Yield Farming
Earning extra rewards on top of base interest by routing tokens through DeFi protocols that pay incentive tokens.
See also
Terms related to Yield Farming
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Liquidity Pool (LP)
A pool of two or more tokens deposited so others can swap between them. LP providers earn trading fees and bear impermanent-loss risk.
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Real Yield
Yield paid in revenue-bearing assets (ETH, USDC, fees) rather than newly minted protocol tokens. The non-inflationary part of the rate.