What is curve's 3pool?

Curve's 3Pool, also known as the Tri-Pool, holds a massive amount of liquidity (around $3.4 billion) for three of the top stablecoins in DeFi. The combination of this deep liquidity and Curve's optimizations means the 3Pool usually provides the most capital-efficient route for swapping USDT, USDC, and DAI.

What is a 3pool & how does it work?

As can be seen in the image above, the 3Pool accounts for the second-highest TVL on Curve. The 3Pool is also associated with a sizeable portion of Curve's trade volume, which means there are not only a lot of people adding stablecoins to the pool, but there are a lot of people taking them out, as well.

What is a curve stableswap pool?

Curve StableSwap: Pools A Curve pool is a smart contract that implements the StableSwap invariant and thereby allows for the exchange of two or more tokens. More broadly, Curve pools can be split into three categories: Plainpools: a pool where two or more stablecoins are paired against one another.

What are the most popular liquidity pools on curve finance?

The most popular liquidity pool on Curve Finance is 3pool, which comprises three of the most popular dollar-pegged stablecoins, DAI, USDC, and USDT. We know that when someone adds liquidity to a pool on Uniswap, such as USDC-ETH, they get a pool token called USDCETH.