DeFi & Staking

Staking & Restaking: Risks and Rewards Intermediate DeFi • ~11 min read • Updated: 08/08/2025 TL;DR: In Proof-of-Stake (PoS), validators secure the network and earn rewards; delegators or solo stakers share those rewards but take on risks like slashing, lockups, liquidity constraints, and smart-contract risk (for liquid staking). Restaking reuses your staked collateral to secure […]

Liquidity Pools, AMMs & Impermanent Loss Beginner DeFi • ~10 min read • Updated: 08/08/2025 TL;DR: AMMs like Uniswap replace order books with liquidity pools. Prices move along a curve (e.g., x · y = k), and LPs earn fees but face impermanent loss when token prices diverge. On this page What is a Liquidity