Thread by @shivsakhuja

1/ Provide liquidity for stablecoin pairs and earn 60% APR with low risk?! Here's how it works, and the risks you should be aware of 👇🏴‍☠️

#DeFi #LiquidityPools #YieldFarming #StableCoin #cryptocurrency #crypto #stablecoins $USDC $UST $USDT $DAI $MIM $LUNA $BTC $ETH

2/ In the 2021 cryptocurrency space, there are many different stablecoins:

Some like @Tether_to's $USDT or $USDC are centralized and (supposedly) backed by assets. 🏦

Others like #Terra $UST are #algorithmic, relying on #arbitrage to bring the value back to peg. 🌕

3/ These stablecoins might only exist on a specific chain like #ethereum, #avalanche, #terraluna, #fantom, #solana or they may have contracts on many different chains. 🎁

4/ People use these stablecoins for various purposes like #lending, #borrowing, #trading, #staking, etc. But all stablecoins are not equal for all #DeFi opportunities. For example, you might specifically need the Fantom chain's $USDC but you might only have $USDT on #Fantom. 🤑

5/ So now, you have to use a #DEX or #DecentralizedExchange on Fantom (like @SpookySwap) to swap your $USDT for $USDC.

People providing liquidity for this pair on #spookyswap get a fee in exchange for this service. 💸

The fee depends on how many others are providing liquidity.

6/ One of the risks with providing #liquidity is that one token's price could move up (or down) a lot relative to the other token, in which case you experience something called Impermanent Loss (#impermanentloss).

This risk should not exist for stablecoin-stablecoin pairs. 🥳

7/ In addition - these stablecoins should always have a value of $1, which means there is no risk of price exposure, as there is with something like #bitcoin or #ethereum.

But of course, there are always risks... ☠️👇

8/ Peg risk - there is always the risk that a stablecoin loses it's peg and is no longer worth $1. Although designed to never happen, many of these projects are new and haven't been battle tested in all market conditions.

For good stablecoins, this risk should be very low.

9/ Smart Contract Risk: There could be bugs in the #smartcontract, that makes it vulnerable to attacks, hacks, or other algorithmic failures.

This is a risk with every #DeFi project, and can be mitigated with smart contract audits and time to test it out.

10/ The risks above have a very low probability (especially for good projects like $UST / $USDC), but if all hell breaks loose and shit hits the fan, it could mean losing everything. Always be prepared for that risk with crypto. #cryptorisks

11/ Finally, the APR that you get from providing liquidity to stablecoin pairs is variable and depends on the amount of liquidity in the pool. More liquidity = lower fees = lower APR. So the 60% APR today is not likely to be around all year.

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