YieldTruth · gearbox · Ethereum · as of 2026-09-04 05:17 UTC
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Is the WSTETH yield on gearbox real?

About 15% of this 0.71% APY is decaying token emissions. The real staking / lending yield is ~0.60%. It is single-asset, so there is no impermanent loss to drag you below holding.

REAL 85%
EMISSIONS 15%

Real fee/staking yield: 0.60% · token emissions: 15% 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 ~0.60% of real yield — the rest is fading emissions, not income.

Headline APY
0.71%
Real yield (fees)
0.60%
TVL
$2.5M
Impermanent-loss risk
none (single-asset)
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