Extracting funds from decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols typically involves navigating the user interface of the specific decentralized application where assets are deployed, disconnecting liquidity pools, unstaking tokens, or withdrawing funds from lending markets back into a personal non-custodial cryptocurrency wallet. Once the digital assets reside safely in the personal wallet, users transfer them to a regulated centralized cryptocurrency exchange, convert the crypto tokens into fiat currency like US dollars through a spot trade, and initiate an electronic bank withdrawal to transfer the cash to a traditional bank account.