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Liquidity pools

Updated 2026-10-04 · 8 min read · Not financial advice

DeFi liquidity pool getting started: two tokens in, a pool share out

A liquidity pool is a pile of two or more tokens. Traders swap against it and pay a fee. Depositors own a share of whatever is in the pile after those swaps.

The share moves

You might deposit equal value of both tokens. Swaps change the counts. When you withdraw, you receive your share of the new counts, plus fees the pool kept. You do not receive the same coin counts you put in, unless no one traded.

Use case: you want fee income. Read the fee tier and the volume on a data site before you look at a headline rate. A high advertised rate on a token you do not want to hold is a price bet, not a wage.

Questions

Do pool fees arrive as cash in my wallet every day?

Usually they stay inside the position and show up when you withdraw or claim, depending on the program. Read that program’s docs. We do not operate the pool.