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Why DeFi matters : what cryptoassets, web3 and the metaverse really mean for finance / Ian Horne.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Horne, Ian (Writer on finance), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Finance--Technological innovations.
- Finance.
- Cryptocurrencies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 258 pages)
- Other Title:
- What cryptoassets, Web3 and the metaverse really mean for finance
- Place of Publication:
- London, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Kogan Page Limited, 2023.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- About the author
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 01 Crypto and DeFi: Why now, and what exactly is it?
- 2008
- The birth of bitcoin and a global financial crisis
- Enter bitcoin: The first major cryptocurrency
- The next decade: Between bitcoin and DeFi
- References
- 02 Ethereum and DeFi: The creation of crypto's financial ecosystem
- How dApps and ICOs changed the game
- DeFi begins!
- 2022
- A year of reckoning
- Where do we go from here?
- 03 Key DeFi terms
- Proof-of-stake (PoS)
- Gas fees
- Stablecoins
- Exchanges: AMMs vs centralized exchanges
- Front running
- Flash loans
- Altcoins and memecoins
- Tokenization
- Types of blockchain
- Forking
- Cryptocurrency mixers
- Sharding
- Layers of blockchain networks
- Crypto wallets
- Oracles
- 04 What does DeFi do?
- DeFi protocols: A starting point for mass financialization
- Types of protocol
- What is the impact of DeFi protocols?
- 05 DAOs: The organizational framework for DeFi
- Centralization and the introduction of DAOs
- How DAOs work
- DAO voting mechanisms
- Are DAOs legally recognized?
- Why DAO governance can be a murky issue
- How DAOs are being used
- DAOs and DeFi
- 06 NFTs: Beyond the hype
- Why are we discussing them?
- The next phase for NFTs
- It's all about identity
- Who owns NFTs and why
- NFTfi
- What does it all mean?
- 07 Virtually financial: The metaverse, web3 and the gamification of DeFi
- Defining the metaverse
- Where's the blockchain?
- What's happening right now?
- The costs of using tech platforms
- DeFi: Chasing the multi-trillion dollar dream
- The future for DeFi in the metaverse
- References
- 08 TradFi enters the market: Game over for the decentralized dream?
- Institutional investing in DeFi
- Which organizations are embracing blockchain and crypto?
- A tokenized future
- What does all of this mean?
- 09 CBDCs: The central bank's answer to crypto
- Retail vs wholesale
- Disintermediation in the age of CBDCs?
- International efforts to set standards for crypto and DeFi
- International frameworks for regulation
- What happens next?
- 10 The long road ahead: Can DeFi fulfil its promise?
- Does DeFi stand for anything?
- Is it destroying the planet?
- Is crypto really inclusive?
- The concentration of crypto ownership
- Is it even decentralized?
- Towards a better future
- Can regulation help crypto?
- Between legality and morality
- 11 Why does DeFi matter? Concluding thoughts
- DeFi and crypto have transformed money
- Implications for traditional finance
- The importance of economic sovereignty
- Widening and persisting inequalities in wealth and access
- NFTs, artworks and financialization
- The myth of perfect money
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 24, 2023).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Horne, Ian Why DeFi matters
- ISBN:
- 9781398612945
- 1398612944
- Publisher Number:
- 40031975790
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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