DeFi

Decentralized Finance, Blockchain, and the New Financial System

By Thomas Harland, Hermes Socraticus

Book code: 975643

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Finances, Computers and technology, Business & economics, Engineering and Technology, Economy

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Synopsis

This work provides an in-depth analysis of decentralized finance (DeFi) as a technical, economic, and historical phenomenon. DeFi is examined as a structural reorganization of financial intermediation, where code, incentives, and distributed governance partially replace traditional institutions without fully eliminating them. The book explores smart contracts, algorithmic liquidity, decentralized credit, stablecoins, derivatives, on-chain governance, and integration with the real economy, consistently addressing technical risks, systemic fragilities, and macroeconomic implications.

Beyond operational mechanics, the analysis advances into conceptual territory, discussing technological neutrality, architected trust, code as norm, monetary sovereignty, and the limits of automation. DeFi is treated as an ongoing historical experiment that exposes both transformative potential and structural constraints, including power concentration, technical dependencies, speculative cycles, and regulatory challenges.

Aimed at readers seeking rigorous understanding of the crypto-financial ecosystem, the book bridges economics, technology, law, and political theory, offering a critical perspective on the future of finance in an era shaped by programmable infrastructures, hybrid governance, and expanding digital financialization.

Features

Number of Pages 202
Edition 1 (2026)
Format A5 (148x210)
Binding Paperback with Flaps
Color Black and White
Paper Type Offset 80g
Language English

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Hermes Socraticus

Hermes Socraticus é um projeto editorial dedicado à compreensão dos conflitos, comportamentos e transformações que marcam a vida contemporânea.

Nossos livros exploram temas como comportamento humano, emoções, decisões, relações, sociedade, tecnologia, trabalho, identidade, espiritualidade e sentido. A proposta é investigar questões complexas com profundidade, mas sem transformar a leitura em um exercício acadêmico inacessível.

Cada obra parte de perguntas reais que atravessam diferentes áreas do conhecimento e da experiência humana, buscando compreender fenômenos, comportamentos e transformações que impactam a vida contemporânea.

A partir dessas questões, o projeto desenvolve análises claras, acessíveis e fundamentadas, aproximando psicologia, filosofia, comportamento, ciências humanas e problemas concretos da vida cotidiana.

Os livros do Hermes Socraticus são destinados a leitores que não procuram respostas prontas, mas desejam compreender melhor os mecanismos que influenciam suas escolhas, seus relacionamentos, seus conflitos e a sociedade em que vivem.

Mais do que oferecer conclusões simples, cada obra procura ampliar a compreensão do leitor e ajudá-lo a observar com mais clareza aquilo que muitas vezes acontece de forma silenciosa dentro de si e ao seu redor.

Hermes Socraticus: livros para compreender o comportamento humano, questionar o presente e enxergar com mais clareza a si mesmo e o mundo.

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