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Liquidity pools and Automated Market Makers (AMMs) allow users to provide assets to decentralized exchanges in order to facilitate trading and earn fees.
When you deposit tokens into a liquidity pool, you supply a pair of assets to an AMM, which uses a predefined algorithm to price trades instead of relying on order books. In return, you receive fees generated from the trades executed in your pool.
This yield opportunity comes with specific risks, because you are exposed to price movements of the pooled assets rather than holding them outright. If one asset significantly outperforms the other, you may experience impermanent loss, meaning your position can be worth less than simply holding the tokens. Additional risks include smart contract vulnerabilities, low liquidity, and market volatility, all of which can amplify losses during periods of stress.