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Collateral

Assets you put up as security when borrowing.

Definition

Assets you put up as security when borrowing. In DeFi, you might deposit ETH as collateral to borrow stablecoins. If your collateral's value drops too much, you'll get liquidated and lose it.

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When a borrower's collateral is forcibly sold because their position became too risky.

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Borrowed money used to increase trading position size.

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