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Jan 8 9 tweets 6 min read Read on X
The Best BTC Yields Megathread

IT'S FINALLY TIME🧵👇Image
1) @pendle_fi 🤝 @ether_fi 🤝 @berachain

It's always Pendle
Need points? Pendle.
Want predictable risk off returns? Pendle
Want to LP for yield and points without delta? Pendle

PT APR: 20% FIXED
LP APR: 20% Variable (PLUS POINTS)
YT APR: IMO undervalued, but not a BTC yield

Nothing new under the sun.

LPs and YTs also get...
► 1x Boyco Points
► 3x Kodiak Points
► 1x Dolo Points
► 1x Goldilocks Points
► 2x Lombard Points
► 1x Babylon Points
► 4x EtherFi Points
► 3x Veda Points

AND...AND...I think there's a chance we see leverageable PTs in the not-too-distant future. But who knows, a man can dream.Image
Alright, super hard to compete with 20% fixed.

But all things are possible with Christ.

2) @zerolendxyz 🤝 @Contango_xyz

IMO, this is an insane opportunity.

@Pendle has an @ether_fi BTC market with a March expiry that currently has a 7.75% fixed rate yield.

This is ALREADY better than any reliable BTC yields from last cycle.

But @zerolendxyz let's you leverage this...A LOT.

They have E-Mode now with a max LTV of 94.5%. That's insane.

On Contango, you can autoleverage this up 17.43x. Now do be mindful, you pay 5bps on your notional when entering and exiting.
That's 0.87% when entering and exiting at max leverage.

BUT, this has a cap, which means the borrow cost isn't likely to spike, but it also means first come first serve.Image
3) @ether_fi Liquid BTC Vault

APR: 15%+

Guys, I know I'm an ambassador for Ether.fi so it probably seems suss that all of the above opportunities are tangentially involving EtherFi, BUT they're genuinely one of the best places for BTC yields right now.

I chose to be an ambassador with them for a reason.

This is a brand-new vault. It's getting points galore, but it's also getting a >=15% APR.
► 2x Karak
► 4x EtherFi
► @LRTsquared
► Babylon
► 2x Lombard
► Symbiotic
► 3x Veda

It's nuts.

And you can track the vault's underlying yields here:
debank.com/profile/0x5f46…

If it misses the 15% mark (I don't think it will after learning what they're future strategy is) then there will likely be some padding with compounded ETHFI.Image
4) @SolvProtocol

Solv has various different BTC derivatives.

The @Coredao_Org BTC is getting 15% in staking incentives.

The @JupiterExchange BTC is getting 4.35% (currently) but has had yield in excess of 20% as recently as a few weeks ago.

The @ethena_labs BTC is getting 1.32% PLUS 10x ethena points

And all of these are also getting SOLV points.

YOU CAN ALSO, leverage Solv PTs on @avalonfinance_

MATH:
► 6.7% Collateral Yield (plus Avalon points)
► 1.29% Borrow Cost
► LTV: 70%
= 6.7%*3.33-1.29%*2.33
= 19.3% Plus 3.33x Avalon PointsImage
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5) @SolvProtocol 🤝 @D2_Finance

This is going to be nuts. Anyone who's used D2 knows the yields can get remarkably high.

And the yield for this is coming from @HyperliquidX's HLP, which is currently sitting at a smooth 21.6%.

NOW, you only have 5 more days to deposit into the strategy, so keep that in mind.

You'll also be getting Boyco incentives, participating in any number of points campaigns, and also generating derivexyz options yields.

It's A LOT.

Read more here:
x.com/D2_Finance/sta…Image
6) @0xfluid

Fluid recently introduced SMART COLLATERAL and SMART DEBT.

I've written about this before, but the TL;DR is that these are CLPs that can be used as collateral or debt and either way are paying you in swap fees.

There's a WBTC<>cbBTC : WB<>cbBTC loop that's currently generating 22.43% APR.

Let me break it down:
► WBTC<>cbBTC Collateral APR: 3.81%
► WBTC<>cbBTC Debt APR: 2.83%
► Collateral Factor: 95% LTV
► Max Leverage: 20x
Max Yield = (3.91%*20) - (2.83%*19)
= 22.43% APR

You can also leverage this automatically, which is a huge bonus.

Granted, there's limited room and a portion of the yield is paid in FLUID tokens, so do keep that in mind.

Also, always mind your oracles.Image
As far as easy-to-enter strategies, those are my top 6.

Absolutely stellar opportunities, IMO on BTC.

BUT, there are also some more big things for BTC:

► eBTC on @aave (VERY SOON)
► @IgnitionFBTC on @growcompound (points plus USDe hedging)
► @SonicLabs Vamp / Predeposit BTC Campaigns
► Lending BTC and BTC derivs on @eulerfinance

There's SO MUCH going on in BTCfi that it's hard to go over all of it.Image
Ambassadorships Mentioned:
► Pendle
► EtherFi
► Euler
► Compound
► Solv

The time to grind is now. Thank you for reading!

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More from @phtevenstrong

Jan 5
Best ETH Yields: 2025 Edition

To be competitive, the yield must currently or consistently be >20% APR and also scale with size.

Let's dive in🧵👇Image
1. The OG: $wstETH Loop

This is arguably the most historically popular competitive and scalable ETH yield.

It typically ranges from 8% to 30% APR even in the depths of the bear market.

