Recently, while researching TRX staking on JustLend, I discovered something interesting.

A lot of people stake TRX to get sTRX and then just focus on that annualized return number, thinking that's all the yield there is. But they're actually missing a key part. sTRX itself is an appreciating token—its exchange rate relative to TRX keeps increasing over time, and many people don't even factor in this part of the earnings.

An even smarter move is that after receiving sTRX, you can do more with it—like providing liquidity or joining other DeFi strategies. That means you're layering multiple sources of yield on top of your original principal.

Of course, there are also risks involved with this stuff. On-chain gas fees, impermanent loss, protocol risks—you have to weigh these yourself. Don't just chase high yields blindly; make sure you understand the mechanisms before jumping in, or else don't say nobody warned you if you end up losing money.