Yield Farming
Yield farming is the practice of using crypto-assets in decentralised finance (DeFi) protocols to obtain rewards, for example by providing liquidity or participating in other smart contract-enabled operations.
Yield farming rewards are not guaranteed interest or a form of passive income: they are variable and depend on the protocol’s rules, the total amount of liquidity, and market conditions, and they may decrease or fall to zero.
This activity involves specific and often high risks. These include: technical risks of smart contracts, the volatility of the crypto-assets used, the risk of partial or total loss of capital, and so-called impermanent loss. Yield farming takes place directly on decentralised protocols and is neither intermediated nor supervised by authorised entities. In the event of losses or malfunctions, there are no protection mechanisms equivalent to those provided by regulations governing regulated financial services. Read this article to learn more about fundamental financial risks.
Disclaimer: Young Platform does not offer the services described in this entry. Yield farming on DeFi protocols does not fall under the crypto-asset services regulated by Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCAR) and is not subject to the protections provided by this legislation. For details on the services actually provided by Young Platform, please refer to the General Terms and Conditions.