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 32 articles and 554 news on Polkadot DeFi written by our community creators

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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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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weekly summary for whole eco
DrCAO
DrCAO
·March 9, 2025

weekly summary for whole eco

This is summary by Kyrie from AIWeb3 for the summary of the eco

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Liquidity Pools on Hydration & StellaSwap
Nixon Javier
Nixon Javier
·March 8, 2025

Liquidity Pools on Hydration & StellaSwap

I explain how to use Liquidity Pools using Hydration and StellaSwap step by step https://x.com/NiixonJavier/status/1898435315901112468

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Polkadot DeFi: an untapped playground
MaximV. 🏆
MaximV. 🏆
·November 21, 2024

Polkadot DeFi: an untapped playground

A comperative thread on how Polkadot DeFi stacks up to other big protocols out there with the focus on yield, the challenges to overcome for our eco and the steps that are made to get there! https://x.com/Maxverleye8/status/1858541082553798656

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Kylix: Attracting Large Capital in Polkadot
ScrawnyPetauro
ScrawnyPetauro
·October 20, 2024

Kylix: Attracting Large Capital in Polkadot

The article discusses how Kylix Finance aims to enhance Polkadot's DeFi ecosystem by attracting large capital through advanced lending solutions and cross-chain liquidity, potentially helping Polkadot compete with Ethereum. https://x.com/PolkadotArena/status/1846209975669895232

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1M DOT program
Bannks🥷🕵
Bannks🥷🕵
·September 14, 2024

1M DOT program

A detailed breakdown of the campaign and how to onboard Hashtag: #Wagmedia Link: https://x.com/AllCrypto0/status/1835060801423511552?t=sxbuuYWVkDSS53r7Adme3Q&s=19

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1M DOT program
daureen
daureen
·September 14, 2024

1M DOT program

a rundown of the campaign and how to get engaged in it.

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DeFi News

Core Shifts!
Dodow
Dodow
·June 12, 2025

Core Shifts!

WagMedia Weekly - Newsletter Edition 102 Editorial by Cover Image by Top Story written by Featured Report written by Wag Roundup written by

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Loop-Fi Summer
yay.oi 🥚
yay.oi 🥚
·June 12, 2025

Loop-Fi Summer

Hydration Referendum 96 proposes to increase the vDOT lending supply cap from 666,666 to 1,333,333. In addition, for DOT correlated assets in E-mode the LTV ratio would be increased from 80% to 90% and the Liquidation Threshold from 90% to 92%.

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Stella’s Joining the Loopin’ Game
yay.oi 🥚
yay.oi 🥚
·June 12, 2025

Stella’s Joining the Loopin’ Game

Stellaswap has released details of its first auto-strategy for the upcoming veSTELLA token. Named the STELLA Maxi, it aims to maximize and compound earnings. It automatically votes in high-performing pools, converts earnings into veSTELLA, and adds loops them into the same voting and earning pattern.

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Acala Wiggles Out of the Wormhole
yay.oi 🥚
yay.oi 🥚
·June 12, 2025

Acala Wiggles Out of the Wormhole

In response to the discontinuation of Wormhole support, Acala has completed the ASEED collateral migration of Wormhole USDC(et) to Asset Hub USDC.

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Smashin’ Through a Dozen Million
yay.oi 🥚
yay.oi 🥚
·June 9, 2025

Smashin’ Through a Dozen Million

Soaring to higher heights, Bifrost’s vDOT has passed through the 12 million staked tokens milestone.

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Sipping Stats Partially Hydrates the TVL
yay.oi 🥚
yay.oi 🥚
·June 9, 2025

Sipping Stats Partially Hydrates the TVL

While still not matching Hydration’s own calculation, the addition of Hydration Lending tracking to DeFiLlama has elevated its ranking into the top 50 chains by TVL.

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WAG 101
Dodow
Dodow
·June 5, 2025

WAG 101

WagMedia Weekly - Newsletter Edition 101 Editorial by Cover Image by Top Story written by Featured Roundup written by &

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Hydrating the Devs
yay.oi 🥚
yay.oi 🥚
·June 5, 2025

Hydrating the Devs

Hydration has initiated a discussion on its upcoming second proposal for development funding. It is planning to request $2.5M in stablecoins from protocol-owned-liquidity to cover development costs for the next 12 months.

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Stella’s Snowy Integration
yay.oi 🥚
yay.oi 🥚
·June 4, 2025

Stella’s Snowy Integration

Snowbridge is now the bridge of choice on Stellaswap, with one-click access enabled on the Bridge tab. If you encounter any problems, a Snowbridge rep is available for customer support on the Stellaswap Discord.

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yay.oi 🥚
yay.oi 🥚
·June 4, 2025

Gettin’ Frosties at the Bitmart

The Bifrost BNC token will be live for trading on Bitmart soon.

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Foundational!
Dodow
Dodow
·May 29, 2025

Foundational!

WagMedia Weekly - Newsletter Edition 100 Editorial by Cover Image by Top Story written by Featured Roundup written by &

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