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      • Using AnySwap to bridge AUTO
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        • Bridge assets from ETH > Binance Smart Chain (BSC)
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        • (Anyswap) Bridge from BSC > MOVR
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        • Bridge assets from Binance CEX to Celo Chain
        • (Optics) Bridge assets from Polygon > Celo
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        • (xDai Omni bridge) Bridge assets from BSC and ETH > xDai
        • (xPollinate) Bridge assets from BSC > xDai
      • To Polygon Chain (MATIC)
        • Bridge assets from ETH > Polygon Chain (MATIC)
        • Bridge assets from BSC > Polygon Chain (MATIC)
        • (Orbitchain.io) Bridge assets from BSC > Polygon
        • (xPollinate) Bridge assets from BSC > Polygon
        • (OKEx) Bridge assets to Polygon
      • To Klaytn Chain (KLAY)
        • (Orbitchain.io) Bridge assets from BSC > Klaytn
      • To BOBA L2
        • (BobaBridge) Bridge assets from ETH > BOBA L2
      • To Velas Chain (VLX)
        • (Swapz) Bridge assets from BSC, Polygon and ETH > Velas
        • (VelasPad) Bridge assets from BSC > Velas
      • To Huobi ECO Chain (HECO)
        • (TokenPocket) Bridge assets from BSC > Huobi ECO Chain (HECO)
    • DeFi (Decentralized Finance)
      • Beginner Guides
        • DeFi - Beginners Guide
        • Liquidity Mining & Yield Farming - Beginners Guide
        • Liquidity Pools - Beginners Guide
      • How to Speed Up or Cancel a Pending Transaction
      • Switching Networks on Metamask
    • Autofarm
      • Deposit $AUTO in the Single AUTO Vault
      • Withdraw from Autofarm vaults using a block explorer
      • Access deprecated autofarm vaults
      • Buy insurance cover with Soteria
      • Buy insurance cover with InsurAce
      • Purchase CertiKShield protection for Autofarm
    • Use Autofarm in different chains
      • Aurora Chain (NEAR)
        • Metamask: Add Aurora Chain (NEAR)
      • Avalanche Network (AVAX)
        • Metamask: Add Avalanche Network (AVAX)
        • TraderJoe
          • Provide Liquidity + Vaults
        • Pangolin
          • Provide liquidity + vaults
      • BNB Chain (BNB)
        • How to Get Started with Binance Smart Chain (BSC)
        • Metamask: Add Binance Smart Chain (BSC) Network
        • Pancakeswap (PCS)
          • Provide Liquidity (PCS) + Vaults
          • Provide Liquidity (PCS) + Vaults with SafePal
          • Pancakeswap LP Migration
        • Alpaca Finance
          • Lending (ibTokens) + Vaults
          • Withdrawing + Unlending (ibTokens)
        • MDEX
          • Provide Liquidity (MDEX) + Vaults
        • Belt.fi
          • Provide Liquidity (4BELT - BLP) + Vaults
          • Provide Liquidity (beltToken) + Vaults
        • Video Guides
          • Video Guide: Review of Autofarm
          • Video Guide: Binance Bridge, MetaMask & Autofarm Yield Farming
      • Boba Network (ETH L2)
        • Metamask: Add BOBA L2
        • Provide Liquidity for OolongSwap
      • Celo Chain (CELO)
        • Metamask: Add Celo Chain (CELO)
        • SushiSwap
          • Using SushiSwap vaults on Autofarm
      • Cronos Chain (CRO)
        • Metamask: Add CronosChain (CRO)
        • Cronos Zero-Fee Stablecoin Conversions
        • VVS Finance
          • Provide Liquidity for Autofarm (VVS) vaults - QuickGuide
          • Remove Liquidity from Autofarm (VVS) vaults - QuickGuide
      • Fantom (FTM)
        • Metamask: Add Fantom (FTM)
        • Scream
          • Using Scream vaults on autofarm
      • Harmony Chain (ONE)
        • Metamask: Add Harmony Chain (ONE)
      • Huobi ECO Chain (HECO)
        • Metamask: Add Huobi ECO Chain (HECO) Network
        • MDEX
          • Provide Liquidity (MDEX) + Vaults
          • Provide Liquidity (MDEX) + Vaults with TokenPocket
      • Moonriver (MOVR)
        • Metamask: Add Moonriver (MOVR) Network
        • Solarbeam
          • Provide Liquidity for Autofarm (Solarbeam) vaults - QuickGuide
          • Remove Liquidity from Autofarm (Solarbeam) vaults - QuickGuide
          • Provide Liquidity on Solarbeam + deposit in Autofarm vaults
      • Oasis Protocol (ROSE)
        • Metamask: Add Oasis Protocol (ROSE) Network
      • OKEx Chain (OEC)
        • Metamask: Add Okex Chain (OEC)
        • Cherryswap
          • Provide Liquidity for Autofarm (Cherryswap) vaults - QuickGuide
          • Remove Liquidity from Autofarm (Cherryswap) vaults - QuickGuide
      • Polygon Chain (MATIC)
        • Metamask: Add Polygon (Matic Network)
        • $MATIC Faucet for gas fee
        • Quickswap
          • Provide Liquidity (Quickswap)
        • Sushiswap
          • Provide Liquidity (Sushiswap)
        • Curve.fi
          • Provide Liquidity (3LP - curve.fi) + Vaults
          • Remove Liquidity (3LP - curve.fi)
        • Comethswap
          • Provide Liquidity (Comethswap)
      • Velas Chain (VLX)
        • Metamask: Add Velas Chain (VLX)
        • Deposit to Autofarm Velas vaults - QuickGuide
      • xDai Chain (xDai)
        • Metamask: Add xDai Chain (xDai)
        • $xDAI Faucet for gas fee
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  • How do Liquidity Pools Work?
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Liquidity Pools - Beginners Guide

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Please note, the guides and any other documentation in this section are not financial advice. Please always double-check sources on keep educating yourself and do your own research (DYOR).

What are Liquidity Pools?

Liquidity pools are pools of tokens that are locked in a smart contract. They are used to facilitate trading by providing liquidity and are extensively used by some of the DEXes (Decentralized Exchanges).

How do Liquidity Pools Work?

Liquidity pools use algorithms called Automated Market Makers (AMM) to provide constant liquidity for trading.

A single liquidity pool holds a pair of tokens and each pool creates a new market for that particular pair of tokens. The first depositor to the pool or liquidity provider sets the initial price of assets in the pool. Liquidity providers are incentivized to supply an equal value of both tokens to the pool. They receive special tokens called LP tokens in proportion to their contribution to the pool. When a trade occurs, a 0.3% fee is collected and distributed proportionally to all LP token holders.

When a token swap occurs through a pool, the supply of an asset decreases while that of the other increases. Therefore, price changes occur that are adjusted by an algorithm called an automated market maker (AMM). This is the time where liquidity pools play their best role as they do not need a professional, centralized market maker to manage the prices of assets. Liquidity providers simply deposit their assets into the pool and the smart contract takes care of the pricing.

Useful documentation

Videos about Liquidity Pools

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https://crypto-economy.com/what-are-liquidity-pools-and-how-do-they-work/
https://finematics.com/liquidity-pools-explained/
Video: How Do Liquidity Pools Work?