Knowledge Base
Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
For everyone who wants to access decentralized finance, collect NFTs, and explore Web3 sites, MetaMask is the world’s most trusted non-custodial digital wallet and Web3 gateway.
For institutional investors seeking access to the DeFi ecosystem, MetaMask Institutional enables trades, loans, lending, investments, and interactions with DeFi protocols and applications.
For new Ethereum enterprises, ConsenSys has developed a suite of developer products to jumpstart decentralized application production.
What's New
The DeFi data, context, NFTs, tools, and trends that defined Web3 in Summer 2021.
An analysis of Ethereum’s decentralized finance ecosystem in Q2 2021 by Consensys Codefi.
The institutional DeFi world is at an incredibly exciting moment in its adoption cycle. Learn about the experience of first movers, the emerging opportunities in the DeFi space, and how best to get started.
DeFi Essentials
Millions of people across the globe are using the Ethereum blockchain to build and participate in a new economic system that is powered by code and setting new standards for financial access, opportunity, and trust. Here’s your complete guide to the exciting new world of DeFi.
Before you download MetaMask and start your DeFi journey, we would like to introduce the key terms and ideas that make decentralized finance possible.
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DeFi Dapp Review
MetaMask
How To Bridge Your Assets Using Connext's Bridge ProtocolLearn how to transfer your assets with a secure bridging protocol
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How To Bridge Your Assets Using Hop ProtocolLearn how to hop from different networks using this trustless bridging protocol. No withdrawal waiting periods and seamless transfers make it ideal for the L2 citizen.
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How To Bridge Tokens From Ethereum To Polygon With MetaMaskLearn how to bridge your assets to Polygon and interact with a dapp that's focused on reducing carbon emissions
MetaMask Product Guides
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How To Bridge Your Assets Using Connext's Bridge ProtocolLearn how to transfer your assets with a secure bridging protocol
MetaMask
The Seal of Approval: Know What You’re Consenting To With Permissions and Approvals in MetaMaskOne of the hallmarks of Web3 is providing users with full control over privacy and how they interact with its platforms. Learn how to manage approvals and permissions in MetaMask.
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MetaMask Swaps: The Optimized DeFi Trading ExperienceA Comparison of DeFi’s Biggest Decentralized Exchanges and Market Makers
DeFi for Organizations
MetaMask Institutional
MetaMask Institutional | Q1 2023 ReviewOur focus at MMI is to serve users with meaningful & measurable value and our users' faith in our products is underlined by our eight-week retention rate of more than 65%.
MetaMask Institutional
MetaMask Institutional Launches a More Powerful Web3 Portfolio Dashboard for OrganizationsMMI’s upgraded portfolio dashboard offers a range of cutting-edge tools—including portfolio management, digital asset monitoring, in-depth transaction reporting, and institutional controls—that will enable organizations to better manage how they interact with web3.
Press Release
Consensys Launches the First Marketplace for Institutional Staking on MetaMask Institutional, in Partnership with Allnodes, Blockdaemon, and KilnMetaMask Institutional, in partnership with Allnodes, Blockdaemon, and Kiln, has launched the first institutional-staking marketplace, bringing together staking providers and offering simple, one-click staking to institutions. The marketplace will also include Consensys’ own staking product.
INSIGHT REPORT
DeFi and Web3 for Organizations
The institutional DeFi world is at an incredibly exciting moment in its adoption cycle. The time is ripe for your organization to learn about the experience of first movers, the emerging opportunities in the DeFi space, and how best to start engaging.
SOLUTIONS
DeFi for Institutions
As of March 2021, the Ethereum DeFi ecosystem has surpassed US$40 billion in collateral. Cryptocurrency exchanges, funds, decentralized projects, and financial institutions seek to engage and capitalize on opportunities created by this new economic system. Consensys offers several software solutions to facilitate entry and participation in DeFi.
Webinars
Millions of people are only hearing about DeFi for the first time. Join Corbin Page, Head of Product at Consensys Codefi, as he walks through an introduction to Decentralized Finance.
How should institutions shape their DeFi strategy and which major milestones should they to look out for in order to optimize their DeFi roadmaps? Consensys teams up with Aave and Centrifuge to discuss.
Join experts from Consensys, Plaid, and Gemini as they talk about how Open Finance solutions can help new audiences interact with DeFi protocols.