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Decentralized Finance remains a relatively young industry that eliminates the role of banks, financial institutions, and other third parties via the use of smart contracts. In DeFi systems, individuals are in full custody of their financial assets. The success of a DeFi protocol is often represented as the Total Value Locked (TVL) of all assets. Protocols generate revenue for their liquidity providers (LPs) by offering their native governance tokens rewards. The protocols often enable holders to vote on critical decisions about the development of the protocol.