YieldTruth · gearbox · Ethereum · as of 2026-07-20 04:31 UTC
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Is the WSTETH yield on gearbox real?

About 19% of this 0.93% APY is decaying token emissions. The real staking / lending yield is ~0.75%. It is single-asset, so there is no impermanent loss to drag you below holding.

REAL 81%
EMISSIONS 19%

Real fee/staking yield: 0.75% · token emissions: 19% 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 ~0.75% of real yield — the rest is fading emissions, not income.

Headline APY
0.93%
Real yield (fees)
0.75%
TVL
$1.5M
Impermanent-loss risk
none (single-asset)
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