DeFi Wallet Security: Keys, Approvals, and Safer Habits
Separate wallet credentials from permissions, examine signing requests, and build a backup and incident-response routine.
Reading collection / DeFi Field Notes
DeFi risk.
Compare risks at the wallet, contract, asset, and strategy levels. Different controls address different problems, so a single label such as audited or decentralized is not a complete assessment.
Use these guides to create a dependency map and a realistic exit scenario. Record what is verified, what is an illustrative assumption, and what remains unknown. A favorable ordinary-case calculation should be accompanied by an explanation of conditions that would invalidate it. The articles provide educational review methods, not risk scores or individualized allocation advice.
Use the linked guides below for worked explanations, source references, and connected reading. Keep the glossary open when a term needs a definition, and review the limitations of educational material before applying an example to a real position.
4 connected guides
DeFi Lending: Collateral, Health Factor, and Liquidation
Model how debt and collateral affect a lending position, then plan for interest, liquidity constraints, and repayment.
What Is DeFi? A Beginner’s Guide to Open Finance
Understand wallets, smart contracts, exchanges, and lending with a practical learning path that starts before any transaction.
A DeFi Risk Checklist: Contracts, Controls, and Exits
Build an evidence-based review of protocol identity, upgrades, audits, dependencies, reward sources, and withdrawal mechanics.