LINK DeFi Yields
The highest honest LINK yield right now is 21.11% on uniswap-v4 (Ethereum), among 49 pools above the $100K TVL floor. Rates are live from DefiLlama and exclude anomalous (>1000% APY) pools.
49 live pools above the $100K TVL floor · ranked by TVL
LINK's largest live pool is aave-v3 on Ethereum at 0.01% ($99.06M TVL). 49 LINK pools across 4 chains clear this page's $100K TVL floor, $184.8M in total.
Your idle LINK could earn ~0.05% — park $486.6K and it could run a $20/mo Claude Pro subscription, forever.
See live LINK pools →| Protocol | Chain | APY | TVL |
|---|---|---|---|
| aave-v3 → | Ethereum | 0.01% | $99.06M |
| uniswap-v4 → | Ethereum | 21.11% | $20.4M |
| uniswap-v3 → | Ethereum | 10.01% | $13.64M |
| bancor-v3 → | Ethereum | 0.06% | $6.69M |
| curve-dex → | Ethereum | 0.03% | $5.42M |
| gmx-v2-perps → | Arbitrum | 5.78% | $3.34M |
| aave-v3 → | Polygon | 0.03% | $1.82M |
| venus-core-pool → | BSC | 0.04% | $1.62M |
Rate stability from APY history
Based on APY history only, LINK's lower-variability candidates are aave-v3 (Ethereum), 0.01% APY, $99.06M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=b847133f-f5d5-4692-b74e-d815d51988fc&src=seo_token; bancor-v3 (Ethereum), 0.06% APY, $6.69M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=6f61c337-7cee-4ed9-a369-d645caf7748b&src=seo_token; venus-core-pool (BSC), 0.04% APY, $1.62M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=6ef41a41-9394-4782-bf53-7648f50a4a93&src=seo_token; aave-v3 (Polygon), 0.03% APY, $1.82M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=995a6317-1c32-48c2-a8c9-683263b8412e&src=seo_token; curve-dex (Ethereum), 0.03% APY, $5.42M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=a32f1cfb-0706-416a-8557-a8215e6d1ad3&src=seo_token; gmx-v2-perps (Arbitrum), 5.78% APY, $3.34M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=dffb3514-d667-4f2f-8df3-f716ebe09c93&src=seo_token; uniswap-v4 (Ethereum), 21.11% APY, $20.4M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=46ac97f1-cb18-40ad-9ae6-b6c31981684c&src=seo_token; uniswap-v3 (Ethereum), 10.01% APY, $13.64M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=3025b6b3-e95f-490e-ba10-540c9b1b08f9&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 | 0.01% | $99.06M |
| 2 | bancor-v3 → | Ethereum | 0.06% | $6.69M |
| 3 | venus-core-pool → | BSC | 0.04% | $1.62M |
| 4 | aave-v3 → | Polygon | 0.03% | $1.82M |
| 5 | curve-dex → | Ethereum | 0.03% | $5.42M |
| 6 | gmx-v2-perps → | Arbitrum | 5.78% | $3.34M |
| 7 | uniswap-v4 → | Ethereum | 21.11% | $20.4M |
| 8 | uniswap-v3 → | Ethereum | 10.01% | $13.64M |
How this rate has behaved
LINK shows up in 8 pools here, with rates from 0.01% to 21.11% APY across 4 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 1.28% — a useful check against today's number for whether the rate is steady or just having a good day.
All 8 pools pay a plain base rate right now — no incentive or reward APY mixed in.
3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| aave-v3 | 0.01% | 0.02% | Base rate |
| uniswap-v4 | 21.11% | 28.74% | Base rate |
| uniswap-v3 | 10.01% | 21.54% | Base rate |
| bancor-v3 | 0.06% | 0.10% | Base rate |
| curve-dex | 0.03% | 2.46% | Base rate |
| gmx-v2-perps | 5.78% | 9.91% | Base rate |
| aave-v3 | 0.03% | 0.03% | Base rate |
| venus-core-pool | 0.04% | 0.04% | 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 LINK yield today?
21.11% APY on uniswap-v4 (Ethereum), based on live DefiLlama data.
How many LINK pools clear the TVL floor?
49 live pools clear this page's $100K TVL floor, $184.8M 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 LINK pools have the most stable APY history?
Based on APY history only, LINK's lower-variability candidates are aave-v3 (Ethereum), 0.01% APY, $99.06M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=b847133f-f5d5-4692-b74e-d815d51988fc&src=seo_token; bancor-v3 (Ethereum), 0.06% APY, $6.69M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=6f61c337-7cee-4ed9-a369-d645caf7748b&src=seo_token; venus-core-pool (BSC), 0.04% APY, $1.62M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=6ef41a41-9394-4782-bf53-7648f50a4a93&src=seo_token; aave-v3 (Polygon), 0.03% APY, $1.82M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=995a6317-1c32-48c2-a8c9-683263b8412e&src=seo_token; curve-dex (Ethereum), 0.03% APY, $5.42M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=a32f1cfb-0706-416a-8557-a8215e6d1ad3&src=seo_token; gmx-v2-perps (Arbitrum), 5.78% APY, $3.34M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=dffb3514-d667-4f2f-8df3-f716ebe09c93&src=seo_token; uniswap-v4 (Ethereum), 21.11% APY, $20.4M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=46ac97f1-cb18-40ad-9ae6-b6c31981684c&src=seo_token; uniswap-v3 (Ethereum), 10.01% APY, $13.64M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=3025b6b3-e95f-490e-ba10-540c9b1b08f9&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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