Yogitha Sunkara, Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad INTRODUCTION Crypto-economics uses cryptography to manage and operate decentralized systems by employing economic incentives. However, Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is a subset of such crypto-economics involving smart contracts to offer financial services like lending, borrowing, trading, and investments without intermediaries such as banks. Crypto economics and DeFi are revolutionary concepts operating on blockchain technology. The platforms...