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6. Get some ETH ‘Ethereum currency’: Now in order to get involved

with DeFi, you need some Ether. You can buy it using fiat currency

from crypto exchanges like Bittrex.com or Coinbase.com. Fiat cur-

rency is a real currency like US dollars or British pounds. When you

click on the Buy button under the Metamask screen, it will also give

you a few options to buy or deposit it if you have already bought it

from the exchanges.