2026-01-10 07:26:06

After losing my job, I found a new path in DeFi.

Last year, when I was laid off from a traditional financial firm, I never thought I could earn $20,000 a month through "on-chain liquidity management."

Previously, managing 1 billion in funds at a fund company only earned me a fixed salary. But after entering the DeFi ecosystem, I started studying the yield differences across various liquidity pools and gradually developed my own arbitrage strategies—finding that Pool A has low borrowing costs while Pool B offers high yields, so I perform liquidity transfers between the two. Plus, with additional rewards from WAL staking, my income has multiplied several times compared to the fund company.

Now, I gather my former colleagues to study new DeFi tools and mechanisms every day. The biggest advantage of traditional financial training is that it helps visualize financial engineering logic—understanding the arbitrage opportunities behind yield curves.

Many people think DeFi is mysterious, but it’s really just bringing traditional financial liquidity management and hedging strategies onto the blockchain. As long as you find the right entry point, transitioning is not difficult.

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GasFeeTears

· 1h ago

The same logic of traditional finance is applied on the chain, just with Gas fees so high that it makes you want to cry.

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FOMOrektGuy

· 01-10 07:56

The traditional financial system still works well on the blockchain, but is it really possible to earn $20,000 a month? It seems like the risks haven't been clearly explained.

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DegenWhisperer

· 01-10 07:47

Earn $20,000 a month? Is that real? Is the arbitrage space really that big? The traditional financial logic just takes off when put on the blockchain—doesn't it seem a bit too smooth? You're a transfer engineer, huh? Feels like just switching platforms and working the same job repeatedly. How long can such returns be stable? Don't get caught again. From fund managers to liquidity hunters, life really is full of surprises. Honestly, it's still about individual financial sensitivity—no one can replace that. The WAL staking part seems quite risky, how is it protected? Pool arbitrage looks simple, but is the actual operation much more complicated than the article suggests? I'm really tempted, just worried about getting caught and being exploited once I enter.

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MoonlightGamer

· 01-10 07:40

The traditional financial system still works well on the blockchain, but earning $20,000 a month sounds a bit unbelievable...

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not_your_keys

· 01-10 07:36

Bro, is this yield really legit or are you just spinning stories again... --- Moving assets back and forth is indeed profitable, but what about the risks? Have you ever experienced slippage? --- Earning 20,000 a month? Dude, how much U do you need to generate that number... --- Traditional finance people find DeFi appealing because the logic is clear and it definitely gives an advantage. --- The current problem is that finding the right pools is too difficult; big funds are targeting small retail investors. --- Wait, does WAL staking still offer such high returns now? Time to update the info. --- It's easy to say, but the ones really making money are probably those with principal. --- I've seen this trick several times; in the end, everyone gets wrecked by impermanent loss. --- No, your colleagues are also earning 20,000 a month now, or are you the only one so capable? --- Has the smart contract been audited? Going into unfamiliar pools recklessly feels very risky.

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