YieldTruth · aave-v4 · Ethereum · as of 2026-09-15 05:36 UTC
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Is the USDE yield on aave-v4 real?

About 62% of this 6.47% APY is decaying token emissions. The real staking / lending yield is ~2.45%. It is single-asset, so there is no impermanent loss to drag you below holding.

REAL 38%
EMISSIONS 62%

Real fee/staking yield: 2.45% · token emissions: 62% of the headline.

👜 Would you be better off just holding?

No impermanent loss here, so you keep the same price exposure either way. The honest number is the ~2.45% of real yield — the rest is fading emissions, not income.

Headline APY
6.47%
Real yield (fees)
2.45%
TVL
$2.0M
Impermanent-loss risk
none (single-asset)
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Source: DefiLlama. Verdict is a heuristic over public data, not financial advice.

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