Automated Market Maker vs Liquidity Pool

Quick comparison to help you distinguish these two crypto terms.

Automated Market Maker
intermediate
fundamentals

An automated market maker is a decentralized protocol that enables cryptocurrency trading using algorithm-controlled liquidity pools instead of traditional order books and human or institutional market makers.

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Liquidity Pool
intermediate
fundamentals

A liquidity pool is a smart contract holding reserves of two or more tokens that users deposit to enable decentralized trading, earning a share of transaction fees in return.

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