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Stellar DeFi, explained

Plain-English guides to the AQUA token, the Aquarius AMM, Soroban, liquidity mining, staking, and how to earn yield on Stellar.

APY vs APR in Crypto: What's the Difference?
Fundamentals

APY vs APR in Crypto: What's the Difference?

APR is the simple rate, APY includes compounding. The formula, worked numbers, and the traps in quoted DeFi yields.

9 min read · August 2026 Read article →
Best Stellar Wallets in 2026: LOBSTR, Freighter & More
Guide

Best Stellar Wallets in 2026

LOBSTR, Freighter, xBull and hardware options compared — plus trustlines, XLM reserves, and memo mistakes explained.

10 min read · August 2026 Read guide →
Impermanent Loss Explained (With Real Numbers)
Fundamentals

Impermanent Loss Explained (With Real Numbers)

The formula, the standard loss table, a full worked example in dollars, and when trading fees actually cover it.

10 min read · August 2026 Read article →
What Is Liquid Staking? Tokens, Risks & How It Works
Fundamentals

What Is Liquid Staking? Tokens, Risks & How It Works

Stake an asset and keep a tradable receipt. How LSTs work, what they unlock, the real risks, and how it maps onto Stellar.

9 min read · August 2026 Read article →
Stablecoin Yield: Where It Actually Comes From
Fundamentals

Stablecoin Yield: Where It Actually Comes From

Every yield is someone else's cost. The five real sources — and how to spot the ones on a countdown timer.

10 min read · August 2026 Read article →
What Is Blend? Stellar's DeFi Lending Protocol
Protocols

What Is Blend? Stellar's DeFi Lending Protocol

How Blend's isolated lending pools, backstop, and reactive rates work — and how lending powers leveraged yield.

8 min read · July 2026 Read article →
Aquarius Concentrated Liquidity Pools Explained
Guide

Aquarius Concentrated Liquidity Pools Explained

Concentrated (CLMM) pools vs constant-product and stableswap — capital efficiency, ranges, and rewards.

9 min read · July 2026 Read guide →
Stellar Community Fund (SCF): How Stellar Grants Work
Ecosystem

Stellar Community Fund (SCF): How Grants Work

How SCF funds Stellar builders in XLM — submission rounds, community voting, award tracks, and how to apply.

8 min read · July 2026 Read article →
KYC vs KYB: Identity Verification in Crypto & DeFi
Compliance

KYC vs KYB: Identity Verification in Crypto

What KYC and KYB each verify, how UBO and AML screening work, and why crypto platforms need both.

8 min read · July 2026 Read article →
What Is Stellar DeFi?
Fundamentals

What Is Stellar DeFi? The Complete 2026 Guide

The full map of decentralized finance on Stellar — Aquarius, AQUA, Soroban, and how to earn yield.

11 min read · July 2026 Read guide →
What Is the AQUA Token?
Fundamentals

What Is the AQUA Token? Aquarius on Stellar

AQUA powers Stellar's liquidity incentives. Here's what it does, how ICE works, and why it matters.

8 min read · July 2026 Read article →
Aquarius AMM Explained
Fundamentals

Aquarius AMM Explained: Stellar's Liquidity Layer

How Aquarius pools, emissions, and vote-directed rewards work on Stellar.

9 min read · July 2026 Read article →
How to Stake AQUA
Guide

How to Stake AQUA and Earn Rewards (2026)

A step-by-step walkthrough of staking AQUA, minting BLUB, and claiming rewards.

7 min read · July 2026 Read guide →
What Is Liquidity Mining?
Fundamentals

What Is Liquidity Mining? A Beginner's Guide

How providing liquidity earns rewards — and how impermanent loss really works.

9 min read · July 2026 Read article →
Soroban Smart Contracts Explained
Technical

Soroban Smart Contracts Explained (Stellar)

What Soroban is, how Rust contracts work on Stellar, and why it unlocks DeFi.

8 min read · July 2026 Read article →
What Is BLUB?
Protocol

What Is BLUB? WhaleHub's Liquid AQUA Token

BLUB is your liquid receipt for staked AQUA. Here's how it's minted and what it does.

7 min read · July 2026 Read article →
Yield Farming on Stellar
Guide

Yield Farming on Stellar: How to Earn in 2026

Strategies for earning passive income on Stellar — pools, staking, and optimizers.

9 min read · July 2026 Read guide →
Auto-Compounding Crypto
Fundamentals

Auto-Compounding Crypto: How It Boosts Yield

Why compounding 48× a day beats manual claims — and how Stellar's fees make it possible.

7 min read · July 2026 Read article →
ICE Voting and Bribes on Aquarius
Protocol

ICE Voting & Bribes on Aquarius, Explained

How ICE voting power directs AQUA emissions — and how bribes turn votes into yield.

9 min read · July 2026 Read article →
Stellar vs MultiversX DeFi
Compare

Stellar vs MultiversX: DeFi & Yield Compared

How the two chains stack up for DeFi and yield — architecture, fees, and aggregators.

9 min read · July 2026 Read article →
Yield Aggregators Compared
Compare

What Is a Yield Aggregator? WhaleHub, JewelSwap & More

How yield aggregators work across chains — and how to evaluate them.

10 min read · July 2026 Read article →
Stablecoins on Stellar
Fundamentals

Stablecoins on Stellar: USDC, EURC, sUSD & PYUSD

The stablecoins powering Stellar payments and DeFi — and why the chain suits them.

9 min read · July 2026 Read article →
MiCA Explained
Regulation

MiCA Explained: EU Rules for Stablecoins & DeFi

What the EU's crypto regulation means for stablecoins and DeFi, in plain English.

9 min read · July 2026 Read article →
Mycobo on Stellar
Ecosystem

Mycobo: Institutional Digital Assets on Stellar

How institutional tokenization and custody are being built on Stellar.

8 min read · July 2026 Read article →