CRV DeFi Yields
The highest honest CRV yield right now is 18.01% on stake-dao-yield (Ethereum), among 30 pools above the $100K TVL floor. Rates are live from DefiLlama and exclude anomalous (>1000% APY) pools.
30 live pools above the $100K TVL floor · ranked by TVL
Pool data verified from DefiLlama at generation time: October 18, 2026. Rates change continuously.
CRV's largest live pool is curve-dex on Ethereum at 8.70% ($9.06M TVL). 30 CRV pools across 5 chains clear this page's $100K TVL floor, $34.94M in total.
Your idle CRV could earn ~10.13% — park $2.4K and it could run a $20/mo Claude Pro subscription, forever.
See live CRV pools →| Protocol | Chain | APY | TVL |
|---|---|---|---|
| curve-dex → | Ethereum | 8.70% | $9.06M |
| convex-finance → | Ethereum | 15.59% | $7.38M |
| curve-dex → | Ethereum | 5.06% | $2.72M |
| convex-finance → | Ethereum | 7.19% | $2.52M |
| stake-dao-yield → | Ethereum | 18.01% | $1.59M |
| curve-dex → | Ethereum | 8.88% | $1.56M |
| curve-dex → | Ethereum | 11.39% | $1.4M |
| convex-finance → | Ethereum | 15.33% | $1.11M |
Rate stability from APY history
Based on APY history only, CRV's lower-variability candidates are stake-dao-yield (Ethereum), 18.01% APY, $1.59M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=de3fb17c-f3f4-463a-880e-7111ebcab1ba#src=seo_token; convex-finance (Ethereum), 15.59% APY, $7.38M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=3f6f3937-1f0c-4cec-8d3b-904434085bfa#src=seo_token; curve-dex (Ethereum), 8.70% APY, $9.06M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=38160634-07f7-4dcd-a26e-0e0d27ef5a1b#src=seo_token; curve-dex (Ethereum), 11.39% APY, $1.4M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=6e1583f9-f13b-44e2-bb17-816a2e2ba6bb#src=seo_token; curve-dex (Ethereum), 8.88% APY, $1.56M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=8e469dbc-6da7-45fd-93a5-c5c4a9c18ed3#src=seo_token; convex-finance (Ethereum), 15.33% APY, $1.11M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=a8ae790a-42e3-488f-9e7e-c539da9fec9c#src=seo_token; convex-finance (Ethereum), 7.19% APY, $2.52M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=654ac683-141b-42d3-b28d-b2f77eedd595#src=seo_token; curve-dex (Ethereum), 5.06% APY, $2.72M 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 | stake-dao-yield → | Ethereum | 18.01% | $1.59M |
| 2 | convex-finance → | Ethereum | 15.59% | $7.38M |
| 3 | curve-dex → | Ethereum | 8.70% | $9.06M |
| 4 | curve-dex → | Ethereum | 11.39% | $1.4M |
| 5 | curve-dex → | Ethereum | 8.88% | $1.56M |
| 6 | convex-finance → | Ethereum | 15.33% | $1.11M |
| 7 | convex-finance → | Ethereum | 7.19% | $2.52M |
| 8 | curve-dex → | Ethereum | 5.06% | $2.72M |
How this rate has behaved
CRV shows up in 8 pools here, with rates from 5.06% to 18.01% 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 10.59% — a useful check against today's number for whether the rate is steady or just having a good day.
8 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.
8 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 | 8.70% | 9.05% | 97.82% incentives |
| convex-finance | 15.59% | 15.51% | 98.78% incentives |
| curve-dex | 5.06% | 6.28% | 73.13% incentives |
| convex-finance | 7.19% | 8.43% | 81.08% incentives |
| stake-dao-yield | 18.01% | 18.73% | 99.33% incentives |
| curve-dex | 8.88% | 8.97% | 98.20% incentives |
| curve-dex | 11.39% | 12.13% | 93.24% incentives |
| convex-finance | 15.33% | 15.59% | 98.96% 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?
18.01% APY on stake-dao-yield (Ethereum), based on live DefiLlama data.
How many CRV pools clear the TVL floor?
30 live pools clear this page's $100K TVL floor, $34.94M 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 stake-dao-yield (Ethereum), 18.01% APY, $1.59M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=de3fb17c-f3f4-463a-880e-7111ebcab1ba#src=seo_token; convex-finance (Ethereum), 15.59% APY, $7.38M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=3f6f3937-1f0c-4cec-8d3b-904434085bfa#src=seo_token; curve-dex (Ethereum), 8.70% APY, $9.06M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=38160634-07f7-4dcd-a26e-0e0d27ef5a1b#src=seo_token; curve-dex (Ethereum), 11.39% APY, $1.4M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=6e1583f9-f13b-44e2-bb17-816a2e2ba6bb#src=seo_token; curve-dex (Ethereum), 8.88% APY, $1.56M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=8e469dbc-6da7-45fd-93a5-c5c4a9c18ed3#src=seo_token; convex-finance (Ethereum), 15.33% APY, $1.11M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=a8ae790a-42e3-488f-9e7e-c539da9fec9c#src=seo_token; convex-finance (Ethereum), 7.19% APY, $2.52M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=654ac683-141b-42d3-b28d-b2f77eedd595#src=seo_token; curve-dex (Ethereum), 5.06% APY, $2.72M 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.
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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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