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.

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These projects let you grow your assets through compound interest.
Nixon Javier
Nixon Javier
·August 10, 2025

These projects let you grow your assets through compound interest.

In this video, I explain how to use Hydration and Stellaswap to generate APR with stablecoins.

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Smarter DOT Staking with Acala Network
favour_cy
favour_cy
·August 2, 2025

Smarter DOT Staking with Acala Network

This post explores how I upgraded my DOT staking game with Acala Network's Liquid Staking, staying liquid while earning rewards. https://x.com/official_bles1/status/1950886220642582901?t=_w9DnykLyxRMhX0cx9s-CQ&s=19

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DeFi Singularity
smdawudeen
smdawudeen
·August 1, 2025

DeFi Singularity

This thread shows a step-by-step guide on how to add liquidity and participate in the DeFi Singularity launched by Hyperbridge and Bifrost. https://x.com/SmDawudeen/status/1950457171319411091?t=z9fPyFvEcP436yGlOnswVw&s=19

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波卡还有机会吗? Bifrost将vDOT跨链到以太坊
秀才说财经 XC
秀才说财经 XC
·July 30, 2025

波卡还有机会吗? Bifrost将vDOT跨链到以太坊

重点介绍了波卡生态现在最大的两个发展机遇,对波卡给与了正面评价;介绍了Bifrost跨链的最新进展 Link:

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My Experience with Loop Staking on Bifrost vBNC
Lizkem
Lizkem
·July 19, 2025

My Experience with Loop Staking on Bifrost vBNC

I shared how I used vBNC Loop Staking to Streamline my BNC strategy covering setup, leverage options, repayment steps, the risk to watch and benefits. Link: https://x.com/Lizkem201/status/1945644747827061179?t=

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How I Minted vDOT on Bifrost and earned extra BNC through Farming
Lizkem
Lizkem
·July 17, 2025

How I Minted vDOT on Bifrost and earned extra BNC through Farming

I used Bifrost to mint vDOT, joined a farm to earn BNC, explored how vTokens unlocked staking rewards, liquidity, and DeFi utility, all while understanding the risks. Link: https://x.com/Lizkem201/status/1945051309536657585?t=

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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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GigaETH are available in Hydration!
Nixon Javier
Nixon Javier
·July 13, 2025

GigaETH are available in Hydration!

This video explains what GigaETH is, its functions, and its benefits.

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New feature in StellaSwap |  VeSTELLA
Nixon Javier
Nixon Javier
·July 13, 2025

New feature in StellaSwap | VeSTELLA

In this video I explain what is VeSTELLA and how to use it

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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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Defi News

Maxing Out the SOL Flow
yay.oi 🥚
yay.oi 🥚
·August 15, 2025

Maxing Out the SOL Flow

Hydration Referendum 153, now passed, increased the SOL weight cap in the Omnipool to meet growing demand driven by the GIGAHydration BOOST farm.

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Zappin’ into Kyberspace
yay.oi 🥚
yay.oi 🥚
·August 15, 2025

Zappin’ into Kyberspace

Joining vDOT DeFi Singularity pools is now easier than ever with KyberSwap Zap integration. With any single asset, users can enter the vDOT/ETH pool on Uniswap in just one click.

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DOT Dot dot!
Dodow
Dodow
·August 14, 2025

DOT Dot dot!

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Inflation, Meet Incentivation
yay.oi 🥚
yay.oi 🥚
·August 12, 2025

Inflation, Meet Incentivation

Lurpis (Bifrost) has chimed in with his opinion on reducing DOT inflation. He believes that as lower inflation reduces staking yields, a phased DeFi incentives program can provide a buffer mechanism to help migrate capital into LSTs and the broader DeFi ecosystem.

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Trading Across Borders
yay.oi 🥚
yay.oi 🥚
·August 11, 2025

Trading Across Borders

Cross-chain swaps of vDOT to BNB (BNB Chain), and ETH on Ethereum, Arbitrum, and Base, are now supported in Subwallet thanks to an integration with Hyperbridge and Kyberswap.

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Soul Food, SOL Hydration
yay.oi 🥚
yay.oi 🥚
·August 11, 2025

Soul Food, SOL Hydration

And the winner is... Solana. Referendum 150, if approved, will launch a GIGAHydration boosted farm for SOL for three weeks with a maximum APR of 222%.

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Stella Get’s Squiddy Wit It
yay.oi 🥚
yay.oi 🥚
·August 7, 2025

Stella Get’s Squiddy Wit It

Moonbeam multi-chain swaps on Squidrouter just got a liquidity boost thanks to the integration of Stellaswap V4 pools. Users can benefit from fee-free, low-slippage, and fast swaps across numerous chains.

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Pool Spyin’ with Debank & Stella
yay.oi 🥚
yay.oi 🥚
·August 7, 2025

Pool Spyin’ with Debank & Stella

With the integration of Stellaswap V4 pools, Debank users can now easily monitor pool positions, veSTELLA balances, and other user’s holdings.

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Stella Pays Fifty Kay
yay.oi 🥚
yay.oi 🥚
·August 7, 2025

Stella Pays Fifty Kay

Stellaswap has now hit the milestone of $50K protocol revenue distributed to voters since the launch of the veSTELLA.

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logoDeFi
yay.oi 🥚
yay.oi 🥚
·August 7, 2025

Acala Tries a Lighter Ambassadorial Touch

After its first attempt was unsuccessful, Acala has submitted a new proposal to launch a Pilot Ambassador and Moderation Program. By reducing the potential number of ambassadors and moderators it has reduced its funding request to 1.5M ACA.

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GIGABoost Wars Reloaded
yay.oi 🥚
yay.oi 🥚
·August 7, 2025

GIGABoost Wars Reloaded

Round 2 of the Hydration Boost Wars is now open for voting. The candidates are GIGAETH, SOL, and DOT, and the winning asset will be allocated a new farm of 15K GDOT incentives for a 3-week period.

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