High risk · fun option

Turbo Hamster

ETH in, trading fees out as Bitcoin – with real risk to your deposit.

You deposit ETH. The hamster swaps half into Bitcoin (cbBTC) and provides both on Uniswap.

Traders swapping between ETH and BTC pay fees. Part of them goes to you – as Bitcoin.

The position only covers a price range (±8 %). When the price leaves it, it earns nothing until the keeper re-centers it.

What the Turbo Hamster can earn

Your ETH works in the Uniswap ETH/BTC pool. Every swap in the pool pays trading fees – you get your share as Bitcoin.

You depositETH

Period

Quiet market

8 % per year

+0.0080 ETH

≈ 28,000 sats · ≈ $28.00

Normal

12 % per year

+0.0120 ETH

≈ 42,000 sats · ≈ $42.00

Busy trading

15 % per year

+0.0150 ETH

≈ 52,500 sats · ≈ $52.50

Basis: the pool recently paid around 20 % per year in fees. After rebalancing and our fee, realistically 8–15 %, sometimes less. Not guaranteed.

The catch: if one of the two coins rises strongly, the pool automatically sells some of it – you end up holding more of the weaker one. This price loss (impermanent loss) can eat up the fees. Example: if ETH falls 20 % against BTC, you're about 9 % behind “holding half ETH, half BTC”, before fees.

Withdrawing at the wrong moment makes a loss permanent.