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Being a Liquidity Provider (LP) means you are the ‘House’ for a decentralized exchange. You earn fees on every trade, but there is a hidden cost that unhacks most beginners: Impermanent Loss (IL).
The Balancing Act
When you provide two assets (e.g., ETH and USDC) to a pool, the pool must maintain a 50/50 value ratio. If ETH skyrockets, the pool sells your ETH for USDC to rebalance. If you had just held the ETH, you would have more money. This ‘opportunity cost’ is IL.
Concentrated Liquidity
Uniswap V3 allows you to provide liquidity within a specific price range. This unhacks your fee-earning potential by concentrating your capital where the volume is. However, if the price leaves your range, you stop earning fees and are left with the underperforming asset.
The Yield Farmer’s Verdict
Only provide liquidity for assets you are happy to hold long-term. The fees should be seen as a way to lower your ‘cost basis’ over months, not a get-rich-quick scheme. If the APY is 100%, the volatility risk is usually 200%.
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