It works by leveraging the staking yield of ETH (~3%) against the cost to borrow ETH (~2%).

Three of the best places to do this:
1) @MorphoLabs
2) @aave
3) @growcompound
4) @eulerfinance

The current sizeable APRs for this strategy range from 26% to 46% (assuming you fully vest $rEUL rewards).

And, of course, you can auto-leverage these positions with @Contango_xyz to generate TANGO points, OP emissions, etc.Image
2) The Restaking OG: Leveraged weETH

This is the same strategy as the last one, except it also qualifies you for various points and emissions.

Therefore, generating a slightly higher average yield:
► @ether_fi S4 Points
► @veda_labs Points
► @LRTsquared Points
► @eigenlayer Programmatic Rewards (as $LRT2)

The same three blue chip money markets are the best places for leveraging:
1) @growcompound
2) @aave
3) @MorphoLabs

APR ranges from 22% to 36% before considering LRTsquared, EtherFi S4, and Veda points.

The actual yield after points could be upwards of 50%.

Note: Even though Morpho is #1 now, the top three protocols tend to bounce around between 1st and 3rd, so hedging between them can often get you the most competitive and consistently high APR (this hedges against volatile borrow rates).Image
Read 9 tweets
Jan 1
🚨Tomorrow, @protocol_fx V2 launches🚨

This will allow you to leverage your ETH, BTC, and other bluechips without funding rates or interest rates.

Here's an ELI5 breakdown of how it works🧵👇
Here's what happens when a user opens a leveraged position.

Let's use a 2x ETH position as example:

1) The additional ETH required is borrowed using a flashloan.

2) At the same time, the value of the borrowed ETH is minted as fxUSD

3) Your principal mints your xPOSITIONImage
Note: The xPOSITION has the delta of your principal plus the borrowed ETH (2x, e.g.)

4) The minted fxUSD purchases the ETH borrowed to pay the flashloan.

5) The borrowed ETH and principal ETH are swapped to stETH

6) The staking yield goes to stability pool fxUSD stakers
Read 6 tweets
Dec 23, 2024
I checked out the @ResolvLabs market on @eulerfinance because of the high (57% organic) lending APR on USDC.

Usually, a high lending APR is because either there are incentives flowing, or it's thin and totally utilized liquidity.

Here, it's neither.Image
The liquidity is surprisingly deep (>$10M).

But it is nearly fully utilized (97.05%).

Which made me question ...why?Image
So I dug into Resolv
(I have no relationship with them, FWIW)

They're an @ethena_labs competitor with a pretty creamy UI.

They have two major products, USR (similar to USDe) and RLP, which is just higher up the risk curve, but same basic idea. Image
Read 10 tweets
Dec 13, 2024
Weekly @ethena_labs APR Update

TL;DR
☙ 21.2% APR ❧
► Brought in >20M USDe
► 3.2M transferred to Reserve Fund
► 17.88M transferred to Staking Yield Distributor
► 85.44% APR leveraged on @MorphoLabs
► Use @Contango_xyz to auto-leverageImage
The Reserve Fund

This distribution period, 3,191,713 USDe was transferred into the Reserve Fund.

This is the first time in 133 days Ethena has transferred money into the reserve fund.

The reserve fund "acts as an additional margin of safety behind USDe to provide a source of capital to pay for periods of negative funding"

It's mostly comprised of $BUIDL and Uni V3 positions.

Read More:
docs.ethena.fi/solution-desig…

DeBank:
debank.com/profile/0x2b5a…Image
The Staking Yield Distributor

The rest of the week's revenue went into the Staking Yield Distributor (17,875,998 USDe) to be distributed evenly over 21 8-hour epochs.

Each Epoch therefore adds 850,375.37 USDe to the backing of sUSDe.

That increases the value of sUSDe at an annualized rate of 21.2%.

Check for yourself:
etherscan.io/address/0xf2fa…Image
Read 6 tweets
Dec 9, 2024
There are a million copycats in DeFi.

So here are a the most unique yield protocols that are undervalued and will be around for a while

Bookmark this🧵👇Image
1) @pendle_fi

This one's pretty obvious.

Moat: Rate Swapping
Major Value Add(s):
► Fixed Rate / Fixed Date Yields w/ Size
► Yields on same-delta LPs
► Leveraged exposure to points / airdrops
► Hedging interest rates
Asset: $PENDLE
Link: pendle.financeImage
2) @0xfluid

Another pretty obvious one for those paying attention the last few weeks.

Moat: Using collateral & debt as efficient DEX liquidity.
Major Value Add(s):
► Get paid LP APR on collateral
► Get paid LP APR on debt
► Increase utilization / yield of lent liquidity
► Turn leveragers into LPs
Asset: $INST
Link: fluid.instadapp.io

Note: I wrote a thread on how this works
x.com/phtevenstrong/…Image
Read 9 tweets
Dec 2, 2024
Explaining @ethena_labs's APR conundrum.

A short 🧵
The Problem:

Ethena calculates their current yield at 29%.

I calculate it at 21%.

Both are incredible for stablecoins.

But the difference is substantial.Image
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The Reason:

Ethena has an interesting rewards distribution mechanism.

The yield is not distributed in real time. Rather, there's a sort of one-week delay.

I.E., the total yield generated last week is distributed in equal portions over 21 8-hour epochs starting the following Thursday.Image
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