{"id":39459,"date":"2022-02-16T06:54:07","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T05:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coinpro.ch\/glossar\/yield-farming-2\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T10:32:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T08:32:27","slug":"yield-farming-2","status":"publish","type":"encyclopedia","link":"https:\/\/www.coinpro.ch\/en\/glossary\/yield-farming-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Yield Farming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yield Farming is an important part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coinpro.ch\/en\/glossary\/defi\/\">DeFi<\/a> sector.<\/p>\n<h2>What is Yield Farming?<\/h2>\n<p>In Yield Farming, crypto holders provide their own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coinpro.ch\/en\/glossary\/coins\/\">coins<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coinpro.ch\/en\/glossary\/token\/\">tokens<\/a> within protocols. This often happens via so-called liquidity pools, in which their own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coinpro.ch\/en\/glossary\/cryptocurrency\/\">cryptocurrencies<\/a> are locked and cannot be sold by the holders for the time being. The \u201cfarmers\u201d are rewarded for providing the liquidity. For example, they receive interest on their reserves or rewards in a predetermined amount.   <\/p>\n<p>Yield Farming, i.e. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coinpro.ch\/en\/glossary\/crypto-lending\/\">crypto-lending<\/a> protocols, represents an alternative to passive income through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coinpro.ch\/en\/glossary\/staking\/\">staking<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yield Farming is an important part of the DeFi sector. What is Yield Farming? 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