$DEFY token utility:

• Payment: DEFY holders are able to pay for their membership fee using $DEFY at a discounted rate
• Governance: vote on upcoming features and roadmap
• Decentralized research platform: reward independent researchers for submitting research to our self-sustaining academic ecosystem (we validate research on- and off-chain before publication)
• Learn to Earn: Users can earn $DEFY token when completing courses on our educational platform
• Staking: earn APY when staking or providing liquidity

Future utility: $DEFY will power the Defy DEX which will allow for swapping tokens directly on the Defy platform. Roadmap: Q4 2022 ****