The world of DeFi (decentralized finance) has a good deal of competition. Bitcoin is the world's first programmable money, but other projects sought to make it even easier to program blockchain assets. The first was Ethereum, whose goal was to give developers an easier way to create applications that ran atop a decentralized blockchain. This allowed people in search of loans or greater yields to circumnavigate banks and institutions that charged large fees and required proof of identification. Now, individuals can use DeFi to have a unit of account, means of trade, loans and more without the need or approval of a ... (full story)