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Published inMar 2024
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Samuel Zhou
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Samuel Zhou

Samuel Zhou has over 15 years of software engineering experience in top high tech companies including being a blockchain developer as his hobby since 2018. In 2022, Samuel turned his enthusiasm on blockchain technology into a business by founding TiFi, which is a silicon valley based startup that builds e-Commerce platform on blockchain and brings blockchain to everyday life. Over there he has created TiFi Token that offers token rebates so people can get cash back when spending the token. Also he has built TiFi Bank which is a DeFi application that offers crypto saving, lending, trading, staking and liquidity management features. Samuel holds a Master Degree and a Bachelor Degree in Computer Science.
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Creating a DeFi project

In this section, we will go through the steps of creating a DeFi project. First, we will install Node.js, and then use the create-react-app package to create the project. After that, we will install and set up Hardhat for Ethereum smart contract development.

Installing Node.js

Node.js (https://nodejs.org/) is one of the most popular tools to create JavaScript projects. It also offers package management and runtime environment provisioning. To install Node.js, we can open the https://nodejs.org/ link in our preferred browser. Figure 2.1 shows the landing page of Node.js; you can click the green button on the left side to download the latest long-term support (LTS) version.

Figure 2.1 – Node.js official landing page

Figure 2.1 – Node.js official landing page

We recommend you use the latest LTS for the DeFi project in order to get the most stable features of Node.js. After you’ve downloaded the installation package file (the website will automatically determine...

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Published in: Mar 2024Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781837634118

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Samuel Zhou

Samuel Zhou has over 15 years of software engineering experience in top high tech companies including being a blockchain developer as his hobby since 2018. In 2022, Samuel turned his enthusiasm on blockchain technology into a business by founding TiFi, which is a silicon valley based startup that builds e-Commerce platform on blockchain and brings blockchain to everyday life. Over there he has created TiFi Token that offers token rebates so people can get cash back when spending the token. Also he has built TiFi Bank which is a DeFi application that offers crypto saving, lending, trading, staking and liquidity management features. Samuel holds a Master Degree and a Bachelor Degree in Computer Science.
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