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# Yield 101

In DeFi, your crypto earns because others are paying to use it. Here's where those income come from:

* **Borrowing.** People borrow your crypto and pay interest.
* **Trading.** When traders swap tokens, you earn fees as a liquidity provider.
* **Staking.** You earn rewards by helping secure blockchains.
* **Incentives.** New protocols offer extra tokens to attract users.

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Add these up and you get your gross yield—the total potential return. Then subtract gas fees, price slippage, and market swings. What's left is your net yield—the return that actually lands in your wallet.

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SparkleX's job is simple: move your funds where net yield is highest, and keep them working there 24/7.


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