What does DeFi need to go mainstream‪?‬ Core Insights: Fintech

Decentralised finance, or DeFi, offers financial instruments without relying on traditional intermediaries such as brokerages, exchanges, or banks by using smart contracts on a blockchain. It could be revolutionary and take out a lot of costs that banks like to add, plus anybody can become a ‘bank’ and start lending money or cryptos, getting better rates than on the high street. But there are concerns around regulation and fraud and more; hurdles that seem pretty high to get a public weaned o...