{"product_id":"defi-and-the-future-of-finance-campbell-harvey","title":"DeFi and the Future of Finance by Campbell R. Harvey | Decentralized Finance \u0026 Blockchain","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeFi and the Future of Finance by Campbell R. Harvey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeFi and the Future of Finance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCampbell R. Harvey, Ashwin Ramachandran, and Joey Santoro\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe authors explore major DeFi concepts and protocols including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUniswap and Compound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKey Themes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDecentralized Finance (DeFi)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlockchain and cryptocurrency\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEthereum and smart contracts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDecentralized exchanges\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLending and borrowing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStablecoins and tokenization\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUniswap and Compound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFinancial innovation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeFi infrastructure and protocols\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSmart contract and governance risks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRegulatory challenges\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFuture of financial services\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy Read This Book?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeFi and the Future of Finance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCampbell R. Harvey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a Distinguished Professor of Finance at Duke University and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAshwin Ramachandran\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a General Partner at Dragonfly Capital, while \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoey Santoro\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the founder of Fei Labs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook Title:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e DeFi and the Future of Finance\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthors:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Campbell R. Harvey, Ashwin Ramachandran \u0026amp; Joey Santoro\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e English\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Paperback \/ edition-dependent\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGenre:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Business \u0026amp; Economics \/ Finance \/ Cryptocurrency\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e John Wiley \u0026amp; Sons\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 2021\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback ISBN-13:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 9781394215294\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal Hardcover ISBN-13:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 9781119836018\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 200 pages paperback edition; 208 pages in the original hardcover edition\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWiley lists the original 2021 hardcover at 208 pages, while the 2023 paperback edition is listed at 200 pages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookbeen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":67615107678517,"sku":null,"price":750.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":67615107711285,"sku":null,"price":1350.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/1731\/5125\/files\/BookBeen-2026-10-02T210002.692.png?v=1790956862","url":"https:\/\/bookbeen.com\/products\/defi-and-the-future-of-finance-campbell-harvey","provider":"Bookbeen","version":"1.0","type":"link"}