What is a liquidity token?

Liquidity provider tokens or LP tokens are tokens issued to liquidity providers on a decentralized exchange (DEX) that run on an automated market maker (AMM) protocol . Uniswap, Sushi and PancakeSwap are some examples of popular DEXs that distribute LP tokens to their liquidity providers.

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What is a locked liquidity pool?

A liquidity pool can be thought of as a pot of cryptocurrency assets locked within a smart contract, which can be used for exchanges, loans and other applications . In traditional finance (Centralised Finance or CeFi), liquidity is provided by a central organisation, such as a bank or a stock exchange.

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