DeFi Articles

DeFi is changing the way we think about money, investments, and financial systems. In this category, we break down everything from yield farming and staking to lending protocols and decentralized exchanges. Whether you're just getting started or you're already deep into the DeFi space, these articles are here to help you navigate this fast-evolving world, understand the opportunities, and stay ahead of the curve.

Read a total of 38 articles and 600 news on Polkadot DeFi written by our community creators

How to use VeSTELLA on StellaSwap step by step
Nixon Javier
Nixon Javier
·July 13, 2025

How to use VeSTELLA on StellaSwap step by step

My experience using veSTELLA https://x.com/NiixonJavier/status/1944238575567982830

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Exploring Hydration Staking
favour_cy
favour_cy
·July 12, 2025

Exploring Hydration Staking

This post is about my journey staking HDX tokens. How it works, its benefits, and why it's a solid DeFi option. https://x.com/official_bles1/status/1943418891348451789?t=z8RJAcXGRyTWCnUsL3jvsQ&s=19

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Hydration Incentivized Liquidity Program.
mikewill
mikewill
·July 10, 2025

Hydration Incentivized Liquidity Program.

A thread on GDOT and GETH as vehicles for activating idle tokens, and exploring other pools for higher APR pre cap. Link: https://x.com/__open_minded/status/1942588569018568710

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My First Experience with Hydration, Staking HDX & Holding GIGADOT for Real Rewards.
Lizkem
Lizkem
·July 10, 2025

My First Experience with Hydration, Staking HDX & Holding GIGADOT for Real Rewards.

A quick guide on how I used Hydration to stake HDX and hold GIGADOT, earning rewards and boosting yield through a simple, all in one Defi experience. Link: https://x.com/Lizkem201/status/1942331627528487080?

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2025年还有山寨季吗? 波卡出圈尝试: 游戏 万斯 梅西 | BiFrost vDOT Astar异步 GigaETH PEAQ Machine Economy DEX
DrCAO
DrCAO
·June 20, 2025

2025年还有山寨季吗? 波卡出圈尝试: 游戏 万斯 梅西 | BiFrost vDOT Astar异步 GigaETH PEAQ Machine Economy DEX

In this video, I shared the latest update for Polkadot, Polkadot’s latest developments: FIFA Rivals, Pudgy Party, and gaming adoption, The major gas fee burn proposal, Bifrost’s liquid staking innovations (vDOT & vASTR), Hydration’s upcoming GigaETH launch, PEAQ’s Machine Economy DEX and the rise of DePIN, Polkadot’s chance to shine in 2025. The animation in the video is generated by AI and edited by myself to fit the video content, the script is also attached for your reference. Link:

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The most liquid DeFi protocol in Polkadot ecosystem*
César G
César G
·June 6, 2025

The most liquid DeFi protocol in Polkadot ecosystem*

Using HydraDX, I explain how to use the DeFi protocol to provide liquidity, borrow, and lend with DOT and stablecoins.**

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JAM要发币了?DOT改名能行吗?Hydration清算机制完胜AAVE?Bifrost新版代币经济学解析, Astar 异步支持升级,Acala跨链桥!
DrCAO
DrCAO
·May 23, 2025

JAM要发币了?DOT改名能行吗?Hydration清算机制完胜AAVE?Bifrost新版代币经济学解析, Astar 异步支持升级,Acala跨链桥!

In this video, I talked about the May OpenDev Core Polkadot Call Gavin shared about the JAM coin, Hydration partial liquidation and why AAVE didn't have that feature, Bifrost tokenomics 2.0 and the bbBNC and Astar Asynchronous Backing and Acala supported Snow bridge and hyperlane! Attached the script for your reference. Link: Original Tweet content: https://x.com/cao_lab/status/1925593235336143015 Original Tweet content: https://x.com/cao_lab/status/1925620147416404439 Original Tweet content: https://x.com/cao_lab/status/1925587975670530412

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波卡生态的“Michael Saylor”现身?疯狂囤Coretime!Elastic Scaling上线,DOT机会来了!Bifrost重磅vDOT补贴,Astar项目下架,Acala更新
DrCAO
DrCAO
·May 23, 2025

波卡生态的“Michael Saylor”现身?疯狂囤Coretime!Elastic Scaling上线,DOT机会来了!Bifrost重磅vDOT补贴,Astar项目下架,Acala更新

In this video, I talked about the Michael Saylor in Polkadot eco, coretime, and elastic scaling, also shared the Bifrost vDOT event and Astar and Acala update!

