**Day 1: The Beginning of a Screenshot**

A friend sent me a screenshot showing 27% APY, and I was immediately intrigued. After half a day of research, I realized—this isn't an exchange, it's a genuine "coin-to-coin earning" platform. I decided to try with 100U. I chose the most stable US Treasury RWA pool and deposited some USDT. The operation was surprisingly simple, with gas fees only a few cents. Although the 3.65% annualized rate doesn't seem high, it's more reliable than a bank savings account, and every transaction on the chain is transparent.

**Day 7: First Stake**

Seeing the steady growth of my earnings over the week, I became more confident. I staked 0.5 BNB and exchanged it for the corresponding liquidity tokens. Looking at this unfamiliar new token in my wallet, it felt a bit surreal—can it really represent my BNB and generate interest automatically?

**Day 15: Discovering the Joy of "Arbitrage"**

I started exploring lending. Using my staked assets as collateral, I tried borrowing 30U in stablecoins. The borrowing rate was only 2.74%, which was surprisingly cheap. I then transferred the borrowed coins back into the Treasury pool… Is this considered "whitewashing with empty hands"? It felt like opening a door to a new world, but I also started to feel a bit nervous.

**Day 22: Risks Suddenly Feel Very Real**

BNB's price plummeted. Wallet alerts kept coming in, and the "health factor" of my collateral position dropped sharply. Cold sweat broke out instantly. I rushed back to the platform and saw a clear system prompt: if the price drops beyond a certain point, my position will be partially liquidated. This was my first real experience of what "risk" means. I quickly added more collateral and manually deposited more BNB to improve the health factor. Luckily, it was just a scare—close call.

**Day 25 and Beyond**

After this round of volatility, my understanding of on-chain lending shifted from a simple "arbitrage opportunity" to a "risk game that requires constant attention." The numbers are real, the returns are real, and the liquidations are real.