Defi and the Future of Finance
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During the Global Financial Crisis in 2008, our financial infrastructure failed. Governments bailed out the very institutions that let the economy down. This episode spurred a serious rethink of our financial system. Does it make any sense that it takes two days to settle a stock transaction? Why do retailers, operating on razor thin margins, have to pay 3% for every customer credit card swipe? Why does it take two days to transfer money from a bank account to a brokerage—or any other company? Why are savings rates miniscule or negative? Why is it so difficult for entrepreneurs to get financing at traditional banks? In DeFi and the Future of Finance , Campbell R. Harvey, Ashwin Ramachandran and Joey Santoro, introduce the new world of Decentralized Finance. The book argues that the current financial landscape is ripe for disruption and we are seeing, in real time, the reinvention of finance. The authors provide the reader with a clear assessment of the problems with the current financial system and how DeFi solves many of these problems. The essence of DeFi is that we interact with peers—there is no brick and mortar and all of the associated costs. Savings and lending are reinvented. Trading takes place with algorithms far removed from traditional brokerages. The book conducts a deep dive on some of the most innovative protocols such as Uniswap and Compound. Many of the companies featured in the book you might not have heard of—however, you will in the future. As with any new technology, there are a myriad of risks and the authors carefully catalogue these risks and assess which ones can be successfully mitigated. Ideally suited for people working in any part of the finance industry as well as financial policy makers, DeFi and the Future of Finance gives readers a vision of the future. The world of finance will fundamentally be changed over the coming decade. The book enables you to become part of the disruption – not the target of the disruption. Review: Very Shallow - Very shallow Review: Excellent beginners guide to DeFi. - Excellent beginners guide to DeFi.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 413 Reviews |
S**L
Very Shallow
Very shallow
A**W
Excellent beginners guide to DeFi.
Excellent beginners guide to DeFi.
A**N
las nuevas oportunidades de negocio en finanzas
Es una introducción. Base para el curso de internet que el autor da en Coursera (DUKE)
K**D
Great overview
Excellent book - read a number and this one had deeper content and did not patronize the reader by going deeper into the content
T**D
Super für Fortgeschrittene
Nicht empfehlenswert für blutige Anfänger im DeFI Bereich, da es sich um ein sehr tiefgreifendes und technisches Buch handelt, das auf jeden Fall etwas Vorwissen im Kryptobereich voraussetzt. Wenn Englisch nicht die Muttersprache ist, hat man dementsprechend was vor sich. Aber es lohnt sich!
A**R
For a beginner this book is too technical and not enough real world examples
As someone with a finance background and no experience in defi, I found this very hard to read and comprehend. Its very technical and just couldn’t grasp it, so after 30 pages or so I had to put it down. I would have liked to see examples and cases along side the theory…
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