YieldTruth · aave-v3 · Ethereum · as of 2026-09-29 06:26 UTC
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Is the USDS yield on aave-v3 real?

About 96% of this 3.55% APY is decaying token emissions. The real staking / lending yield is ~0.16%. It is single-asset, so there is no impermanent loss to drag you below holding.

REAL 4%
EMISSIONS 96%

Real fee/staking yield: 0.16% · token emissions: 96% 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 ~0.16% of real yield — the rest is fading emissions, not income.

Headline APY
3.55%
Real yield (fees)
0.16%
TVL
$8.4M
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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