# DeFi Acronyms

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**Published on:** 2022-02-13
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Common acronyms for decentralized financeDeFi: Decentralized finance‍AMM: Automated market maker‍LP: Liquidity provider/pool ‍IL: Impermanent Loss‍DEX: Decentralized exchangeCEX: Centralized exchangeBSC: Binance Smart Chain‍APY: Annual Percentage Yield‍APR: Annual Percentage Rate‍TVL: Total Value LockedEVM: Ethereum Virtual Machine‍dApp: Decentralized Application‍PoW: Proof of Work.PoS: Proof of Stake‍IDO: Initial Decentralized Offering‍ICO: Initial Coin Offering‍IEO: Inital Exchange OfferingIFO: Inital Farm OfferingLBP: Liquidity Bootstrapping PoolDAO: Decentralized Autonomous OrganizationVC: Venture CapitalThis list will be regularly updated. If you find I’ve left out a certain term, feel free to contact me on Twitter.

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