Impermanent Loss in Automated Market Makers: Mechanics, Risk Calculation, and Mitigation Strategies for Crypto Liquidity Providers
Introduction: Why Impermanent Loss Matters
Automated Market Makers (AMMs) such as Uniswap, PancakeSwap, and Curve have unlocked a new era of decentralized trading by removing order books and allowing users to trade against liquidity pools. While these protocols reward liquidity providers (LPs) with trading fees and, sometimes, token incentives, they