DeFi and the Future of Finance by Campbell R. Harvey
DeFi and the Future of Finance by Campbell R. Harvey, Ashwin Ramachandran, and Joey Santoro is a practical introduction to decentralized finance and the technologies reshaping financial services. Published by Wiley in 2021, the book examines how blockchain, cryptocurrency, smart contracts, stablecoins, decentralized applications, and financial protocols can change traditional approaches to lending, trading, payments, and investment.
The authors explore major DeFi concepts and protocols including Uniswap and Compound, while also examining the problems DeFi aims to address, such as inefficiency, limited access, opacity, centralized control, and lack of interoperability. The book also gives significant attention to the risks involved, including smart contract, governance, oracle, scaling, decentralized exchange, custodial, environmental, and regulatory risks.
Key Themes
- Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
- Blockchain and cryptocurrency
- Ethereum and smart contracts
- Decentralized exchanges
- Lending and borrowing
- Stablecoins and tokenization
- Uniswap and Compound
- Financial innovation
- DeFi infrastructure and protocols
- Smart contract and governance risks
- Regulatory challenges
- Future of financial services
Why Read This Book?
DeFi and the Future of Finance is useful for readers who want to understand how decentralized financial systems work and how they differ from traditional finance. It combines financial concepts with blockchain technology and examines both the opportunities and risks associated with the rapidly developing DeFi ecosystem.
About the Authors
Campbell R. Harvey is a Distinguished Professor of Finance at Duke University and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Ashwin Ramachandran is a General Partner at Dragonfly Capital, while Joey Santoro is the founder of Fei Labs.
Product Details
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Book Title: DeFi and the Future of Finance
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Authors: Campbell R. Harvey, Ashwin Ramachandran & Joey Santoro
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Language: English
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Format: Paperback / edition-dependent
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Genre: Business & Economics / Finance / Cryptocurrency
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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
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Publication: 2021
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Paperback ISBN-13: 9781394215294
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Original Hardcover ISBN-13: 9781119836018
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Pages: 200 pages paperback edition; 208 pages in the original hardcover edition
Wiley lists the original 2021 hardcover at 208 pages, while the 2023 paperback edition is listed at 200 pages.
