YieldTruth · aave-v3 · Monad · as of 2026-08-29 07:33 UTC
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Is the USDC yield on aave-v3 real?

About 40% of this 5.32% APY is decaying token emissions. The real staking / lending yield is ~3.20%. It is single-asset, so there is no impermanent loss to drag you below holding.

REAL 60%
EMISSIONS 40%

Real fee/staking yield: 3.20% · token emissions: 40% 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 ~3.20% of real yield — the rest is fading emissions, not income.

Headline APY
5.32%
Real yield (fees)
3.20%
TVL
$19M
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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