Decentralized lending and its users: Insights from compound

【Author】 Saengchote, Kanis

【Source】JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETS INSTITUTIONS & MONEY

【影响因子】4.217

【Abstract】Permissionless blockchains offer an information environment where users can interact privately without fear of censorship. Financial services can be programmatically coded via smart contracts to automate transactions without the need for human intervention or knowing users' identities. This new paradigm is known as decentralized finance (DeFi). We investigate Compound - a leading DeFi lending protocol - to show how it works in this novel information environment, who its users are, and what factors determine their participation. On-chain transaction data shows that loan durations are short (31 days on average), and many users borrow to support leveraged investment strategies (yield farming). We show that systemic risk in DeFi can arise from concentration and interconnection and how traditional risk management practices can be challenging for DeFi.

【Keywords】Blockchain; Smart contract; DeFi; Lending; Yield farming; Financial intermediation; Systemic risk

【发表时间】2023 SEP

【收录时间】2023-10-06

【文献类型】实证数据

【主题类别】

区块链应用-虚拟经济-DeFi