MKR DeFi Yields
The highest honest MKR yield right now is 3.05% on sushiswap-v3 (Ethereum), 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
Pool data verified from DefiLlama at generation time: October 18, 2026. Rates change continuously.
MKR's largest live pool is uniswap-v2 on Ethereum at 1.02% ($1.37M TVL). 4 MKR pools across 1 chain clear this page's $100K TVL floor, $2.23M in total.
Your idle MKR could earn ~2.04% — park $11.8K and it could run a $20/mo Claude Pro subscription, forever.
See live MKR pools →| Protocol | Chain | APY | TVL |
|---|---|---|---|
| uniswap-v2 → | Ethereum | 1.02% | $1.37M |
| sushiswap-v3 → | Ethereum | 3.05% | $365K |
Rate stability from APY history
Based on APY history only, MKR's lower-variability candidates are sushiswap-v3 (Ethereum), 3.05% APY, $365K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=de7b615e-d156-47d0-a4bf-5b556ab4591e#src=seo_token; uniswap-v2 (Ethereum), 1.02% APY, $1.37M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=340f308b-f626-4f28-a334-bdb588a4d1dd#src=seo_token. This comparison does not measure protocol, exploit, depeg, liquidity, governance, or principal-loss risk.
| Rank | Protocol | Chain | APY | TVL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sushiswap-v3 → | Ethereum | 3.05% | $365K |
| 2 | uniswap-v2 → | Ethereum | 1.02% | $1.37M |
How this rate has behaved
MKR shows up in 2 pools here, with rates from 1.02% to 3.05% APY across 1 chains — 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 7.77% — 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 — no incentive or reward APY mixed in.
2 of 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| uniswap-v2 | 1.02% | 3.86% | Base rate |
| sushiswap-v3 | 3.05% | 11.69% | 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 MKR yield today?
3.05% APY on sushiswap-v3 (Ethereum), based on live DefiLlama data.
How many MKR pools clear the TVL floor?
4 live pools clear this page's $100K TVL floor, $2.23M 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 MKR pools have the most stable APY history?
Based on APY history only, MKR's lower-variability candidates are sushiswap-v3 (Ethereum), 3.05% APY, $365K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=de7b615e-d156-47d0-a4bf-5b556ab4591e#src=seo_token; uniswap-v2 (Ethereum), 1.02% APY, $1.37M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=340f308b-f626-4f28-a334-bdb588a4d1dd#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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