CBCP Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and Tokenization 3

Question 1

What is impermanent loss in the context of DeFi liquidity provision?

Accepted Answer

The temporary value difference between holding assets vs. providing them as liquidity when prices diverge

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A permanent loss of all funds resulting from a smart contract exploit

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The interest cost incurred when borrowing assets from a DeFi lending protocol

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A penalty fee charged for withdrawing liquidity before a mandatory lock period ends

Question 2

What is a Decentralized Exchange (DEX)?

Accepted Answer

A blockchain-based peer-to-peer exchange enabling token swaps without a central intermediary

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A government-licensed digital currency trading platform using blockchain records

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A centralized platform using distributed servers for commodity trading

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An exchange that operates exclusively for Bitcoin-to-fiat currency conversions

Question 3

What is slippage in the context of DeFi trading on an AMM?

Accepted Answer

The difference between the expected trade price and the actual executed price due to liquidity depth

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The network fee paid to blockchain validators for transaction processing

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A type of reentrancy vulnerability exploited in smart contracts

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The time delay between trade submission and on-chain block confirmation

Question 4

What is the primary function of a governance token in a DeFi protocol?

Accepted Answer

To grant holders voting rights over protocol parameter changes and treasury decisions

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To pay gas transaction fees on the underlying blockchain network

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To represent collateral assets locked in a DeFi lending smart contract

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To track and distribute yield farming rewards to liquidity providers

Question 5

What is a wrapped token such as Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC)?

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A tokenized 1:1 representation of another asset enabling it to be used on a different blockchain's ecosystem

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A token that has been encrypted with an additional cryptographic security layer

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A token that automatically rebalances its value against a basket of assets

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A token simultaneously issued and recognized by multiple independent blockchain networks

Question 6

In DeFi, what defines a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO)?

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An organization governed by smart contract rules and token holder votes rather than centralized management

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A type of consensus algorithm used by next-generation blockchain networks

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A decentralized distributed database for immutable financial recordkeeping

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A type of institutional cryptocurrency wallet with multi-signature security controls

Question 7

What is the primary risk that distinguishes custodial wallets from non-custodial wallets in DeFi?

Accepted Answer

Custodial wallets give a third party control over private keys, introducing counterparty and insolvency risk

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Non-custodial wallets charge significantly higher transaction fees than custodial alternatives

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Non-custodial wallets are technically incompatible with the majority of DeFi smart contract protocols

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Custodial wallets cannot sign or broadcast transactions to interact with smart contracts