YieldTruth · aave-v3 · Mantle · as of 2026-08-15 02:09 UTC
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Is the USDT0 yield on aave-v3 real?

About 53% of this 4.48% APY is decaying token emissions. The real staking / lending yield is ~2.09%. It is single-asset, so there is no impermanent loss to drag you below holding.

REAL 47%
EMISSIONS 53%

Real fee/staking yield: 2.09% · token emissions: 53% 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 ~2.09% of real yield — the rest is fading emissions, not income.

Headline APY
4.48%
Real yield (fees)
2.09%
TVL
$39M
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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