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Symbiosis Liquidity Pools

Symbiosis guide: Liquidity pools

Symbiosis uses Octopools for all cross-chain operations. Every cross-chain transaction goes through an Octopool located on the Symbiosis chain, also referred to as the Symbiosis Host Chain.

Anyone who adds assets to an Octopool becomes a liquidity provider and earns rewards. For details on rewards, see Symbiosis Reward Programs.

Symbiosis Octopools

The easiest way to view information about Symbiosis liquidity pools is through the Symbiosis WebApp:

  1. Go to Symbiosis WebApp > the Pools tab.

  2. Check pool details: — Total Locked – total tokens locked in the pool. — Coverage Ratio – asset-to-liability ratio, affects slippage, withdrawals, and deposits. — APR – annual percentage rate for liquidity provision. For more information, see Farming on Octopools — Boosted APR – APR plus extra rewards for veSIS holders. For more details, seeAPR vs. Boosted APR

Address for LP tokens

When liquidity is added, LP tokens are issued. These tokens are required to withdraw your assets, so make sure they are sent to an address you control.

The Symbiosis liquidity pool is located on the Symbiosis chain (the Symbiosis Host Chain). In most cases, liquidity is added from a different blockchain. By default, LP tokens are sent to the address on the Symbiosis chain that matches the sender’s address (the address used to send liquidity).

Important: If a multisig contract is used to sign transactions, provide a valid address on the Symbiosis chain for receiving LP tokens. Multisig contract addresses often differ between the source blockchain (where liquidity is sent from) and the destination blockchain (the Symbiosis chain).

To set a custom LP token address, enable the switch in the WebApp and enter a valid address you control:

Depositing Liquidity

To deposit liquidity to a Symbiosis Octopool:

  1. Go to Symbiosis WebApp > the Pools tab.

  2. Connect your wallet.

  3. Find the token and chain you want to supply liquidity for, then press Manage (for example, WETH on Arbitrum One):

  4. Enter the amount to deposit: Important: If a multisig contract is used to sign transactions, provide a valid address on the Symbiosis chain for receiving LP tokens. Multisig contract addresses often differ between the source blockchain (where liquidity is sent from) and the destination blockchain (the Symbiosis chain). To set a custom LP token address, enable the switch in the WebApp and enter a valid address you control:

  5. If prompted, press Switch network to <Network name> and confirm in your wallet.

  6. If prompted, press Approve <Token name> button and confirm in your wallet.

  7. Review the details, then press Add liquidity and confirm in your wallet.

  8. Wait for confirmation — liquidity is added to the pool.

  9. To check, go to Symbiosis WebApp > the Pools tab > My Liquidity to view your deposits:

Done ∎

Withdrawing Liquidity

Symbiosis Octopools are hosted on the Symbiosis chain. Liquidity can be withdrawn only on this chain.

About gas on the Symbiosis chain:

The network uses SIS as its native gas token (bridged from Ethereum). SIS can be obtained in two ways:

  1. Via the official L2 bridge at https://symbiosis.bridge.caldera.xyz/

  2. Via Symbiosis WebApp

Withdrawal Process

Liquidity withdrawal has two steps:

  1. Remove liquidity from the pool.

  2. Bridge sTokens (e.g., sUSDC, sWETH, sWBTC) into the corresponding native assets (USDC, WETH, WBTC, etc.). Do not miss the instructions below: Bridging sUSDC, sWETH, sWBTC, etc.

Removing Liquidity

To withdraw liquidity from Symbiosis Octopool:

  1. Go to Symbiosis WebApp > the Pools tab > My Liquidity:

  2. Press Manage for the asset you want to withdraw.

  3. Press Remove:

  4. Select the amount to withdraw (e.g. 75%):

  5. If prompted, press Switch network to <Network name> and confirm in your wallet.

  6. Press Remove and confirm in your wallet.

  7. Wait for confirmation — liquidity is removed from the pool.

Note: When liquidity is withdrawn, you receive sTokens (e.g., sUSDC, sWETH, sWBTC) on the Symbiosis chain. These can be bridged 1:1 to their native tokens (USDC, WETH, WBTC, etc.). See instructions below for bridging.

Done ∎

Bridging sUSDC, sWETH, sWBTC, etc.

When liquidity is withdrawn from Octopools, you receive sTokens (sUSDC, sWETH, sWBTC, etc.) on the Symbiosis chain. These sTokens can be bridged 1:1 back to their native tokens (USDC, WETH, WBTC, etc.) on your target network.

To bridge sTokens:

  1. Go to the Bridge section in Symbiosis WebApp: https://app.symbiosis.finance/bridge Important: The Bridge section is different from the Swap (Exchange) section https://app.symbiosis.finance/swap

  2. Connect your wallet.

  3. In Transfer From, select the Symbiosis chain and choose the sToken to bridge (e.g., sWETH).

  4. In Transfer To, select the destination token (only one option is available for each sToken type, e.g., sWETH → WETH on Arbitrum One).

  5. Enter the amount to bridge:

  6. Press Burn, then confirm the transaction in your wallet.

  7. Wait for confirmation — the tekens are bridged to the destination network.

You can always check status of your cross-chain operations in Symbiosis Explorer.

Done ∎

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