Yield & Aggregators

The breakout yield tokenization protocol enabling fixed-rate DeFi and yield trading via PT/YT splitting.

Governs the USDe synthetic dollar protocol — explosive growth via delta-neutral basis trading yield, but novel risk profile demands caution.

The dominant CRV yield optimizer that controls the largest share of veCRV, powering the Curve Wars.

Composable leveraged yield farming through Credit Accounts — innovative protocol enabling up to 10x leverage on DeFi strategies.

Usual Money redistribetes T-bill yield to stablecoin holders via USUAL governance token — genuine innovation in stablecoin economics, but regulatory risk is the elephant in the room.

The widest multichain yield optimizer with 20+ chains, auto-compounding farming rewards for accessible DeFi yield.

Leading automated liquidity management for concentrated liquidity DEXs — strong multi-chain adoption solving a real LP pain point.

The Balancer yield optimizer aggregating veBAL voting power — Convex's model for a smaller ecosystem.

Yield-bearing stablecoin protocol — USD+ provides passive DeFi yields through conservative delta-neutral strategies, genuinely useful but not without smart contract and strategy risk.

Yield concentration for Curve/Convex ecosystem — auto-compounds diverse rewards into single tokens for simplified farming.

The Convex to Pendle's Curve — vePENDLE yield boosting and liquid staking, but entirely dependent on Pendle's continued success.

The closest thing to a DeFi ETF provider — legitimate index products (DPI, MVI, ETH2x-FLI) with transparent methodology, built on Set Protocol infrastructure.

The infrastructure layer behind DeFi index products — Set Protocol powers Index Coop's DPI and other structured products, the Shopify of on-chain portfolio management.

Protocol-focused Uniswap V3 liquidity management with MEV-aware strategies — strong tech for B2B liquidity but limited retail appeal.

Yield-bearing stablecoin that auto-generates returns in your wallet — elegant concept with significant composability risk from multi-protocol dependencies.

DeFi meta-governance protocol with Hidden Hand bribe marketplace and Pirex liquid wrappers — evolved from OHM fork to legitimate governance infrastructure.

Yield tokenization protocol competing with Pendle — solid concept and clean design, but significantly trailing in adoption and liquidity.

Yield optimization and liquid lockers for Curve/Balancer ecosystems — functional but overshadowed by larger competitors Convex and Aura.

The OG yield aggregator that defined the category but has lost market share to newer, more innovative competitors.

Veteran DeFi automation platform with recipe-based strategies and position management. One of DeFi's most trusted management tools.

Decentralized options protocol on Arbitrum — genuinely innovative options products (SSOVs, Atlantic Options) but struggling with adoption and navigating the difficult DeFi options market.

Cosmos-based smart vault protocol using off-chain strategy computation for sophisticated DeFi yield management.

DeFi position manager (ex-Oasis.app) that simplifies complex lending, borrowing, and yield strategies across protocols.

Leveraged yield farming on Optimism — useful niche product for leveraging LP positions but limited to one chain with developing security track record.

Options vaults and leveraged yield strategies on Arbitrum — sophisticated DeFi products for advanced users with limited adoption.

Permissionless LRT vault infrastructure — modular restaking middleware for EigenLayer, but success depends on the restaking meta maintaining momentum.

Bitcoin yield layer — SolvBTC offers BTC holders DeFi yield access with growing adoption, but Bitcoin yield sustainability and smart contract bridge risk are ongoing concerns.

Karak extends restaking beyond ETH to any asset — broader collateral base than EigenLayer, but the restaking market is unproven and risks are compounding.

Pioneer of protocol-owned liquidity and (3,3) bonding — genuinely innovative but spawned hundreds of ponzi forks and saw OHM collapse 99% from peak.

Governance vote marketplace and incentive platform — functional infrastructure for the veToken ecosystem, but niche market with limited growth beyond governance-heavy DeFi users.

DAO-governed decentralized asset management — interesting concept for on-chain copy-trading and fund management but limited adoption and thin TVL.

Euler's native yield optimizer — curated vaults allocating across Euler V2 markets, combining institutional-grade lending with Yearn-style aggregation. Strong design.

BNB Chain's leveraged yield farming pioneer — innovative model that amplifies farming returns but carries inherent liquidation risks in volatile markets.

Arbitrum yield building blocks — modular vault infrastructure for DeFi strategies, compelling concept but competing for attention on a crowded chain.

OG yield optimizer routing deposits to the best lending rates — solid and secure but overshadowed by more innovative yield protocols.

Yield boost ecosystem with SubDAO model — clever governance token aggregation strategy across multiple DeFi platforms, but complexity and dependency risks across the SubDAO structure.

