DeFi Platforms
Pegged Tokens
Liquid Staking Tokens (LSTs):
Platform: Lido, Rocket Pool
Blockchain Used: Ethereum, Solana, Cosmos, Polkadot
Main Platform: Lido (Ethereum, Solana), Rocket Pool (Ethereum)
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)
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)
Liquidity Pool
Interest-Rate Protocols:
Platform: Aave, Compound
Blockchain Used: Ethereum, Polygon, Avalanche, Arbitrum
Main Platform: Aave (multi-chain), Compound (Ethereum)
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)
Perpetuals:
Platform: dYdX, GMX, Perpetual Protocol
Blockchain Used: Ethereum, Arbitrum, Optimism
Main Platform: dYdX (StarkEx on Ethereum), GMX (Arbitrum), Perpetual Protocol (Optimism)
Aggregators
DEX Aggregators:
Platform: 1inch, Matcha (0x), Paraswap
Blockchain Used: Ethereum, BSC, Polygon, Arbitrum, Avalanche
Main Platform: 1inch (multi-chain), Matcha (Ethereum)
Yield Farming Aggregators:
Platform: Yearn Finance, Beefy Finance
Blockchain Used: Ethereum, BSC, Fantom, Avalanche
Main Platform: Yearn Finance (Ethereum), Beefy (multi-chain)
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.
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