TEL DeFi Yields
The highest honest TEL yield right now is 41.96% on uniswap-v3 (Ethereum), among 8 pools above the $100K TVL floor. Rates are live from DefiLlama and exclude anomalous (>1000% APY) pools.
8 live pools above the $100K TVL floor · ranked by TVL
TEL's largest live pool is balancer-v2 on Polygon at 1.01% ($840.6K TVL). 8 TEL pools across 3 chains clear this page's $100K TVL floor, $2.55M in total.
Your idle TEL could earn ~5.83% — park $4.1K and it could run a $20/mo Claude Pro subscription, forever.
See live TEL pools →| Protocol | Chain | APY | TVL |
|---|---|---|---|
| balancer-v2 → | Polygon | 1.01% | $840.6K |
| balancer-v2 → | Polygon | 1.48% | $591K |
| balancer-v2 → | Polygon | 0.97% | $370.8K |
| uniswap-v4 → | Polygon | 17.41% | $221K |
| uniswap-v3 → | Ethereum | 41.96% | $185.7K |
| uniswap-v4 → | Ethereum | 5.83% | $137.1K |
| uniswap-v4 → | Base | 16.14% | $102.2K |
Rate stability from APY history
Based on APY history only, TEL's lower-variability candidates are balancer-v2 (Polygon), 1.01% APY, $840.6K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=4e876453-5987-493b-ab83-77dd16abb53c&src=seo_token; balancer-v2 (Polygon), 0.97% APY, $370.8K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=2d143ba5-3e81-48ee-89b3-1b304de3d6e0&src=seo_token; balancer-v2 (Polygon), 1.48% APY, $591K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=123721fb-e06c-4e01-b455-72848a538df9&src=seo_token; uniswap-v4 (Base), 16.14% APY, $102.2K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=1ae717af-343f-40c8-be31-7c69207c54ca&src=seo_token; uniswap-v4 (Ethereum), 5.83% APY, $137.1K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=0060b528-c9e4-4d4d-a514-efba2808d2d4&src=seo_token; uniswap-v4 (Polygon), 17.41% APY, $221K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=6b9473ca-1e45-4fa7-ae93-9a1a4a702663&src=seo_token; uniswap-v3 (Ethereum), 41.96% APY, $185.7K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=4df1cf5f-d247-43f1-8983-e433431de6f0&src=seo_token. This comparison does not measure protocol, exploit, depeg, liquidity, governance, or principal-loss risk.
| Rank | Protocol | Chain | APY | TVL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | balancer-v2 → | Polygon | 1.01% | $840.6K |
| 2 | balancer-v2 → | Polygon | 0.97% | $370.8K |
| 3 | balancer-v2 → | Polygon | 1.48% | $591K |
| 4 | uniswap-v4 → | Base | 16.14% | $102.2K |
| 5 | uniswap-v4 → | Ethereum | 5.83% | $137.1K |
| 6 | uniswap-v4 → | Polygon | 17.41% | $221K |
| 7 | uniswap-v3 → | Ethereum | 41.96% | $185.7K |
How this rate has behaved
TEL shows up in 7 pools here, with rates from 0.97% to 41.96% APY across 3 chains — the rate depends on which protocol and chain you pick, not just the token.
7 of these 7 pools have a trustworthy 30-day average on file, with a median of 10.94% — a useful check against today's number for whether the rate is steady or just having a good day.
All 7 pools pay a plain base rate right now — no incentive or reward APY mixed in.
7 of 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| balancer-v2 | 1.01% | 3.66% | Base rate |
| balancer-v2 | 1.48% | 6.93% | Base rate |
| balancer-v2 | 0.97% | 5.08% | Base rate |
| uniswap-v4 | 17.41% | 48.07% | Base rate |
| uniswap-v3 | 41.96% | 54.92% | Base rate |
| uniswap-v4 | 5.83% | 10.94% | Base rate |
| uniswap-v4 | 16.14% | 20.05% | 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 TEL yield today?
41.96% APY on uniswap-v3 (Ethereum), based on live DefiLlama data.
How many TEL pools clear the TVL floor?
8 live pools clear this page's $100K TVL floor, $2.55M 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 TEL pools have the most stable APY history?
Based on APY history only, TEL's lower-variability candidates are balancer-v2 (Polygon), 1.01% APY, $840.6K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=4e876453-5987-493b-ab83-77dd16abb53c&src=seo_token; balancer-v2 (Polygon), 0.97% APY, $370.8K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=2d143ba5-3e81-48ee-89b3-1b304de3d6e0&src=seo_token; balancer-v2 (Polygon), 1.48% APY, $591K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=123721fb-e06c-4e01-b455-72848a538df9&src=seo_token; uniswap-v4 (Base), 16.14% APY, $102.2K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=1ae717af-343f-40c8-be31-7c69207c54ca&src=seo_token; uniswap-v4 (Ethereum), 5.83% APY, $137.1K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=0060b528-c9e4-4d4d-a514-efba2808d2d4&src=seo_token; uniswap-v4 (Polygon), 17.41% APY, $221K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=6b9473ca-1e45-4fa7-ae93-9a1a4a702663&src=seo_token; uniswap-v3 (Ethereum), 41.96% APY, $185.7K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=4df1cf5f-d247-43f1-8983-e433431de6f0&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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