Holding cryptocurrency in the usual way is mostly inactive.
You purchase a token, keep it in your wallet, and simply wait for the market price to rise.
Decentralized Finance on TON introduces a different idea your assets can actively generate value, much like money circulating through a currency exchange rather than sitting idle.
When tokens remain untouched in a wallet, nothing happens except price fluctuations.
Any profit depends entirely on external market movement, leaving you with no control over growth.
Providing Liquidity
On STON.fi, instead of leaving funds unused, you can supply them to a liquidity pool.
By doing this, you effectively help power trading on the platform and take on the role of a market maker.
How the Process Works
A liquidity pool is a smart contract that stores a pair of tokens, for example TON and USDT.
To join, you typically contribute equal value in both assets.
If you add $100 worth of TON, you must also provide $100 worth of USDT.
After the deposit, you receive LP tokens.
These act as proof of ownership, showing the percentage of the pool that belongs to you.
How Earnings Are Generated
Every time a user swaps tokens within that pool, a small trading fee is charged.
Those fees are distributed among all liquidity providers.
Because of this, your position in the pool gradually increases in value without needing constant action.
When you decide to exit, you return the LP tokens to the contract and withdraw your share which now includes both your original contribution and the accumulated fees earned during the time your assets were providing liquidity.
Why Choose STON.fi
STON.fi operates with the Omniston protocol, designed to link liquidity throughout the TON ecosystem.
This broader visibility allows your supplied funds to be accessed by multiple applications and aggregators, encouraging more trading activity and increasing the potential rewards all without transferring assets across different exchanges.