A Yield Seeker’s Odyssey Through Volatility and Liquidity Risks
In Q1 2025, global financial markets are gripped by volatility and liquidity risks, posing significant challenges for yield seekers like Arjun, a 40-year-old financial analyst in Singapore. With traditional savings yielding a paltry 0.01–0.5% APY, Arjun turned to Solana’s DeFi ecosystem, specifically Raydium’s SOL–USDT liquidity pool, to chase yields of ~5.86%–20% APY. However, market turbulence, driven by central bank policies and geopolitical tensions, has destabilized his portfolio. The IM...
A Yield Seeker’s Odyssey Through Volatility and Liquidity Risks
In Q1 2025, global financial markets are gripped by volatility and liquidity risks, posing significant challenges for yield seekers like Arjun, a 40-year-old financial analyst in Singapore. With traditional savings yielding a paltry 0.01–0.5% APY, Arjun turned to Solana’s DeFi ecosystem, specifically Raydium’s SOL–USDT liquidity pool, to chase yields of ~5.86%–20% APY. However, market turbulence, driven by central bank policies and geopolitical tensions, has destabilized his portfolio. The IM...
