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Jul 2 9 tweets 4 min read Read on X
"USDC-in USDC-out" describes yields where you deposit & withdraw USDC with no swapping or fees.

These strategies are a crucial part of any well-managed stablecoin portfolio because USDC is the de-facto base stablecoin for most of EVM defi.

Let's look at a few good ones 🧵👇Image
1) @summerfinance_'s Lazy Summer

These are "lend aggregation" positions.

They lend on Silo, Euler, Aave, etc. to maximize the USDC yield for the end user.

That nets around 7.4% organic.

You also get 9-22% extra from $SUMR rewards (@ 150M FDV).

summer.fi/earn?referralC…Image
2) @reservoir_xyz srUSD

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 @vaultsfyiImage
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.Image
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)Image
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 wAVAXImage
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:

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Thanks for reading
@gauntlet_xyz *
Other notable mentions:

- syrupUSDC
- Fluid Lending
- Smokehouse and Steakhouse USDC lending

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More from @phtevenstrong

Jul 4
BTC is up once again.

And once again I am searching for yields.

(and recommending you bookmark this for reference)

🚨BEST BITCOIN YIELDS ISSUE #7🚨

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1) Let's start on @solana

Weird place to start, I agree, but hear me out:

@RateX_Dex has fragBTC fixed APR at 5.5%

@ExponentFinance has it at 4.45%

As far as I know, those are the highest fixed rate APRs on BTC anywhere.

I really hope these become composable.Image
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2) @MidasRWA MBTC on @eulerfinance

mBTC gets a yield around 3% natively.

You can then loop it up on the @apostroxyz market on Euler 6.7x for a total of 10% net APR. Image
Read 9 tweets
Jun 30
I just learned about @StreamDefi.

12% real yield +6% in projected airdrop yield, either way net positive to loop on @SonicLabs on @eulerfinance.

Best part, xUSD is USDC in / USDC out without any slippage / fees.

Would love to see looping for this on mainnet as well.

🧵👇 Image
FWIW, I'm not a Stream ambassador, but they have a great team, and I love good stablecoin yields.

Stream also has a BTC and ETH product.

► ~8% APR on xBTC
► ~13% on xETH

Wen looping? Image
They're also apparently doing a S1 points campaign. So, on top of profitable loops, you may be able farm a decent airdrop.

I think xUSD will be available on @pendle_fi soon as well. Could make for more @MorphoLabs looping fun in the near future.Image
Read 5 tweets
May 28
It's better to be a stablecoin genius than a stable genius.

🚨 BEST STABLECOIN YIELDS ISSUE #9 🚨

I am once again reminding you to bookmark this thread

🧵👇Image
1) @MidasRWA breaks $115M TVL

@MEVCapital curates the mMEV vault, which is currently rocking a 12.6% APY plus points.

► @ResolvLabs
► @SonicLabs
► @GetYieldFi
► @elixir
► @NapierFinance

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)Image
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.Image
Read 12 tweets
May 12
BEST BITCOIN OPPORTUNITIES ISSUE #2

BTC is at $102K and there's so much to do with it.

Let's make your orange coin grow🧵👇Image
1) @SolvProtocol 🤝 @InfraredFinance

APR: 4.22% + Points
► Infrared Points
► Solv S2 PointsImage
2) @OG_RogerTennis 🤝 @protocol_fx

This was a strategy thought up by my strategist friend, Roger, and it's quite clever.

TL;DR: 9.6% APR on BTC

The idea is simple:
Have the notional value of your long be exactly 1 principal's worth more than the notional value of your short.

The math, however, gets sticky, but I built a tool for it.

Example: $10,000 Starting Capital
► Long Leverage: 3x
► Short Leverage: 2x

Using these starting conditions, you get
► Long Margin: $6,000
► Short Margin: $4,000

► Your Long Notional Exposure is $18,000
► Your Short Notional Exposure is $8,000
So your NET LONG exposure is $10,000

I.E., you keep 100% of your long exposure, but now you're farming the funding on the short.

AND, you don't pay interest on the long because you're using @protocol_fx

Do mind your entries and exits.

Someone should build a vault for this.Image
Read 10 tweets
May 1
A Tale of Two PTs

TL;DR
► 36% PT-wstUSR on Ethereum
► 27% PT-USR on Base

Let's talk about @ResolvLabs & @gauntlet_xyz

...and @MorphoLabs's "Public Allocator"
...and @pendle_fi AMM oracles
🧵👇Image
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.

NEAT! Now let's look at the yields.Image
1) PT-wstUSR on Ethereum

► Fixed Rate: 8.15%
► Borrow Cost: 5.02%
► Liquidity: $1.83M
► Leverage: 10x
► Oracle: Pendle AMM

APR at 10X Leverage: 36%
Current Leverageable Principal: $203K Image
Read 7 tweets
Mar 28
A few incredible new stablecoin strategies came online recently, so...

Mini-thread🧵👇 Image
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.Image
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

So what do we get?

30% APR plus 5% in $Syrup times leverage.

That's 50% additional APR or 80% total.

You bet your butt I'm in this as well.Image
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