It's the end of the year, and I habitually open my wallet to check the history, only to find that a certain amount of liquidity has been lying dormant for almost half a year. Recently, many people have been asking me: "Is it still worth entering a certain mining pool now? Can I double my investment?" Every time I hear this, I think of a friend I met last year, Arin—back then, she set three alarms every day to monitor the APY fluctuations, only to end up losing faith in life due to a very ordinary price fluctuation.
To be honest, after spending a long time in the DeFi space, I've found that often "not fidgeting" is more reliable than "monitoring the market every day."
If you're also pondering liquidity mining, don't rush to calculate the multiples of returns. I want to discuss how to turn this into a rhythmic asset allocation method.
The first thing: Don't treat mining as gambling; it's more suitable to think of it as planting trees.
What is most feared in liquidity mining? It's getting emotionally carried away. I've seen too many people chase APY like stock trading, rushing into whichever pool looks good numerically, and what’s the result? Either the gas fees eat up all the profits, or when a bank run occurs, the yield collapses directly.
My own approach is very simple: I only take 10% of my spare money, choose basic pairing pools (like a certain cryptocurrency/stablecoin combination), and then treat it like planting a tree. I don't expect it to bear fruit every few days, but at least I need to ensure the roots (underlying assets) don’t suddenly rot.
Remember, high-frequency operations are games for professional players and robots. What is the real advantage of us ordinary people? It's patience and low time cost.
The second thing: Impermanent loss isn't that scary; it actually helps you balance.
Many newcomers get scared off by "impermanent loss," but I think of it as an automatic rebalancing tool. For example: if a certain cryptocurrency surges in the short term, your liquidity pool will automatically sell part of the appreciated cryptocurrency and reinvest in stablecoins, which is equivalent to helping you focus on core cryptocurrencies like BTC, ETH, SOL, BNB, etc., providing 3-5 clear spot and contract strategies daily.
Here, you can achieve: Say goodbye to losses —> Keep up with the professional rhythm —> Build your own profit system, all three are essential.
