ADA DeFi Yields
The highest honest ADA yield right now is 27.54% on minswap-dex (Cardano), among 24 pools above the $100K TVL floor. Rates are live from DefiLlama and exclude anomalous (>1000% APY) pools.
24 live pools above the $100K TVL floor · ranked by TVL
Pool data verified from DefiLlama at generation time: October 18, 2026. Rates change continuously.
ADA's largest live pool is liqwid on Cardano at 3.15% ($4.68M TVL). 24 ADA pools across 2 chains clear this page's $100K TVL floor, $15.14M in total.
Your idle ADA could earn ~18.00% — park $1.3K and it could run a $20/mo Claude Pro subscription, forever.
See live ADA pools →| Protocol | Chain | APY | TVL |
|---|---|---|---|
| liqwid → | Cardano | 3.15% | $4.68M |
| minswap-dex → | Cardano | 27.01% | $1.56M |
| minswap-dex → | Cardano | 3.28% | $1.41M |
| minswap-dex → | Cardano | 26.13% | $944.2K |
| minswap-dex → | Cardano | 19.39% | $903.8K |
| venus-core-pool → | BSC | 0.04% | $890.7K |
| minswap-dex → | Cardano | 16.60% | $725K |
| minswap-dex → | Cardano | 27.54% | $624K |
Rate stability from APY history
Based on APY history only, ADA's lower-variability candidates are venus-core-pool (BSC), 0.04% APY, $890.7K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=3cbdf078-5b0a-4483-8308-46e2f5f60c83#src=seo_token; liqwid (Cardano), 3.15% APY, $4.68M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=79e042b5-e55d-4a4e-b0b0-6661a570470b#src=seo_token; minswap-dex (Cardano), 3.28% APY, $1.41M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=25a7770b-4a3e-4e47-a215-06e2a7854c27#src=seo_token; minswap-dex (Cardano), 26.13% APY, $944.2K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=d7a2badf-9a75-4b90-9396-1e7c293cb454#src=seo_token; minswap-dex (Cardano), 27.54% APY, $624K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=d314f243-a440-4a4c-83f5-4da7e67c629a#src=seo_token; minswap-dex (Cardano), 16.60% APY, $725K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=f40020a4-d465-489b-b6ab-d2a0d6cda763#src=seo_token; minswap-dex (Cardano), 19.39% APY, $903.8K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=d66c9dc4-6ce4-41ba-b446-edb89e19cce6#src=seo_token; minswap-dex (Cardano), 27.01% APY, $1.56M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=3f86eb49-a1fd-4236-ab2d-d90f9afc8f27#src=seo_token. This comparison does not measure protocol, exploit, depeg, liquidity, governance, or principal-loss risk.
| Rank | Protocol | Chain | APY | TVL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | venus-core-pool → | BSC | 0.04% | $890.7K |
| 2 | liqwid → | Cardano | 3.15% | $4.68M |
| 3 | minswap-dex → | Cardano | 3.28% | $1.41M |
| 4 | minswap-dex → | Cardano | 26.13% | $944.2K |
| 5 | minswap-dex → | Cardano | 27.54% | $624K |
| 6 | minswap-dex → | Cardano | 16.60% | $725K |
| 7 | minswap-dex → | Cardano | 19.39% | $903.8K |
| 8 | minswap-dex → | Cardano | 27.01% | $1.56M |
How this rate has behaved
ADA shows up in 8 pools here, with rates from 0.04% to 27.54% APY across 2 chains — the rate depends on which protocol and chain you pick, not just the token.
8 of these 8 pools have a trustworthy 30-day average on file, with a median of 20.40% — a useful check against today's number for whether the rate is steady or just having a good day.
6 of 8 pools blend in incentive or reward APY on top of the base rate. Incentive yield decays over time as reward programs run down — the base rate is the more durable number.
6 of 8 pools carry impermanent-loss risk, meaning a two-sided position can lose value against just holding, even while it earns yield.
| Protocol | APY | 30d Mean APY | Yield mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| liqwid | 3.15% | 3.01% | Base rate |
| minswap-dex | 27.01% | 26.71% | 0.59% incentives |
| minswap-dex | 3.28% | 3.68% | 15.85% incentives |
| minswap-dex | 26.13% | 22.27% | 2.10% incentives |
| minswap-dex | 19.39% | 34.65% | 27.90% incentives |
| venus-core-pool | 0.04% | 0.04% | Base rate |
| minswap-dex | 16.60% | 18.53% | 70.90% incentives |
| minswap-dex | 27.54% | 28.04% | 98.04% incentives |
The 30-day average comes straight from DefiLlama and only appears when it passes the same sanity rail as every other number on this page — a dash means it didn't clear that bar, not that it's being hidden. Every pool here already clears a $100K minimum TVL. Rates move daily, so treat this as a snapshot, not a promise.
Frequently asked questions
What's the highest ADA yield today?
27.54% APY on minswap-dex (Cardano), based on live DefiLlama data.
How many ADA pools clear the TVL floor?
24 live pools clear this page's $100K TVL floor, $15.14M in total.
Are these rates safe?
Pools listed on this page clear a $100K minimum TVL and exclude anomalous (>1000% APY) rates — that is this page's listing bar, not a safety guarantee. This is education, not financial advice; DeFi carries smart-contract and market risk regardless of the rate shown.
Which ADA pools have the most stable APY history?
Based on APY history only, ADA's lower-variability candidates are venus-core-pool (BSC), 0.04% APY, $890.7K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=3cbdf078-5b0a-4483-8308-46e2f5f60c83#src=seo_token; liqwid (Cardano), 3.15% APY, $4.68M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=79e042b5-e55d-4a4e-b0b0-6661a570470b#src=seo_token; minswap-dex (Cardano), 3.28% APY, $1.41M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=25a7770b-4a3e-4e47-a215-06e2a7854c27#src=seo_token; minswap-dex (Cardano), 26.13% APY, $944.2K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=d7a2badf-9a75-4b90-9396-1e7c293cb454#src=seo_token; minswap-dex (Cardano), 27.54% APY, $624K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=d314f243-a440-4a4c-83f5-4da7e67c629a#src=seo_token; minswap-dex (Cardano), 16.60% APY, $725K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=f40020a4-d465-489b-b6ab-d2a0d6cda763#src=seo_token; minswap-dex (Cardano), 19.39% APY, $903.8K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=d66c9dc4-6ce4-41ba-b446-edb89e19cce6#src=seo_token; minswap-dex (Cardano), 27.01% APY, $1.56M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=3f86eb49-a1fd-4236-ab2d-d90f9afc8f27#src=seo_token. This comparison does not measure protocol, exploit, depeg, liquidity, governance, or principal-loss risk.
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Yields are live from DefiLlama. Pools on this page clear a $100K minimum TVL and exclude anomalous rates — that's this page's listing bar, not a safety guarantee. Education only, not financial advice.
Last updated October 18, 2026
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