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 64 articles and 850 news on Polkadot DeFi written by our community creators

Velocity Labs DeFi Builders Program
Inic10
Inic10
·November 26, 2025

Velocity Labs DeFi Builders Program

This Post, a Konkani (Native India) video, and a TODD news report explains what Velocity Labs is, the 5 Teams selected for Cohort 1 and how these teams can bring to reality Velocity's Aim not just in Polkadot DeFi but Web3 DeFi (Taken step by step; Sigilsafe tomorrow) https://x.com/Inic1234/status/1993620176403615918?t=xxJdxOUbdrXnfQPUmrmCLA&s=19

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波卡生态最新进展:波卡稳定币 HOLLAR 上线!收益、风险与机会 | Astar, Bifrost, Origintrail等等生态更新
DrCAO
DrCAO
·September 24, 2025

波卡生态最新进展:波卡稳定币 HOLLAR 上线!收益、风险与机会 | Astar, Bifrost, Origintrail等等生态更新

Shared the Hollar, introduction and how to mint and use it, opportunity, and also go over astar bifrost origintrail eco update Link:

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How I Put My DOT & MYTH to Work with Hydration
Jibril Jr
Jibril Jr
·September 21, 2025

How I Put My DOT & MYTH to Work with Hydration

Instead of letting my tokens sit idle, I tried liquidity provision on Hydration. It was easier than I expected, and now my DOT/MYTH is earning through fees + treasury rewards. https://x.com/IdokoMj44770/status/1969481222775615799?t=aX06OqaKjiQ7ZHJ9TtqSJA&s=19

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Stop waiting for the Green Candle, Make your tokens work on Polkadot DeFi.
Lizkem
Lizkem
·September 18, 2025

Stop waiting for the Green Candle, Make your tokens work on Polkadot DeFi.

Turn Idle tokens into daily rewards with Polkadot DeFi, no bull run required. Link: https://x.com/Lizkem201/status/1967372929513177478?t=

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波卡生态最新进展:Hyper Bridge发币上所(Bifrost参与的已经发放)、Astar固定代币上限投票、Peaq新活动重磅来袭
DrCAO
DrCAO
·September 17, 2025

波卡生态最新进展:Hyper Bridge发币上所(Bifrost参与的已经发放)、Astar固定代币上限投票、Peaq新活动重磅来袭

Shared the news update from wagmedia, tutorial about how to find your hyperbridge token, the astar tokenomics 3.0, Acala with snowbridge integration and the peaq event reposted by Polkadot official account Link:

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🌐 How I Earned 16% APR in Giga DOT on Hydration’s SOL Farm

🌐 How I Earned 16% APR in Giga DOT on Hydration’s SOL Farm

Hydration makes DeFi on Polkadot simple and rewarding. In this walkthrough, I’ll show you how to provide liquidity, collect Giga DOT rewards, and keep full control of your funds with no lock-in limits. https://x.com/ChristoDGreat/status/1966972407358648630?t=PgNTv-LxdWVecWyDegBe-A&s=19

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波卡“变天”?DOT通胀终结计划:总量上限、类比特币减半机制、生态最新进展全面解读! Hydration, Astar, Bifrost, Acala等等
DrCAO
DrCAO
·September 13, 2025

波卡“变天”?DOT通胀终结计划:总量上限、类比特币减半机制、生态最新进展全面解读! Hydration, Astar, Bifrost, Acala等等

this video mainly talk about the influence of opengov proposal 1710, and then go over several main eco project like hydration astar bifrost unique acala, and talking about the potential of Polkadot in my opinion: ETF approval and stable coin like Hollar and others, finally with an open question with audience Link:

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Polkadot's GIGAHydration BOOST
favour_cy
favour_cy
·September 13, 2025

Polkadot's GIGAHydration BOOST

This post explains how to farm GIGADOT rewards with up to 64% APR by providing liquidity for AAVE on Polkadot's GIGAHydration BOOST program on Hydration and a step-by-step guide. https://x.com/official_bles1/status/1966080209654071790?t=XifLmdHlXd757GKmQHQuzA&s=19

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LV 5
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𝑳𝐕 ☯
·September 7, 2025

LV 5

this week we made DeFi. step by step, hydration HQ finance lv corporation operations, full GDOT fresh flow compounding. lets hit the 3 digits thes week innit uh :-) Links: - https://x.com/LVweb3/status/1963006872417698096 - https://x.com/LVweb3/status/1963912146154320345 - https://x.com/LVweb3/status/1963366433737642057 - https://x.com/LVweb3/status/1962610738058666131

