YieldTruth · aave-v3 · Ethereum · as of 2026-07-01 05:18 UTC
● REAL Grade C

Is the USDC yield on aave-v3 real?

This 1.98% is mostly real staking / lending yield (~1.98% of it). No meaningful token emissions. It is single-asset, so there is no impermanent loss to drag you below holding. It can still fall, but it isn't a disappearing subsidy.

REAL 100%

Real fee/staking yield: 1.98% · token emissions: 0% of the headline.

👜 Would you be better off just holding?

No impermanent loss here — the ~1.98% is real income on the very asset you'd be holding anyway. Only any emissions portion fades.

Headline APY
1.98%
Real yield (fees)
1.98%
TVL
$2.3M
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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