YieldTruth · curve-dex · Ethereum · as of 2026-09-13 05:31 UTC
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Is the USDT-USDE yield on curve-dex real?

About 75% of this 2.85% APY is decaying token emissions. The real fee yield is ~0.72%. It is single-asset, so there is no impermanent loss to drag you below holding.

REAL 25%
EMISSIONS 75%

Real fee/staking yield: 0.72% · token emissions: 75% 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 ~0.72% of real yield — the rest is fading emissions, not income.

Headline APY
2.85%
Real yield (fees)
0.72%
TVL
$1.5M
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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