Compare yields across DeFi protocols, staking platforms, and lending protocols. Find the best returns for your crypto investments.
APR is simple interest, APY includes compounding. 10% APR with daily compounding ≈ 10.52% APY. Always compare APYs to APYs, not APY to APR.
Low Risk: Major protocols, established assets, minimal IL risk. Examples: Lido stETH, Aave USDC lending.
Medium Risk: Newer protocols, vault strategies, some IL risk. Examples: Yearn vaults, Curve pools.
High Risk: New protocols, volatile pairs, high IL risk, potential for protocol failure. Examples: New DEX LPs, leveraged strategies.
Staking: Lock tokens to secure the network, earn native rewards.
Lending: Lend assets to borrowers, earn interest.
Liquidity: Provide liquidity to DEXs, earn trading fees (risk of IL).
Vault: Automated strategies that optimize yield across protocols.
When providing liquidity, if token prices diverge from your entry ratio, you may end up with less value than just holding. The 'loss' becomes permanent if you withdraw at a different ratio.
Seeing 100% APY advertised and wondering if it's legit? Usually it's not. Those eye-popping yields typically come from protocols printing tokens that crash in value, leaving you worse off than if you'd just held. But DeFi does offer real yields, ranging from 3-8% on stablecoins to 10-15% on riskier strategies. The trick is knowing where the yield actually comes from. Trading fees? Sustainable. Freshly minted reward tokens? Not so much. We'll show you how to compare apples to apples, spot the red flags, and find yields worth chasing.
APR is simple interest. Put in $1,000 at 10% APR, get $100 after a year. No compounding. APY includes compounding, where your earnings earn earnings. That same 10% APR compounded daily becomes 10.52% APY. The formula: APY = (1 + APR/n)^n - 1, where n is compounding periods per year. Some protocols advertise APR to look competitive with others showing APY. Compare apples to apples: convert everything to APY before deciding. Most auto-compounding protocols should show APY. If a protocol shows APR and you need to manually claim and restake, you're really earning APR unless you put in the work. The difference matters more at higher rates. 50% APR compounded daily is actually 64.8% APY.
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| Platform | Asset | APY | Total Rewards | Risk | Lock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GMX★ Best Yield Liquidity | GLP | 20.00% 22.09% effective | $2,209.34 | High Risk | No lock |
Uniswap V3 Liquidity | ETH/USDC | 15.00% | $1,500.00 | High Risk | No lock |
Convex Vault | CRV | 12.00% 12.73% effective | $1,273.41 | Medium Risk | No lock |
Pendle Vault | PT-stETH | 8.00% | $800.00 | Medium Risk | 180d |
Yearn Vault | USDC | 6.50% 6.72% effective | $671.53 | Medium Risk | No lock |
Aave Lending | USDC | 5.20% | $520.00 | Low Risk | No lock |
Aave Lending | USDT | 5.00% | $500.00 | Medium Risk | No lock |
Compound Lending | USDC | 4.80% | $480.00 | Low Risk | No lock |
Lido Staking | ETH | 4.00% 4.08% effective | $408.08 | Low Risk | No lock |
Rocket Pool Staking | ETH | 3.80% 3.87% effective | $387.29 | Low Risk | No lock |
Coinbase Staking | ETH | 3.50% 3.56% effective | $356.18 | Low Risk | No lock |
Curve Liquidity | USDC/USDT/DAI | 3.50% | $350.00 | Low Risk | No lock |
GMX
20.00% APY
$2,209.34 rewards
Average APY
7.61%
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APY Spread
16.50%
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