Author(s)

Saif Ahmed Abdulhakeem^*, Qiuling Hu

International Business School, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, China.

The invention of the Internet has paved the way for a new world of opportunities in life, including finance. Even with the presence of this invention, the traditional financial system has failed to meet expectations set up by other technological advancements. In today’s world, almost everyone has access to the Internet, yet not all of them have bank accounts. According to a recent report from the World Bank Group, approximately 1.7 billion people worldwide still do not have any access to banks whatsoever. Although the Internet has helped transfer information from one part of the world to another within milliseconds, time and spending are still needed when it comes to financial assets. In the last few years, a growing trend toward decentralization in the financial system has been stimulated by blockchain and technological innovation. Satoshi and his unique invention, Bitcoin Blockchain, started to call for peer-to-peer transactions without intermediaries or centralization of any kind. Six years later, the invention of another blockchain, Ethereum, came into existence and has become the backbone of promising decentralized finance (DeFi). This paper provides an overview of blockchain technology, discussing the DeFi ecosystem and its possibilities regarding financially including the unbanked and improving the current financial system.

DeFi, Decentralized Finance, Blockchain Technology, Cryptocurrencies

Abdulhakeem, S. and Hu, Q. (2021) Powered by Blockchain Technology, DeFi (Decentralized Finance) Strives to Increase Financial Inclusion of the Unbanked by Reshaping the World Financial System. Modern Economy, 12, 1-16. doi: 10.4236/me.2021.121001.