YieldTruth · aave-v3 · BSC · as of 2026-08-15 02:09 UTC
● REAL Grade B

Is the USDC yield on aave-v3 real?

This 2.79% is mostly real staking / lending yield (~2.79% of it). No meaningful token emissions. It is single-asset, so there is no impermanent loss to drag you below holding. It can still fall, but it isn't a disappearing subsidy.

REAL 100%

Real fee/staking yield: 2.79% · token emissions: 0% of the headline.

👜 Would you be better off just holding?

No impermanent loss here — the ~2.79% is real income on the very asset you'd be holding anyway. Only any emissions portion fades.

Headline APY
2.79%
Real yield (fees)
2.79%
TVL
$2.4M
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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