Liquidity Pools

Experience truly Decentralized Trading and earning with THORChains Liquidity Pools. Earn by providing liquidity while enjoying complete control over your assets in a secure, transparent environment.

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Explore the features and benefits of this technology.

How it works

Liquidity pools enable users to permissionlessly swap assets across different blockchains by contributing to pools of paired assets. Liquidity providers earn transaction fees for facilitating these trades.

Symmetric Stacking

Staking an equal USD amount on both sides of a pool. Example: If you want to deposit 10 ETH in a ETH:DAI pool symetrically, and ETH is worth $350, you would need to deposit 10 ETH and 3,500 DAI.

Asymmetric Stacking

When you only stake an asset for one side of a pool, and let the pool balance itself out, or allow the system to perform a swap on your behalf. Example: If you want to deposit 10 ETH in a ETH:DAI pool, and ETH is worth $350, your 10 ETH would trade 5 ETH to $3500 DAI upon deposit.

Passive income

THORChain Liquidity pools on ShapeShift offer a straightforward way for users to generate a passive income and put their crypto to work. When you enter a pool, you earn returns as trades occur, benefiting from transaction fees without actively trading.

Risks

While participating in THORChain liquidity pools through ShapeShift can be rewarding, it's important to understand the associated risks. Market volatility can affect asset values, and impermanent loss may occur when the price of your deposited assets changes compared to when you entered the pool. We encourage all users to fully understand these aspects to make informed decisions about their investments.