What is LP token in Uniswap?

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.

The CAKE/BNB liquidity pool now has 10.017 CAKE and 10.017 BNB. Each LP token is now worth 1.00017 CAKE + 1.00017 BNB .

For example, if you contribute $10 USD worth of assets to a Balancer pool that has a total worth of $100, you would receive 10% of that pool’s LP tokens . You receive 10% of the LP tokens because you own 10% of the crypto liquidity pool. The LP tokens become your claim to your share of the pool’s assets.