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Two Web3 concepts I’m currently learning: DeFi & AI
When I first started learning Web3, I thought it was mostly about crypto.
Now I’m realizing there’s a whole ecosystem behind it.
>>DeFi: Decentralized Finance
DeFi uses blockchain and smart contracts to provide financial services without relying entirely on traditional intermediaries.
Things like lending, borrowing, swapping and earning yield can happen through decentralized protocols.😌🙌
>> AI in Web3
AI is also becoming part of the ecosystem, from analyzing blockchain data and automating tasks to helping users interact with decentralized applications.
But one thing I’m learning: AI is a tool, not a magic money-making machine. 🥲
The more I learn, the more I realize there’s still A LOT to discover.🤔😌
Web3 isn't just about crypto.
It's about understanding what can be built with these technologies.
For a long-term BTC holder, the hardest decision isn't always whether to sell.
Sometimes it’s deciding what to do with Bitcoin while you continue holding it.
You may want to keep your BTC exposure, but that doesn't necessarily mean you want the asset to remain disconnected from everything happening in DeFi.
That’s where strkBTC on @Starknet becomes interesting.
Through Garden Finance, BTC can move from Bitcoin into Starknet as strkBTC, giving holders access to DeFi activities such as earning, lending, borrowing and trading.
There’s also a privacy consideration.
When using strkBTC, shielded mode can be used for private swaps and staking, giving users more control over the visibility of certain activity.
So the idea isn't “stop holding Bitcoin.”
It’s closer to:
Keep your Bitcoin exposure, but give that Bitcoin more ways to participate onchain.
For me, that’s one of the more practical ways to understand what BTCFi is trying to unlock.
Starktember is here. Time to shield your sats.
@KaitoAI
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Thank you for reading this far.