Tutorial on three ways to grow XLM holdings on Stellar without staking: depositing in Blend Capital for emissions, earning rewards through Aquarius AMM and SDX pools, and participating in Phinex DeFi Hub liquidity pools. Bonus strategy involves using FxDAO vaults to mint stablecoins and leverage cross-protocol integrations.
This educational video explores multiple DeFi strategies for growing XLM on the Stellar ecosystem. The first method uses Blend Capital, where users deposit XLM into pools to earn protocol emissions at rates like 1.66%, with options to borrow and loop liquidity for higher yields. The second approach leverages Aquarius, which distributes 7 million AQUA daily across AMM pools and SDX order book rewards, with additional 1 million AQUA allocated to Soroban smart contract pools. The third strategy involves Phinex DeFi Hub, where XLM-USDC pools currently offer 154.8% APR in PHO rewards, requiring users to stake their liquidity to receive rewards. A bonus strategy combines FxDAO vaults to mint stablecoins like USDX while XLM remains locked, enabling cross-protocol yield farming through Blend and Aquarius simultaneously.
