Yield farming
The practice of moving crypto assets between DeFi protocols to chase the highest available returns, often by providing liquidity or lending in exchange for fees and token rewards. It can generate high yields but carries substantial risks from volatility, software bugs, and unsustainable incentive schemes (see Liquidity pool).
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