CUSD DeFi Yields
The highest honest CUSD yield right now is 0.41% on moola-market (Celo), among 2 pools above the $100K TVL floor. Rates are live from DefiLlama and exclude anomalous (>1000% APY) pools.
2 live pools above the $100K TVL floor ยท ranked by TVL
Pool data verified from DefiLlama at generation time: October 18, 2026. Rates change continuously.
CUSD's largest live pool is uniswap-v3 on Celo at 0.29% ($643.6K TVL). 2 CUSD pools across 1 chain clear this page's $100K TVL floor, $1.04M in total.
Your idle CUSD could earn ~0.35% โ park $68.4K and it could run a $20/mo Claude Pro subscription, forever.
See live CUSD pools โ| Protocol | Chain | APY | TVL |
|---|---|---|---|
| uniswap-v3 โ | Celo | 0.29% | $643.6K |
| moola-market โ | Celo | 0.41% | $391.8K |
Rate stability from APY history
Based on APY history only, CUSD's lower-variability candidates are moola-market (Celo), 0.41% APY, $391.8K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=905730f7-04b6-4deb-8e59-707d3d457f6b#src=seo_token; uniswap-v3 (Celo), 0.29% APY, $643.6K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=ad10fdd6-8351-4d9b-8695-deb1bf2dc33a#src=seo_token. This comparison does not measure protocol, exploit, depeg, liquidity, governance, or principal-loss risk.
| Rank | Protocol | Chain | APY | TVL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | moola-market → | Celo | 0.41% | $391.8K |
| 2 | uniswap-v3 → | Celo | 0.29% | $643.6K |
How this rate has behaved
CUSD shows up in 2 pools here, with rates from 0.29% to 0.41% APY across 1 chains โ the rate depends on which protocol and chain you pick, not just the token.
2 of these 2 pools have a trustworthy 30-day average on file, with a median of 0.34% โ a useful check against today's number for whether the rate is steady or just having a good day.
All 2 pools pay a plain base rate right now โ no incentive or reward APY mixed in.
1 of 2 pools carries 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| uniswap-v3 | 0.29% | 0.33% | Base rate |
| moola-market | 0.41% | 0.35% | Base rate |
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 โ 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 CUSD yield today?
0.41% APY on moola-market (Celo), based on live DefiLlama data.
How many CUSD pools clear the TVL floor?
2 live pools clear this page's $100K TVL floor, $1.04M in total.
Are these rates safe?
Pools listed on this page clear a $100K minimum TVL and exclude anomalous (>1000% APY) rates โ 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 CUSD pools have the most stable APY history?
Based on APY history only, CUSD's lower-variability candidates are moola-market (Celo), 0.41% APY, $391.8K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=905730f7-04b6-4deb-8e59-707d3d457f6b#src=seo_token; uniswap-v3 (Celo), 0.29% APY, $643.6K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=ad10fdd6-8351-4d9b-8695-deb1bf2dc33a#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 โ 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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