2026-01-06 08:26:30

By 2026, doing on-chain LPs will look like this: while the risks are high, slippage and gas fees can wipe out profits. The profitability of liquidity mining is truly becoming tough. The harsh reality on DEXs—this is the chain of 2026. Volatility is high. But the real enemy is different. Decreasing trading volume, intensifying competition, funds flowing out in an instant. Holding LP tokens does not guarantee their value. There is also a risk of impermanent loss. In the 2026 market, if you don't understand these aspects properly, you'll face painful lessons.

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CryptoMom

· 01-07 17:03

Oh my god, slippage and gas fees directly eat into the profits, it's really incredible. No matter how you calculate IL, holding LP tokens is just gambling. By 2026, those still doing LP might have no choice. Liquidity mining is no longer attractive, yet some people are still hooked. Funds run away overnight, and all previous gains are gone.

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ChainSauceMaster

· 01-06 09:50

Honestly, LP in 2026 is basically just gambling on luck. I knew it would be like this long ago. Gas fees eating up half the profit is standard operation. Impermanent loss is truly a silent killer; many people jump in without really understanding it. The era of liquidity mining should have ended long ago. Anyone still involved in this field now needs to be mentally prepared. The risk-to-reward ratio is completely disproportionate. Think twice before playing or not.

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FloorPriceNightmare

· 01-06 08:51

I've also been tortured by slippage and gas fees to the point of bleeding. --- It sounds like a dead end; LPs simply can't make money. --- Friends still playing LP in 2026 are really brave. --- Impermanent loss is the real hidden killer, isn't it? --- Liquidity exhaustion is inevitable; there's nothing to say about it. --- DEXs are becoming more competitive; retail investors have no way out. --- Holding LP tokens feels like holding a hot potato; maybe one day it will go to zero. --- The decrease in trading volume is heartbreaking; an LP with no volume is basically suicide. --- Honestly, those hoping to turn things around through mining are just being naive. --- High volatility with no returns anymore; these trades are simply not worth it.

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AirdropFreedom

· 01-06 08:46

Slippage and gas fees can really wipe out profits, it's no joke... For those doing IPL, I really doubt they're actually making money. Despite talking about liquidity mining, it's mostly a pattern where you get completely wiped out by impermanent loss. Honestly, I respect the courage to still put money into LP pools in 2026. I would refrain. The story about DEX trading volume decreasing is obvious... With intensified competition, no one is making a profit. Oh, the high volatility combined with the rapid outflow of funds is truly abnormal. It ends in an instant. Holding LP tokens without any guaranteed value? That's just trash. I understand that the real enemy is something else. The market structure itself is probably deadlocked.

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GasFeeCrybaby

· 01-06 08:45

Now I really have to run away; LP has been a trap since 2026.

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ApeDegen

· 01-06 08:39

Mining until bankruptcy, it's no joke --- IL is truly invincible, holding LP tokens is like holding a time bomb --- Once gas fees eat up, the profits are gone... I’m not playing this game in 2026 --- Someone should have recorded this set of words long ago, so all newbies can hear --- If trading volume continues to drop, no one will do LP work sooner or later --- Slippage, this thing, is eating your hard-earned money --- To be honest, the risk-reward ratio of doing LP now is really at its worst --- Waking up to find your money gone, just because liquidity suddenly dried up... like a nightmare --- Why are some people still sticking to LP in 2026... are they really brave or just out of their minds --- Permanent loss, many people understand it but still get repeatedly cut

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