You steal the limelight and you steal the market share . Against the industry predictions earlier last year, DeFi grew like gangbusters and reignited the lost glory of crypto finance. Today, the market has propelled by 20x which in itself is a rare milestone. Trade experts who had written off the possibility of a parallel currency are now foreseeing 2021 as another landmark year. Here’s a quick run-through of the top trends that’ll further elevate the acceptance of DeFi in the consumer markets - Trends #1 The rise of Proof-of-Staking (PoS) as a consensus mechanism Proof-of - Work (PoW) is basically a consensus algorithm used in a blockchain network for transaction confirmation and the introduction of new blocks. In a PoW consensus blockchain, the network is supported by miners who compete against each other to confirm the transactions. Once the transactions are completed, the miners receive an incentive. Ethereum, the second-biggest cryptocurrency in terms of the total market cap