In the ecosystem of a leading DeFi protocol, there exists a profitable yet little-known strategy—price arbitrage targeting its USD stablecoin. n nOn the surface, this stablecoin is pegged to $1, and theoretically should remain rock solid. However, under extreme market sentiment, it can experience subtle fluctuations. During market panic, lenders focus on repaying loans, causing the coin price to spike to 1.02; during market euphoria, lenders rush to cash out, causing the price to drop to 0.98. n nFor retail investors, this is just noise, but for savvy participants, it presents an arbitrage opportunity. The protocol’s PSM price stabilization module is cleverly designed: buy in the secondary market when below $1 and redeem at $1; mint and sell at market price when above $1. This operational logic is akin to on-chain foreign exchange trading, only the counterparties shift from institutions to emotion-driven markets. n nInterestingly, this arbitrage not only allows participants to profit from the spread but also helps the protocol maintain its price peg, creating a positive feedback loop. As the ecosystem develops and liquidity pools deepen, the profit margin per arbitrage narrows, but the scale of funds involved continues to grow. This makes it an ideal tool for large capital to perform low-risk liquidity management.
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ExpectationFarmer
· 5h ago
Wow, you can arbitrage this too? How did I not think of that... I need to quickly study the logic of PSM.
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BearWhisperGod
· 14h ago
It's another form of invisible arbitrage; retail investors can't play at all, while big players quietly harvest profits.
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ImpermanentPhobia
· 14h ago
Wow, this PSM logic does have some substance—are they just manipulating retail investors' emotional fluctuations?
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MrRightClick
· 14h ago
Wow, this is real risk-free arbitrage. Retail investors can't see this level at all.
In the ecosystem of a leading DeFi protocol, there exists a profitable yet little-known strategy—price arbitrage targeting its USD stablecoin. n nOn the surface, this stablecoin is pegged to $1, and theoretically should remain rock solid. However, under extreme market sentiment, it can experience subtle fluctuations. During market panic, lenders focus on repaying loans, causing the coin price to spike to 1.02; during market euphoria, lenders rush to cash out, causing the price to drop to 0.98. n nFor retail investors, this is just noise, but for savvy participants, it presents an arbitrage opportunity. The protocol’s PSM price stabilization module is cleverly designed: buy in the secondary market when below $1 and redeem at $1; mint and sell at market price when above $1. This operational logic is akin to on-chain foreign exchange trading, only the counterparties shift from institutions to emotion-driven markets. n nInterestingly, this arbitrage not only allows participants to profit from the spread but also helps the protocol maintain its price peg, creating a positive feedback loop. As the ecosystem develops and liquidity pools deepen, the profit margin per arbitrage narrows, but the scale of funds involved continues to grow. This makes it an ideal tool for large capital to perform low-risk liquidity management.