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Technology is Offering a Digital Alternative to Transform the Finance Industry
22-Dec-2022
Global
Technology Research
DA81-01-00-00-00
IT04650-GL-TR_27315
Developers coined the term DeFi (defy) to illustrate eliminating regulatory parties and intermediaries from transactions, as multiple parties being involved in a transaction leads to low transparency and money loss for the user in a traditional financial system.
DeFi allows clarity and transparency, giving users confidence and an understanding of where their money is circulating. It is an open finance technology that supports financial transactions using cryptocurrency and blockchain. DeFi platforms are easily scalable; new products and methods of transactions can be easily built where rules and restrictions related to transactions can be minimized.
This Frost & Sullivan study offers an understanding of the following areas:
Understanding DeFi as a concept
DeFi market analysis
Significant participants and their offerings
Strategic insights
DeFi growth opportunities
Why Is It Increasingly Difficult to Grow?The Strategic Imperative 8™: Factors Creating Pressure on Growth
The Strategic Imperative 8™
The Impact of the Top 3 Strategic Imperatives on the DeFi Industry
Growth Opportunities Fuel the Growth Pipeline Engine™
Research Methodology
Scope of Analysis
Growth Drivers
Growth Restraints
DeFi
Characteristics and Reasons for Rapid Adoption
Traditional Financial System versus DeFi
The Role of Smart Contracts in DeFi
DApps and Protocol
Data Privacy and Regulatory Impact
Market Trends—Blockchain for DeFi
Market Trends—Total Value Locked
Regional Trends and Insights
Patent Landscape
Consensys, United States
Chainlink, United States
UniSwap, United States
Aave, United Kingdom
Compound, United States
Growth Opportunity 1: Business Model Optimization and Expansion
Growth Opportunity 1: Business Model Optimization and Expansion (continued)
Growth Opportunity 2: Regulatory Environment for Safety of User Funds
Growth Opportunity 2: Regulatory Environment for Safety of User Funds (continued)
Growth Opportunity 3: Cybersecurity for Future Transactions
Growth Opportunity 3: Cybersecurity for Future Transactions (continued)
Strategic Insights
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| Deliverable Type | Technology Research |
|---|---|
| Author | Heena Juneja |
| Industries | Information Technology |
| No Index | No |
| Is Prebook | No |
| Keyword 1 | decentralized finance |
| Keyword 2 | defi finance |
| Keyword 3 | decentralized financial system |
| Podcast | No |
| WIP Number | DA81-01-00-00-00 |
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