IntroductionDecentralized Finance (DeFi) is redefining how we think about money. By leveraging blockchain technology, DeFi enables peer-to-peer financial services like lending, trading, and yield farming without banks or brokers. In 2025, DeFi’s total value locked (TVL) — the assets being secured bystaked in its protocols — hit an impressive $121.188 billion in June (DefiLlama), rivaling the market cap of a financial giant like Goldman Sachs. The investment landscape reflects this momentum: b...