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Aave

One of the biggest lending and borrowing protocols in DeFi.

Definition

One of the biggest lending and borrowing protocols in DeFi. You deposit crypto to earn interest, or borrow against your collateral. Aave pioneered flash loans and runs on Ethereum, Polygon, Arbitrum, and other chains. The AAVE token lets holders vote on protocol changes.

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Lending Protocol

A DeFi application that lets you lend your crypto to earn interest or borrow against your holdings.

Flash Loan

An uncollateralized loan that must be borrowed and repaid within a single blockchain transaction.

DeFi (Decentralized Finance)

Financial services built on blockchain without traditional intermediaries.

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A cross-chain bridge that uses an optimistic verification system and a network of relayers to move tokens between chains quickly.

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