CRV DeFi Yields
The highest honest CRV yield right now is 19.57% on stake-dao (Ethereum), among 33 pools above the $100K TVL floor. Rates are live from DefiLlama and exclude anomalous (>1000% APY) pools.
33 live pools above the $100K TVL floor · ranked by TVL
CRV's largest live pool is curve-dex on Ethereum at 9.58% ($8.82M TVL). 33 CRV pools across 1 chain clear this page's $100K TVL floor, $39.4M in total.
Your idle CRV could earn ~11.41% — park $2.1K and it could run a $20/mo Claude Pro subscription, forever.
See live CRV pools →| Protocol | Chain | APY | TVL |
|---|---|---|---|
| curve-dex → | Ethereum | 9.58% | $8.82M |
| convex-finance → | Ethereum | 15.71% | $7.32M |
| curve-dex → | Ethereum | 9.39% | $2.85M |
| aave-v3 → | Ethereum | 0.47% | $2.64M |
| convex-finance → | Ethereum | 11.74% | $2.64M |
| curve-dex → | Ethereum | 11.08% | $1.64M |
| curve-dex → | Ethereum | 12.42% | $1.55M |
| stake-dao → | Ethereum | 19.57% | $1.42M |
Rate stability from APY history
Based on APY history only, CRV's lower-variability candidates are aave-v3 (Ethereum), 0.47% APY, $2.64M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=9932d2d8-1e4e-4248-9307-4f99c7e466a8&src=seo_token; stake-dao (Ethereum), 19.57% APY, $1.42M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=de3fb17c-f3f4-463a-880e-7111ebcab1ba&src=seo_token; convex-finance (Ethereum), 15.71% APY, $7.32M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=3f6f3937-1f0c-4cec-8d3b-904434085bfa&src=seo_token; curve-dex (Ethereum), 9.58% APY, $8.82M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=38160634-07f7-4dcd-a26e-0e0d27ef5a1b&src=seo_token; curve-dex (Ethereum), 12.42% APY, $1.55M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=6e1583f9-f13b-44e2-bb17-816a2e2ba6bb&src=seo_token; curve-dex (Ethereum), 11.08% APY, $1.64M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=8e469dbc-6da7-45fd-93a5-c5c4a9c18ed3&src=seo_token; convex-finance (Ethereum), 11.74% APY, $2.64M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=654ac683-141b-42d3-b28d-b2f77eedd595&src=seo_token; curve-dex (Ethereum), 9.39% APY, $2.85M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=4e5fba01-93a0-481f-9514-052f7f250de8&src=seo_token. This comparison does not measure protocol, exploit, depeg, liquidity, governance, or principal-loss risk.
| Rank | Protocol | Chain | APY | TVL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | aave-v3 → | Ethereum | 0.47% | $2.64M |
| 2 | stake-dao → | Ethereum | 19.57% | $1.42M |
| 3 | convex-finance → | Ethereum | 15.71% | $7.32M |
| 4 | curve-dex → | Ethereum | 9.58% | $8.82M |
| 5 | curve-dex → | Ethereum | 12.42% | $1.55M |
| 6 | curve-dex → | Ethereum | 11.08% | $1.64M |
| 7 | convex-finance → | Ethereum | 11.74% | $2.64M |
| 8 | curve-dex → | Ethereum | 9.39% | $2.85M |
How this rate has behaved
CRV shows up in 8 pools here, with rates from 0.47% to 19.57% APY across 1 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 8.68% — a useful check against today's number for whether the rate is steady or just having a good day.
7 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.
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| curve-dex | 9.58% | 7.77% | 96.35% incentives |
| convex-finance | 15.71% | 12.70% | 97.77% incentives |
| curve-dex | 9.39% | 6.13% | 44.29% incentives |
| aave-v3 | 0.47% | 0.36% | Base rate |
| convex-finance | 11.74% | 8.45% | 55.47% incentives |
| curve-dex | 11.08% | 8.91% | 83.67% incentives |
| curve-dex | 12.42% | 12.72% | 87.12% incentives |
| stake-dao | 19.57% | 15.93% | 98.47% 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 CRV yield today?
19.57% APY on stake-dao (Ethereum), based on live DefiLlama data.
How many CRV pools clear the TVL floor?
33 live pools clear this page's $100K TVL floor, $39.4M 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 CRV pools have the most stable APY history?
Based on APY history only, CRV's lower-variability candidates are aave-v3 (Ethereum), 0.47% APY, $2.64M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=9932d2d8-1e4e-4248-9307-4f99c7e466a8&src=seo_token; stake-dao (Ethereum), 19.57% APY, $1.42M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=de3fb17c-f3f4-463a-880e-7111ebcab1ba&src=seo_token; convex-finance (Ethereum), 15.71% APY, $7.32M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=3f6f3937-1f0c-4cec-8d3b-904434085bfa&src=seo_token; curve-dex (Ethereum), 9.58% APY, $8.82M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=38160634-07f7-4dcd-a26e-0e0d27ef5a1b&src=seo_token; curve-dex (Ethereum), 12.42% APY, $1.55M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=6e1583f9-f13b-44e2-bb17-816a2e2ba6bb&src=seo_token; curve-dex (Ethereum), 11.08% APY, $1.64M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=8e469dbc-6da7-45fd-93a5-c5c4a9c18ed3&src=seo_token; convex-finance (Ethereum), 11.74% APY, $2.64M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=654ac683-141b-42d3-b28d-b2f77eedd595&src=seo_token; curve-dex (Ethereum), 9.39% APY, $2.85M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=4e5fba01-93a0-481f-9514-052f7f250de8&src=seo_token. This comparison does not measure protocol, exploit, depeg, liquidity, governance, or principal-loss risk.
Get early access to the card
A card that spends your CRV yield — never your CRV itself. Join the waitlist and be first when it's ready.
Join the waitlist →Free to join • Card doesn't exist yet • We'll email you when it does
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 September 2, 2026
DeFi Garden 🌱 — plan your DeFi savings by goal.