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Liquidation refers to the forced sale of a borrower’s crypto collateral when its value falls below a required threshold, ensuring lenders can recover their funds.

Liquid Staking refers to the process of staking blockchain assets while receiving a tradable token that represents the staked value, unlocking liquidity for DeFi use.

Lido is a liquid staking protocol that lets users earn Ethereum rewards while keeping their assets tradable as stETH.

Uniswap is a decentralized exchange (DEX) that uses an automated market maker model to let anyone trade ERC‑20 tokens without a traditional order book.

Aave is a decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol that lets users earn interest or borrow assets without a traditional intermediary.

Compound is a decentralized finance lending platform that lets users earn interest on crypto assets or borrow against them, governed by the COMP token.