Providing liquidity is how you earn a share of trading fees on STER — instead of just holding it, your tokens are put to work every time someone swaps in or out of a pool you're part of.
This isn't a promise of income. Fee income depends entirely on trading volume and isn't guaranteed. Liquidity providers are also exposed to impermanent loss — a risk where the value of your deposited tokens can diverge from simply holding them, especially if STER's price moves significantly while your liquidity is deposited. Only provide liquidity with funds you're prepared to have exposed to these risks.
When you deposit tokens into a liquidity pool on Raydium, you're supplying the reserves that traders swap against. Every time someone swaps SOL or USDC for STER (or the reverse), a small fee is charged on that trade. That fee gets distributed proportionally to everyone who has liquidity deposited in that pool — the more of the pool you own, the larger your share of every fee collected.
You deposit two tokens in equal value: STER on one side, and either SOL or USDC on the other, depending on which pool you choose. In return, you receive LP (liquidity provider) tokens representing your share of the pool — these can be redeemed at any time to withdraw your original tokens plus whatever fees have accumulated.
Depositing is done directly through Raydium, Solana's leading decentralized exchange. Connect your wallet, select the STER-USDC or SOL-STER pool, and enter your deposit amount — Raydium automatically calculates the matching amount needed on the other side. For a full walkthrough, see the guided flow or the written step-by-step guide.
Once you hold LP tokens, you can optionally lock them using Streamflow for a fixed term. Locking doesn't change your fee-earning rate — it's a public signal of commitment, since a locked position can't be withdrawn until the term ends. Unlocked LP tokens can be redeemed at any time; locked ones cannot, even by you, until the unlock date arrives.
| Unlocked LP | Locked LP |
|---|---|
| Can be withdrawn at any time | Cannot be withdrawn until the unlock date, no exceptions |
| Earns the same trading fee share | Earns the same trading fee share |
| No public commitment signal | Publicly verifiable via the Streamflow contract |
| Full flexibility if your plans change | Full commitment — reduces available liquidity for the term |
Walk through the process step by step, connect your wallet, and track your progress.
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