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Impermanent Loss

What is impermanent loss in DeFi?

The relative loss an LP takes versus simply holding the two assets, caused by price divergence between them. Not loss versus cash: loss versus the buy-and-hold alternative. "Impermanent" is a misleading label: the loss becomes permanent if the LP withdraws before prices revert. The higher the correlation between the two assets, the lower the impermanent loss risk.