DeFi Platforms

Pegged Tokens

1. Liquid Staking Tokens (LSTs):

   • Platform: Lido, Rocket Pool

   • Blockchain Used: Ethereum, Solana, Cosmos, Polkadot

   • Main Platform: Lido (Ethereum, Solana), Rocket Pool (Ethereum)

2. Bridges and Wrapped Tokens:

   • Platform: Ren Protocol, Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), AnySwap, Multichain

   • Blockchain Used: Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain (BSC), Avalanche, Polygon

   • Main Platform: Ren (cross-chain bridging), WBTC (Ethereum as base for Bitcoin wrapping)

3. Stablecoins:

   • Platform: MakerDAO (DAI), Tether (USDT), Circle (USDC), Terra (UST before collapse)

   • Blockchain Used: Ethereum, Solana, BSC, Avalanche, Tron

   • Main Platform: MakerDAO (DAI), USDT (Tether), USDC (Circle)

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Liquidity Pool

1. Interest-Rate Protocols:

   • Platform: Aave, Compound

   • Blockchain Used: Ethereum, Polygon, Avalanche, Arbitrum

   • Main Platform: Aave (multi-chain), Compound (Ethereum)

2. Decentralized Exchanges (DEX):

   • Platform: Uniswap, SushiSwap, PancakeSwap

   • Blockchain Used: Ethereum (Uniswap, SushiSwap), BSC (PancakeSwap), Polygon, Avalanche, Fantom

   • Main Platform: Uniswap (Ethereum), PancakeSwap (BSC), SushiSwap (multi-chain)

3. Perpetuals:

   • Platform: dYdX, GMX, Perpetual Protocol

   • Blockchain Used: Ethereum, Arbitrum, Optimism

   • Main Platform: dYdX (StarkEx on Ethereum), GMX (Arbitrum), Perpetual Protocol (Optimism)

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Aggregators

1. DEX Aggregators:

   • Platform: 1inch, Matcha (0x), Paraswap

   • Blockchain Used: Ethereum, BSC, Polygon, Arbitrum, Avalanche

   • Main Platform: 1inch (multi-chain), Matcha (Ethereum)

2. Yield Farming Aggregators:

   • Platform: Yearn Finance, Beefy Finance

   • Blockchain Used: Ethereum, BSC, Fantom, Avalanche

   • Main Platform: Yearn Finance (Ethereum), Beefy (multi-chain)

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Each platform often operates across multiple chains, but they usually launch on Ethereum, BSC, or other high-performance chains like Solana and Avalanche to handle liquidity and scaling.