How to use derivatives in DeFi

Trade derivatives such as perpetual futures by depositing collateral in DeFi protocols. By trading derivatives, you can express your belief that the available cryptocurrencies and digital assets will go up or down. Derivatives allow you to do so with leverage. Trading derivatives on decentralized protocols protects you from the opaque, risky, and in some cases outright fraudulent behavior that some centralized exchanges have taken.

This article covers trading perpetual futures in DeFi with examples and links to step-by-step instructions for dYdX, a leading DeFi derivatives decentralized application (DApp), using the Bitcoin.com Wallet.