It's no secret I've been an srUSD maximalist for a long time. It's been my largest stablecoin position for months now.
Even now, just holding srUSD nets 6.7% APY + S2 points.
If you want to leverage, @ipor_io has a great vault that has been averaging ~15% as well.
h/t @vaultsfyi
3) @gauntlet_xy's USD Alpha
This is a great set-and-forget mega-lending optimizer.
Anyone who knows Gauntlet knows they're one of the king-makers of liquidity in DeFi.
They optimize all USDC lendside liquidity through USD Alpha and return to the end-user a great 7.7% yield AND technically gtUSDa is the receipt token.
I'm really hoping gtUSDa gets some composability, because I'd certainly love to loop and leverage it.
4) @infinifilabs is highly underrated for USDC-in/USDC-out yields.
► 8% APY on siUSD (instantly redeemable)
► 11.75% to 13.39% on liUSD with timed-withdrawal periods.
The way liUSD works is you get boosted exposure to the underlying yield of the protocol for taking on duration risk, and when you want to exit, you wait 1 to 8 weeks to fully exit BUT you also get your yield the entire unlock period.
And then you can exit 1:1 into USDC.
I'm personally looking forward to liUSD composability in the near future.
(you can also leverage PT-iUSD on Morpho or @Contango_xyz for something like 30% APR)
5) @eulerfinance frontier markets
There are a lot of stablecoin specific markets launching on Euler, like @FalconStable and @MidasRWA that are benefiting from a solid base APR plus either points from the underlying protocol or $rEUL from Euler.
Current around 12-14% APR and you can always hop around without swapping or slippage to get the best opportunity.
OR you can hop over to @avax and grab 10% mostly paid in wAVAX
That's it for a quick mini-thread!
I just really wanted to drive home the importance of a fully liquid stablecoin position, either for buying dips, closing leverage positions with less looping, or just to have on hand for external expenses that costs you nothing to exit.
Some of these protocols are ambassadors, feel free to check out our website for disclaimers or to join the Defi Dojo Discord:
So, you could deposit into the vault and let MEV go get the yield for you.
But you have some other options as well:
1) Buy YTs: right now you can buy YTs at an IY of 10%, meaning you're getting more yield than you're paying for AND you're getting all those points for free on top.
Risk: If the actual yield goes under the IY (10.66%) that you purchased at, you can experience a loss.
2) LP on Pendle for up to 24% APY plus points
3) Leverage on Morpho
(20% net APR plus 10x the points)
2) @0xCoinshift 🤝 @Contango_xyz
I just wrote a Coinshift PT leveraging thread:
TL;DR 41% APR
Read More:
But I failed to mention that if you don't want to spend all day leveraging, you can one-click in on Contango.
Contango shows an even higher yield PLUS Contango points, over $1M principal to deposit.
The interesting thing about these markets, is that they have more available liquidity than the "Total Supply."
Here's how that works:
Liquidity can be reallocated into the market "just-in-time" via the "public allocator contract" which allows liquidity from other markets to flow into these ad-hoc.
I.E., so long as the interest rate is compelling for @gauntlet_xyz vaults, liquidity from other markets will be re-directed from their other markets to these.
Borrowers can therefore access liquidity outside of what is immediately provited.
A few incredible new stablecoin strategies came online recently, so...
Mini-thread🧵👇
1) @Dolomite_io HAS E-MODE
This is a bigger deal than you can probably imagine, given that they also have $400M of sticky BOYCO liquidity.
There are a few opportunities here worth noting.
A. @reservoir_xyz srUSD/HONEY
7% Collateral Yield
2.55% Borrow Cost
10x Leverage = 47% + Points on Notional
B. @ethena_labs sUSDe/USDC
6.22% Collateral Yield
2.55% Borrow Cost
10x Leverage = 40% + Sats on Notional
Reservoir uses NAV oracles AFAIK
I'm personally farming this.
2) @syrupfi on @Contango_xyz
I mentioned this yesterday, but here's my whole thesis.
► SyrupUSDC has a ~7% organic APR
► I can lock for 6mo for max $SYRUP emissions (+5%)
► I don't mind doing this because there's an LP to exit through if need be
► Gauntlet is curating on Morpho, so there should be consistent liquidity