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...

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...