LIMUSD DeFi Yields
The highest honest LIMUSD yield right now is 11.23% on pendle (Hyperliquid L1), among 4 pools above the $100K TVL floor. Rates are live from DefiLlama and exclude anomalous (>1000% APY) pools.
4 live pools above the $100K TVL floor · ranked by TVL
LIMUSD's largest live pool is liminal-basis on Hyperliquid L1 at 7.26% ($9.7M TVL). 4 LIMUSD pools across 2 chains clear this page's $100K TVL floor, $13.03M in total.
Your idle LIMUSD could earn ~8.21% — park $2.9K and it could run a $20/mo Claude Pro subscription, forever.
See live LIMUSD pools →| Protocol | Chain | APY | TVL |
|---|---|---|---|
| liminal-basis → | Hyperliquid L1 | 7.26% | $9.7M |
| pendle → | Hyperliquid L1 | 11.23% | $1.51M |
| pendle → | Hyperliquid L1 | 9.16% | $1.51M |
| liminal-basis → | Arbitrum | 7.26% | $325.1K |
Rate stability from APY history
Based on APY history only, LIMUSD's lower-variability candidates are pendle (Hyperliquid L1), 11.23% APY, $1.51M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=e0ab5e92-79be-4e00-aa28-a2447db45282&src=seo_token; pendle (Hyperliquid L1), 9.16% APY, $1.51M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=331b4ae9-51b9-42ce-857a-9be2cb5dcbcd&src=seo_token; liminal-basis (Arbitrum), 7.26% APY, $325.1K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=7f320a16-c3df-5667-9070-b608d0109dee&src=seo_token; liminal-basis (Hyperliquid L1), 7.26% APY, $9.7M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=835f689d-0339-51e7-b2a2-e96652e2dbeb&src=seo_token. This comparison does not measure protocol, exploit, depeg, liquidity, governance, or principal-loss risk.
| Rank | Protocol | Chain | APY | TVL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pendle → | Hyperliquid L1 | 11.23% | $1.51M |
| 2 | pendle → | Hyperliquid L1 | 9.16% | $1.51M |
| 3 | liminal-basis → | Arbitrum | 7.26% | $325.1K |
| 4 | liminal-basis → | Hyperliquid L1 | 7.26% | $9.7M |
How this rate has behaved
LIMUSD shows up in 4 pools here, with rates from 7.26% to 11.23% APY across 2 chains — the rate depends on which protocol and chain you pick, not just the token.
4 of these 4 pools have a trustworthy 30-day average on file, with a median of 7.42% — a useful check against today's number for whether the rate is steady or just having a good day.
All 4 pools pay a plain base rate right now — no incentive or reward APY mixed in.
| Protocol | APY | 30d Mean APY | Yield mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| liminal-basis | 7.26% | 4.59% | Base rate |
| pendle | 11.23% | 10.24% | Base rate |
| pendle | 9.16% | 10.29% | Base rate |
| liminal-basis | 7.26% | 4.59% | 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 — 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 LIMUSD yield today?
11.23% APY on pendle (Hyperliquid L1), based on live DefiLlama data.
How many LIMUSD pools clear the TVL floor?
4 live pools clear this page's $100K TVL floor, $13.03M 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 LIMUSD pools have the most stable APY history?
Based on APY history only, LIMUSD's lower-variability candidates are pendle (Hyperliquid L1), 11.23% APY, $1.51M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=e0ab5e92-79be-4e00-aa28-a2447db45282&src=seo_token; pendle (Hyperliquid L1), 9.16% APY, $1.51M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=331b4ae9-51b9-42ce-857a-9be2cb5dcbcd&src=seo_token; liminal-basis (Arbitrum), 7.26% APY, $325.1K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=7f320a16-c3df-5667-9070-b608d0109dee&src=seo_token; liminal-basis (Hyperliquid L1), 7.26% APY, $9.7M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=835f689d-0339-51e7-b2a2-e96652e2dbeb&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 September 2, 2026
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