications in the service industry, as well as potential future implementations of the technology. Embellished with explanatory diagrams throughout, this book predominantly focuses on blockchain as a prominent driver of digital transformation within the service sector and explores its potential applications within the tourism and hospitality industries. Expert-led and logically structured, the chapters explore a plethora of concepts within the service industry and explain the possibilities of blockchain technology and its pros and cons. Key topics include blockchain and its current and potential future impact on food and agricultural supply chains, the sharing economy, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), financial systems and payments, medical tourism, sustainability, and smart contracts. The book seeks to inspire and influence industry figures to plan ahead and develop business strategies using blockchain. International in scope, this engaging volume will be of pivotal interest to industry experts as well as researchers and tourism, hospitality, and technology students interested in learning more about blockchain and its potential for the service industry.