Liquidity does
You choose two tokens, hit Swap, and a few seconds later, the trade is done.
It feels effortless.
But behind that simple experience, someone has deposited assets into a liquidity pool so you can trade against them.
That person is a Liquidity Provider (LP).
LPs help make DEX markets usable. In return, they can earn a share of trading fees but they also take risks such as impermanent loss when token prices move relative to each other.
That trade off is one of the fundamentals of DeFi.
On STON.fi, liquidity providers help keep decentralized markets active through smart-contract-based liquidity pools.
So next time you tap Swap, look beyond the button.
The trader makes the trade.
The LP helps make the market possible.
That’s the part of DeFi most users never see.
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