LSD-backed yield-bearing stablecoin — innovative eUSD concept with automatic staking yield, but peg instability, competitive pressure, and declining TVL raise sustainability concerns.

On-chain crypto index token providing diversified market exposure — compelling passive investing thesis but minimal adoption, as crypto users prefer concentrated bets over diversification.

Multi-strategy yield optimizer from Fantom ecosystem — competent auto-compounder that has declined with the Fantom bear market.

Yield aggregator that never recovered from a $34M flash loan exploit — functional protocol with a permanently damaged reputation.

DeFi's 'liquidity layer' vision — ambitious liquidity direction protocol that hasn't delivered on its promise after years of development.

Yield aggregation protocol with simple deposit-and-earn vaults — competent but struggling against Yearn, Beefy, and the bear market.

Magpie's EigenLayer LRT SubDAO — simplifies restaking with liquid tokens, but adds another layer of smart contract risk on top of already complex EigenLayer mechanics.

Cross-chain yield optimizer with automated strategies — ambitious multi-chain vision but minimal TVL and adoption in a crowded yield aggregator market.

Cross-chain yield optimizer that was a BSC DeFi pioneer. Still operational but diminished relevance as yield farming declined and competition grew.

Magpie's Convex-for-PancakeSwap play — accumulates veCAKE for boosted yields, but PancakeSwap's dominance on BNB Chain is the key dependency.

DeFi index DAO creating tokenized portfolio baskets — pioneering concept but overshadowed by Index Coop and struggling with declining adoption and TVL.

OHM-inspired 'rational DeFi' protocol that tried to offer sustainable yields without ponzi dynamics — better designed than most forks but still collapsed with the rebase narrative.

Yield tranching on Avalanche — well-designed structured products splitting DeFi yields into fixed and variable tranches, but the tranching niche has limited adoption.

Multi-chain yield optimizer with auto-compounding vaults — functional but very small, low TVL, and competing against well-established yield aggregators.

Pendle yield booster that suffered a $27M exploit — was the top Magpie SubDAO before the hack destroyed trust. Illustrates the real security risks of yield aggregation protocols.

Index Coop's metaverse basket token — well-built infrastructure holding a basket of tokens in a narrative that has gone completely cold. Technically sound, thematically dead.

Innovative risk tranching protocol killed by SEC enforcement — fined $1.7M for unregistered securities and forced to wind down.

BTC yield protocol that lost $120M in a devastating frontend injection attack — Cloudflare API key compromise allowed phishing of user approvals through the official site.

Once-relevant Solana yield aggregator that faded as native protocols added auto-compounding and the Solana DeFi landscape evolved. Effectively dead.

Small Solana yield optimizer automating concentrated liquidity management — functional but tiny, competing against better-funded alternatives like Kamino.

Fantom leveraged yield farming protocol — solid Impermax-style lending for LPs, but Fantom DeFi's decline has left Tarot with minimal activity and thin liquidity.

Yield aggregator with UZD stablecoin — suffered $2.1M exploit via Curve pool manipulation, trust destroyed, minimal remaining adoption.

OG BSC yield optimizer with auto-compounding vaults — still functioning but overshadowed by Beefy and PancakeSwap's native yield features. A relic of early BSC DeFi.

Solana leveraged yield farming platform — worked during the DeFi summer era but now a ghost protocol with minimal TVL and questionable relevance in the current Solana DeFi landscape.

Early DeFi yield optimizer exploited for $19.7M in 2020 — merged with Yearn but never recovered, now a relic of DeFi Summer's reckless innovation period.

Daniele Sesta's OHM fork on Avalanche — destroyed by the revelation that its treasury manager was QuadrigaCX's Michael Patryn. Peak DeFi scandal.

Dead OHM fork on BSC — promised decentralized reserve currency, delivered hyperinflationary dilution and 99%+ losses. One of hundreds of identical OHM clones.

Polygon yield farming from the LeoFinance community — a yield farm that ran out of yield. Minimal activity, negligible TVL, and a token that's down 99%.

BSC yield aggregator exploited for $45M via flash loan — BUNNY token crashed 95%+ in hours. A textbook case of flash loan attack on yield aggregator token mechanics.

BSC yield optimizer exploited for $6.2M via flash loan. Never recovered. Protocol abandoned. BELT token worthless.

Dead OHM fork on Fantom — promised unsustainable yields, experienced the inevitable death spiral. Every dollar invested is gone. The OHM fork graveyard claims another victim.

Dead Solana yield aggregator linked to the Saber/Cashio ecosystem — part of the Ian Macalinao pseudonymous developer network controversy. Completely defunct with zero activity.

BSC leveraged yield farm that rugpulled users for $10-15M. Team disappeared with funds. Textbook crypto scam. Total loss.