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- DeFi
- Financial services — lending, trading, derivatives — built from smart contracts rather than intermediaries, with users retaining custody of their assets.
- Dividend
- A share of profits paid out to shareholders, usually in cash and often quarterly. Dividend yield expresses the annual payment as a percentage of the share price.