--- title: "#defi articles | Hashnode" description: "Explore 1,582 articles tagged #defi on Hashnode. Tutorials, guides, and how-tos from the community." url: "https://hashnode.com/tag/defi" --- Tag # #defi 1,582 posts · 193 followers [DeFiTap](https://hashnode.com/@defitap) · [13h ago](https://hashnode.com/posts/your-cardano-swap-is-two-transactions-read-dex-data-like-it/6af3611185455dcd15600870) ### [Your Cardano Swap Is Two Transactions. Read DEX Data Like It.](https://defitap.hashnode.dev/your-cardano-swap-is-two-transactions-read-dex-data-like-it?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) How eUTXO forces batchers on Cardano DEXs, and what that changes when you parse swaps, pools and volume on chain. 7 min read · [defitap.hashnode.dev](https://defitap.hashnode.dev/your-cardano-swap-is-two-transactions-read-dex-data-like-it?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Cleave Protocol](https://hashnode.com/@cleaveprotocol) · [15h ago](https://hashnode.com/posts/what-are-gas-fees-in-plain-words/6af340cb4f49d259cfec73d8) ### [What are gas fees? In plain words](https://cleaveprotocol.hashnode.dev/what-are-gas-fees-in-plain-words?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Why a wallet holding USDC can refuse to send: every transaction pays gas in the chain's own coin. What gas is, what changes it, and what to keep on hand. 4 min read · [cleaveprotocol.hashnode.dev](https://cleaveprotocol.hashnode.dev/what-are-gas-fees-in-plain-words?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Rugsight](https://hashnode.com/@rugsight) · [18h ago](https://hashnode.com/posts/is-this-solana-token-a-honeypot-how-to-check-if-you-can-sell/6af31832ecd7fc3e101e2a94) ### [Is this Solana token a honeypot? How to check if you can sell](https://rugsight.hashnode.dev/is-this-solana-token-a-honeypot-how-to-check-if-you-can-sell?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) How Solana honeypots actually work (freeze authority, Token-2022 transfer hooks, pause, default-frozen accounts, transfer fees, missing liquidity), a five-minute manual check before you buy, and what Rugsight's free score can and cannot tell you about sellability. 7 min read · [rugsight.hashnode.dev](https://rugsight.hashnode.dev/is-this-solana-token-a-honeypot-how-to-check-if-you-can-sell?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Cleave Protocol](https://hashnode.com/@cleaveprotocol) · [1d ago](https://hashnode.com/posts/your-crypto-wallet-and-seed-phrase-in-plain-words/6af1dd6edcc1172dbbd84d14) ### [Your crypto wallet and seed phrase, in plain words](https://cleaveprotocol.hashnode.dev/your-crypto-wallet-and-seed-phrase-in-plain-words?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) A crypto wallet does not hold your coins. It holds the key that moves them. What a seed phrase is, how to store it, and why nobody can reset it for you. 4 min read · [cleaveprotocol.hashnode.dev](https://cleaveprotocol.hashnode.dev/your-crypto-wallet-and-seed-phrase-in-plain-words?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Rugsight](https://hashnode.com/@rugsight) · [1d ago](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-check-a-solana-token-for-bundled-wallets-and-snipers/6af1c72bb3816b18af3c55fd) ### [How to check a Solana token for bundled wallets and snipers](https://rugsight.hashnode.dev/how-to-check-a-solana-token-for-bundled-wallets-and-snipers?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) What bundled launches and sniper wallets are on Solana, why they make holder lists look healthier than they are, a step-by-step manual check using the first transactions and funding sources, and what Rugsight's launch-bundle heuristic measures and misses. 7 min read · [rugsight.hashnode.dev](https://rugsight.hashnode.dev/how-to-check-a-solana-token-for-bundled-wallets-and-snipers?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Rugsight](https://hashnode.com/@rugsight) · [2d ago](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-check-if-a-solana-token-2022-token-has-a-permanent-delegate-or-transfer-hook/6af0754c04ae599ed66f97fe) ### [How to check if a Solana Token-2022 token has a permanent delegate or transfer hook](https://rugsight.hashnode.dev/how-to-check-if-a-solana-token-2022-token-has-a-permanent-delegate-or-transfer-hook?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) What Token-2022 permanent delegate, transfer hook, transfer fee, default account state and pausable extensions allow on Solana, how to read them yourself with an explorer or getAccountInfo, and which flags Rugsight surfaces for free. 5 min read · [rugsight.hashnode.dev](https://rugsight.hashnode.dev/how-to-check-if-a-solana-token-2022-token-has-a-permanent-delegate-or-transfer-hook?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Cleave Protocol](https://hashnode.com/@cleaveprotocol) · [3d ago](https://hashnode.com/posts/what-is-a-token-in-plain-words/6aef3a895c7389fc301d10ee) ### [What is a token? In plain words](https://cleaveprotocol.hashnode.dev/what-is-a-token-in-plain-words?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) A token is a balance on one blockchain, not a coin in your phone. Why USDC on Base is not on Arbitrum, and the two things to check before you send. 4 min read · [cleaveprotocol.hashnode.dev](https://cleaveprotocol.hashnode.dev/what-is-a-token-in-plain-words?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Cleave Protocol](https://hashnode.com/@cleaveprotocol) · [4d ago](https://hashnode.com/posts/what-is-a-blockchain-in-plain-words/6aedef67c0d5cf0b1f47c4cf) ### [What is a blockchain? In plain words](https://cleaveprotocol.hashnode.dev/what-is-a-blockchain-in-plain-words?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) A blockchain is one shared notebook kept the same on thousands of computers. How its pages are sealed, and what it can and cannot do. 4 min read · [cleaveprotocol.hashnode.dev](https://cleaveprotocol.hashnode.dev/what-is-a-blockchain-in-plain-words?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Gamapad](https://hashnode.com/@gamapad) · [5d ago](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-a-bonding-curve-launchpad-on-giwa-works/6aec83aa6653d22017a36231) ### [How a bonding curve launchpad on GIWA works](https://gamapad.hashnode.dev/how-a-bonding-curve-launchpad-on-giwa-works?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) What happens from launch to graduation, and why the liquidity stays locked 3 min read · [gamapad.hashnode.dev](https://gamapad.hashnode.dev/how-a-bonding-curve-launchpad-on-giwa-works?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Rugsight](https://hashnode.com/@rugsight) · [5d ago](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-check-if-a-solana-token-s-lp-is-locked-raydium-jupiter-meteora/6aed26f0c78da662d97a4cf7) ### [How to check if a Solana token's LP is locked (Raydium, Jupiter, Meteora)](https://rugsight.hashnode.dev/how-to-check-if-a-solana-token-s-lp-is-locked-raydium-jupiter-meteora?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) How burned LP differs from locked LP on Solana, how to verify Raydium Burn & Earn, Jupiter Lock and Meteora DAMM v1 lock escrows yourself, and how Rugsight reports lockedPct. 5 min read · [rugsight.hashnode.dev](https://rugsight.hashnode.dev/how-to-check-if-a-solana-token-s-lp-is-locked-raydium-jupiter-meteora?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)