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The composite word dApp stands for decentralized apps.<\/p>\n

What are Decentralized Apps (dApps)?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

These applications are not the result of the work of individual companies or developers. Instead, they are programs that are constantly offered in distributed form in crypto systems via so-called peer-to-peer (P2P)<\/a> networks in blockchain<\/a> networks and developed on the basis of open-source software. The Ethereum network is considered a pioneer in the rapidly growing dApps sector. <\/p>\n

Today, there are thousands of dApps on many different decentralized platforms such as Solana<\/a>, Cardano<\/a>, or Polkadot<\/a>. Decentralized applications are a major topic, especially in the financial sector, in order to advance decentralized finance (DeFi)<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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