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All you need to know about NFTs and how to trade them

NFTs are slowly gaining mainstream adoption. Learn how they work and how to trade NFTs if you don't want to miss out!

How to find profitable NFT projects

If you want to invest early in a new NFT project, here are 9 factors you need to analyze first.

Beyond pfps: The many utilities of NFTs

We know you have your opinions on NFTs - these crypto world elements are impossible to ignore. We are also aware that not everyone is looking for a hexagonal twitter profile image (Oh hi Mark!). Consequently, as the web3 space keeps introducing NFTs into different spaces of its own, it

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TDS on crypto trading

As per the Finance Act of 2022, from 1st July 2022, the sale of Virtual Digital Assets (VDAs) will be subject to Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) of 1%. Defy will be required to deduct this tax during trade execution and then file TDS returns with the income tax authorities.

Healthy practices to keep in mind while sending & receiving Crypto

Cryptocurrency sending and receiving is at the heart of the crypto-verse. While the majority of India is getting acquainted with UPI, sending and receiving crypto is still a very new issue for the general public, therefore sending and receiving crypto won't make much of an issue to the general public,

How to stake your Solana with Defy

What is Staking? Staking a cryptocurrency is kind of like putting your money in a fixed deposit. You simply lock your crypto tokens and earn a stable return on them. Unlike a traditional FD, staking does not have a minimum lock-in period, and you can deposit more crypto tokens to

How to add crypto to your Metamask Wallet

What is Metamask? Metamask is a cryptocurrency wallet that enables users to store & transfer ERC-20 tokens that they can either purchase on the platform or transfer from other exchanges. Metamask is one of the leading crypto wallets along with Exodus, MyEtherWallet, Trust Wallet, and several others. Metamask works both

How to Buy NFTs with Defy

What are NFTs? NFTs or Non-Fungible Tokens are unique, indivisible digital assets created on blockchains. An NFT’s uniqueness is proven by a distinct label that is created with the use of special cryptographic code, and this uniqueness makes it so that no token can be interchanged for another. This

How to Send & Receive Crypto

How do crypto wallets work? Every Cryptocurrency wallet has two keys- A private & a Public Key (which is the wallet address). The private key is supposed to be your identification and the proof for holding a wallet and enables you to send the cryptocurrency and finish the transaction. The

Instant Deposit and Withdrawal of crypto on Defy

With the dawn of cryptocurrencies since the origin of Bitcoin, crypto has been treated as just an investment opportunity and not an alternative source of payment. While we have a lot of crypto experts in the market who know what to do with their crypto, a majority still don’t

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The power of communities and their impact in the cryptoverse

Web3 has brought the role of communities in building successful projects and initiatives to the centre stage. Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto Punks, Bored Ape Yacht Club, Pancake Swap and all other projects in the DeFi, NFT, and cryptoverse have been led and grown by communities. But that leads us to ask,

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The world’s first decentralized ledger system was not the blockchain

For centuries money has been making the world go around in one form or another. When humans started living in settlements, communities would trade with one another, giving individuals an entirely new way of gathering wealth and facilitating the expansion of countless empires throughout history. There is no exact evidence

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Introducing Defy Baskets

The caffeine shot your crypto needs Hey there! I'm Dhruva, the Product Manager here at Defy. When it comes to our money, our investments are always at the top of our minds. In fact, I'm sure that there's not a day when you wouldn't have thought about money. Even, for

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Consensus Mechanisms : Uprooting Centralized Control of Information

Proof of Work (PoW) and Proof of Stake (PoS) are in tough competition to become the norm of achieving consensus in distributed networks. What is a consensus mechanism and how is it breaking big tech's information oligopoly?

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Stablecoins : Smooth sailing across the crypto wave, or a sham?

Stablecoins protect investors against the infamously massive and frequent fluctuations in the value of regular cryptocurrencies. Can they be the answer to our crypto woes?

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DAO : The changing future of work in Web3

DAOs are redefining what it means to be a corporation. How are DAOs changing the lives of professionals and consumers alike, and can they be the future of work?

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Out Of The Block with Saran

What does it take to defy the norm? See what our Operations Head, Saran SB has to say about it.

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Out Of The Block with Harshad

What does it take to defy the norm? See what our Community Manager, Harshad Fad has to say about it.

Banned to Boon : India's brand new crypto taxation framework and its implications

India has just announced its framework to tax gains from cryptocurrency. Let's take a look at what this means for stakeholders all over the nation.

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The future of crypto as legal tender

Cryptocurrency is a revolutionary form of exchange which has the power to change money for the better. Does it really have a chance of being legalized?

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The RBI and crypto: Into a love-hate relationship

Discussions about the proposed Cryptocurrency bill are all over the internet. The economic implications of the bill will be vast. Let's take a look into what we can expect.

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Building a world for Beeples! How can the Bitcoin people change the creator economy?

We have only very recently experienced the power of the creator economy. What started out as a Youtube revolution about a decade ago created ripples in the market of ‘jobs’ that pushed what we know as traditional boundaries. But what started as just ripples came back to bite us in

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You think cryptocurrency is not real. But how real is traditional money anyway?

The world of cryptocurrency is new to all of us. What was born out of the idea of defiance, however, is something that’s not. What’s the word on the street? Decentralized digital currencies also known as cryptocurrencies, and in particular crypto currencies like Bitcoin, have piqued the attention

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Crypto heist: From Poly network to Squid token

It is no secret that the world of crypto has seen major thefts & scams. How secure is crypto, and what can we do to protect ourselves from loss?

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Who’s laughing at Shiba Inu now? A look into how the coin soared past Bitcoin as the most viewed crypto

In 2021, the Shiba Inu token soared ahead of BitCoin as the most popular cryptocurrency. How did a memecoin achieve this feat and what does it tell us about the cryptocurrency market?