Aave

Aave is a popular platform that lets people lend and borrow money using cryptocurrency. It's famous for some cool features like Flash Loans, which allow people to borrow and repay loans instantly.

Uniswap

Uniswap is a very popular platform for trading cryptocurrencies. It's known for being decentralized, meaning it's not controlled by any single company.They might use "layer-2 solutions" to make trades faster and cheaper.

Yearn Finance

Yearn Finance is a platform that helps people earn money with their cryptocurrency. It makes it easy to use strategies that automatically find the best ways to earn the most rewards.

SushiSwap

SushiSwap is a platform that offers many different services for people using cryptocurrencies. It's not just for trading (like a regular exchange), but also lets people lend, borrow, and earn rewards by "staking" their crypto.

MakerDAO

MakerDAO is a platform that created DAI, a stablecoin. A stablecoin is a type of cryptocurrency that tries to maintain a stable price, usually by being fixed to a real-world currency like the US dollar.

Compound

Compound is a popular platform that lets people lend and borrow cryptocurrencies.Compound plans to expand its services to new areas and introduce new ways for users to participate in how the platform is run.

Balancer

Balancer is a platform that lets people trade cryptocurrencies. It also helps people manage their investments automatically.

DeFi Development uses blockchain technology to do things like lending money, borrowing, and trading cryptocurrency. In 2025, we'll see lots of new and exciting things happening in DeFi. These platforms are always trying to make things faster, easier for everyone to use, and give users better rewards.