DeFi platforms
Earn with crypto without intermediaries or exchanges. Provide liquidity, trade derivatives, farm yields – all transparent and on-chain.
What is DeFi and why does it matter?
DeFi (decentralized finance) – financial services running on smart contracts, without banks or intermediaries. You connect a wallet, deposit crypto and earn interest – all automatically. No one can block your account or freeze your funds.
Verified platforms
Turtle.xyz
YieldDeposit into vetted DeFi pools and earn automatically. Just pick a pool – rewards accrue on their own. Supports Ethereum, Arbitrum, Solana.
GMX
TradingTrade futures without KYC or intermediaries. Up to 1:50 leverage, low fees, fully on-chain. Runs on Arbitrum and Avalanche – one of the largest DEXs with TVL over $500M.
Hyperliquid
TradingFully on-chain DEX for perpetual futures with leverage. Over $7B daily volume, 100+ assets including S&P 500 perps. Runs on its own blockchain with sub-second latency.
Ethena
YieldSynthetic dollar USDe yielding ~3.7% APY. The protocol holds ETH and simultaneously shorts it on futures – price stays stable in any market. Stake USDe into sUSDe and earn. USDe supply – $5.9B, the third largest stablecoin after USDT and USDC.
Pendle
YieldYield trading protocol for DeFi assets. Lock in a fixed yield or speculate on rate changes. TVL exceeded $10B, operates on 8 chains.