Beyond APR: Understanding STONfi's Approach to Sustainable Liquidity

Many DeFi users evaluate farming opportunities by looking at one number: APR.

While returns matter, they rarely tell the complete story.

What caught my attention in this week's STONfi farming digest isn't simply the rewards—it's the different incentive models being used to strengthen liquidity across the TON ecosystem.

Each pool serves a different purpose.

STON/USDT rewards long-term ecosystem participants through Boost Farm APR, allowing eligible STON stakers to earn up to a 2× APR multiplier. This creates stronger alignment between liquidity providers and the protocol.

The JETTON/USDT and JETTON/GRAM pools demonstrate another approach. Instead of isolated incentives, they connect liquidity rewards with activity from the JetTon Games ecosystem, encouraging participation while supporting ecosystem growth.

Meanwhile, STORM/GRAM provides consistent daily rewards that help maintain liquidity for one of TON's leading perpetual trading ecosystems.

The lesson goes beyond farming.

Sustainable liquidity isn't built by offering the highest rewards forever.

It's built by designing incentives that encourage long-term participation and healthier markets.

As the TON ecosystem expands, understanding why a reward exists may become just as important as understanding how much it pays.

Liquidity ► Participation ► Incentives ► Sustainable Markets

Always DYOR before providing liquidity or participating in any farming program.