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DeFi explained simply: decentralized finance is a blockchain-based financial system where lending, trading, payments, asset management, and insurance run through smart contracts instead of banks, brokers, or payment processors. Most activity still centers on Ethereum and EVM-compatible networks, but the DeFi stack now spans Layer 2 rollups, bridges, stablecoins, tokenized real-world assets, and AI-assisted automation.