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Hyperbridge DOT Pairs Campaign
smdawudeen
smdawudeen
·September 6, 2025

Hyperbridge DOT Pairs Campaign

In this thread, I explain how I’m participating in Hyperbridge’s DeFi Singularity for DOT pairs. https://x.com/SmDawudeen/status/1964052001337356738?t=yDTrt9DbCFkKR_is9aZWxA&s=19

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How I joined the DeFi Singularity campaign with Hyperbridge and Bifrost.
Lizkem
Lizkem
·September 4, 2025

How I joined the DeFi Singularity campaign with Hyperbridge and Bifrost.

I shared my experience joining Hyperbridge and Bifrost's $3M DOT campaign, bridging, adding Liquidity and earning vDOT across chains. Link: https://x.com/Lizkem201/status/1962673900430426334?t

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Defi News

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yay.oi
yay.oi
·January 30, 2026

Stake Out before the Time Out

To allow for unstaking times, dates for Krest early adopter LP incentives for the PEAQ/USDT pool have been adjusted to February 10 - May 10th.

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Do Ya’ Think I’m DEXy?
yay.oi
yay.oi
·January 30, 2026

Do Ya’ Think I’m DEXy?

After a flurry of CEX listings, Web3 traditionalists can finally rest easy. Acurast’s ACU token is now live on the MachineX DEX.

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From the Pool to the Real World
yay.oi
yay.oi
·January 30, 2026

From the Pool to the Real World

Hydration Referendum 251, if passed, will remove 930K aUSDT and 931K aUSDC in protocol-owned liquidity from the money market, preparing it for reallocation toward new RWA opportunities. As a positive side effect, this will also result in higher APRs for stablecoin liquidity suppliers.

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Hubs and Roundabouts
yay.oi
yay.oi
·January 30, 2026

Hubs and Roundabouts

Sharing insights about building on the Polkadot Hub, the Polkaworld Round Table on January 30th featured Tyrone (Bifrost), Ben (Hydration), and Seun (Hyperbridge).

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News from the Finders Program
Dodow
Dodow
·January 27, 2026

News from the Finders Program

Wag Roundup January 20th to 26th. Note: the weekly newsletter has now been paused. Editing by Cover Image by Wag Roundup written by

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yay.oi
yay.oi
·January 26, 2026

HOLLARin’ for Cashflow

Furthering talks of a shift to RWA assets, a discussion has opened on the Hydration Subsquare about integrating Decentral, a stablecoin protocol that advances payments on receivables to improve business cash flow. By tapping HOLLAR supply, Decentral could provide yields of 18% APR for 60-day minimum investment periods.

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Bifrost Yields Bloom Beyond Spring
yay.oi
yay.oi
·January 26, 2026

Bifrost Yields Bloom Beyond Spring

Bifrost DeFi Singularity incentives have been topped up through April 19th, currently offering yields in excess of 20% for vDOT pools on Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, and BSC.

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KREST in Peace, Rise in PEAQ
yay.oi
yay.oi
·January 26, 2026

KREST in Peace, Rise in PEAQ

Phase 2 of PEAQ incentives for Krest early adopters is now live, available to Phase 1 participants, offering 88M in PEAQ incentives for MachineX liquidity provision in PEAQ/USDT (Feb 1st – Apr 30th) and PEAQ/wstPEAQ (May 1st - Jun 30). As the Krest network is scheduled to sunset, a migration window to convert KREST to PEAQ tokens will run Jan 31st - Feb 14th.

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Smoothing Cliffs and Climbing PEAQs
yay.oi
yay.oi
·January 23, 2026

Smoothing Cliffs and Climbing PEAQs

Peaq’s native token is now live on 1st DEX, offering early investors a chance to sell locked tokens at a discount. This helps diffuse future sell pressure while offering the public a favorable entry point.

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News from the Finders Program
Dodow
Dodow
·January 20, 2026

News from the Finders Program

Wag Roundup January 13th to 19th. Note: the weekly newsletter has now been paused. Editing by Cover Image by Wag Roundup written by

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Hydratin’ Real World Real-Estate
yay.oi
yay.oi
·January 19, 2026

Hydratin’ Real World Real-Estate

As discussions on the new Hydrated Strategy explore the introduction of RWA assets, Hydration Referendum 254, if passed, will register the Hastra PRIME (Moonbeam Routed Liquidity) token, which generates yield from home-equity loans.

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