DeFi Glossary

Demystifying terminology & DeFi jargon

9 articles in this collection
Written by Abishek Dharshan

What is a Wallet?

Your Ethereum wallet is your gateway to DeFi

Written by Abishek Dharshan
Updated over a week ago

What does 'Approve' mean when making a transaction?

'Approve', 'Enable', 'Authorize' – you'll come across these terms whenever interacting with a dapp for the first time

Written by Abishek Dharshan
Updated over a week ago

What is a Smart Contract?

Understanding the building blocks of DeFi

Written by Abishek Dharshan
Updated over a week ago

What are gas fees?

All trades through Zerion carry a small Ethereum gas fee.

Written by Abishek Dharshan
Updated over a week ago

What is Staking?

Earn interest on your crypto holdings 💰

Written by Abishek Dharshan
Updated over a week ago

What is a Stablecoin?

Minimizing price volatility in DeFi

Written by Abishek Dharshan
Updated over a week ago

What is a Liquidity Pool?

Liquidity Pools facilitate decentralized trading, lending, & borrowing 🏊‍♂️

Written by Abishek Dharshan
Updated over a week ago

What is Liquidity Mining & Yield Farming?

Learn more about this novel DeFi incentive mechanism

Written by Abishek Dharshan
Updated over a week ago

What is a Flash Loan?

Rapidly executed loans that don't require any collateral ⚡️

Written by Abishek Dharshan
Updated over a week ago