liquidity pool

The term 'liquidity pool' is widely used in decentralized finance (DeFi) and traditional finance to describe a collection of assets aimed at facilitating trading and ensuring liquidity.

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Definition

C1Decentralized Finance

(technical, cryptocurrency)A collection of digital assets locked in a smart contract to facilitate automated trading on a decentralized exchange.

Example

  • Users can earn rewards by contributing their tokens to a liquidity pool on a DeFi platform.

C1Traditional Finance

(technical, finance)A reserve of financial assets held to ensure sufficient liquidity for trading and meeting withdrawal demands.

Example

  • The bank maintains a liquidity pool to handle large withdrawal requests efficiently.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "liquidity pool":

liquidity providerflood pool