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TOP 3 Polkadot Defi Projects
Nixon Javier
Nixon Javier
·May 9, 2025

TOP 3 Polkadot Defi Projects

This video is about the best DeFi Projects in Polkadot for me

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Simplify yield strategy
JesseBlessed
JesseBlessed
·April 30, 2025

Simplify yield strategy

covers what is Gigadot, benefits, how to use the hydration platform to get Gigadot, ways to earn more, and risk https://x.com/jesseblessed3/status/1917193166945472796?t=fK_sUrriHDyJodJhwVN7aA&s=19

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logoDeFi
mikewill
mikewill
·April 27, 2025

3 bespoke ways to put your DOT to good use.

In this thread, I highlight 3 alternative ways to put DOT into good use for better yield, especially post unlocking. link: https://x.com/__open_minded/status/1915189825944027187

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DeFi News

Pump DOT Fun!
Dodow
Dodow
·July 17, 2025

Pump DOT Fun!

WagMedia Weekly - Newsletter Edition 107 Editorial by Cover Image by Top Story written by Featured Report written by Wag Roundup written by

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yay.oi 🥚
yay.oi 🥚
·July 17, 2025

Q3 Could Be Polkadex’s Market Moment

Good things come to those who wait. Polkadex has hinted that a big launch is on the cards for Q3 2025.

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TRAC Joins the Hydration Flow
yay.oi 🥚
yay.oi 🥚
·July 17, 2025

TRAC Joins the Hydration Flow

Hydration Referendum 126, now passed, authorized the addition of Origin Trail’s TRAC token to the Omnipool.

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Hydration Brings Trio to Borrowing
yay.oi 🥚
yay.oi 🥚
·July 17, 2025

Hydration Brings Trio to Borrowing

Now open for voting, Hydration Referendum 127, if passed, will add and incentivize 3-Pool aUSDT/USDT/USDC on Hydration Borrow.

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Scraping Up Success With DIA and Velocity
yay.oi 🥚
yay.oi 🥚
·July 17, 2025

Scraping Up Success With DIA and Velocity

With the support of Velocity Labs, DIA has built custom data-scrapers for Bifrost and Hydration, delivering robust price feeds to enhance DeFi applications such money markets, stablecoins, and synthetic assets.

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Stellaswap’s Vote-Driven Pool Party
yay.oi 🥚
yay.oi 🥚
·July 17, 2025

Stellaswap’s Vote-Driven Pool Party

The top three pools, in the first epoch of Stellaswap emissions voting, each receiving the biggest STELLA boost this week, were DOT-wBTC, DOT-USDT, and DOT-GLMR.

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veSTELLA Voting Lights Up Bright
yay.oi 🥚
yay.oi 🥚
·July 16, 2025

veSTELLA Voting Lights Up Bright

An update to the Stellaswap voting UI now displays three new vote statuses for veSTELLA locks. A red X indicates no earnings this epoch because votes have never been submitted. A blue checkmark means votes will carry over from a previous epoch, while a green checkmark shows that new votes have been cast this epoch and cannot be changed.

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ACA’s Boomerang Spins to 1M
yay.oi 🥚
yay.oi 🥚
·July 16, 2025

ACA’s Boomerang Spins to 1M

Boomerang’s BOOMACA liquid staking token has achieved the milestone of 1M staked ACA.

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Hydration Adds a New Brainwave
yay.oi 🥚
yay.oi 🥚
·July 16, 2025

Hydration Adds a New Brainwave

Neuroweb’s native NEURO token is now live as an isolated pool with DOT on Hydration.

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LoopStaking Takes BNC for a Spin
yay.oi 🥚
yay.oi 🥚
·July 16, 2025

LoopStaking Takes BNC for a Spin

LoopStaking of vBNC is now live on Bifrost. With one click, users can borrow and restake BNC up to 4x, offering increased yields and no risk of liquidation.

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Crossing Hydrated Paths with TRAC
yay.oi 🥚
yay.oi 🥚
·July 16, 2025

Crossing Hydrated Paths with TRAC

By the power of Snowbridge, Origin Trail’s TRAC token is now available in the Hydration Omnipool.

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