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USDT into Aave V3's pooled reserve, drawable only against a 100%-blue-chip set at 73% util with $768M idle.

EthereumEthereum3.21% APY$205.9M TVLView on Aave↗

Risk signals

A+94Risk profile breakdown

Deposit USDT into Aave V3's pooled reserve, drawable only against a 100%-blue-chip collateral set (ETH/LST, BTC-family, blue-chip stables) at 73% utilization with $768M idle -- a clean S1-FLAT x P1 anchor with no firing modifier or multiplier; the exotic/credit tail (rsETH, PT-USDe, syrupUSDT) reads frozen or LTV~0 and is correctly excluded.

Risk profile

  • ProtocolAaveA⁺ (95)
  • StrategySingle-asset lendingA⁺ (96)
  • Collateralno collateral flagA (90)
  • Liquidity26.8% withdrawable at snapshotB⁺ (77)
  • Governanceno flags foundA (92)
  • Concentrationtop-5 = 28.30%A⁻ (85)
  • Exposure100% blue-chip drawable set (ETH/BTC/stable)
Profile shown. The grade is computed with hard caps, not an average of these axes.

Risks

  • Low

    Bad-debt socialization / shared-pool risk

    a liquidation shortfall on ANY drawable collateral (all blue-chip, but ETH/BTC are volatile) is mutualized across USDT suppliers; mitigated by conservative LTV/liqThreshold buffers and proven Aave liquidation machinery

  • Low

    Withdrawal-liquidity at stress

    $768M idle (26.8%) covers normal redemptions and the top-1 exit, but a simultaneous top-5 exit ($809M) marginally exceeds idle -- exit then waits for borrower repayment as the IRM raises rates; structural to pooled lending, not a defect

  • Low

    Utilization drift

    borrowed is at 89.6% of the 2.34B borrow cap; a further utilization climb past 80% would begin to bite the §4.5a withdrawal-liquidity band on a future re-grade

What makes the score

  • AnchorS1 single-asset lending × P1 institutional96
  • Adjustmentsasset quality −2−2
  • Score / 100Composite grade A+94
  • −2 · asset_quality

Contract & governance

Contract age
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Audited
YesOpenZeppelin, Trail of Bits, ABDK Consulting, Spearbit, SigmaPrime, MixBytes, Peckshield, Certora
Verified
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Depositor concentrationShare of the vault held by the top 5 wallets. Lower = more distributed. High concentration means one large depositor exiting can drain liquidity.
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Depeg risk
known-safe
Stablecoin safety (Pharos)Pharos.watch grades major stablecoins; this token isn't in their coverage. Shown verbatim from Pharos — not a Yeelds score.
Not graded by Pharos
Admin key
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Audited

Yeelds Grade

A+

94/100

higher = safer

Stablecoin safety · Pharos

Not graded by Pharos

Graded 2026-06-18 · methodology v1.1 · a dated opinion, not a guarantee · how it's graded

Exposure

StrategyLending
Typesingle
Categorystablecoin
Yield sourceLending interest
Underlying tokensUSDT

Incentive Campaigns

Campaign details available after Merkl/Metrom integration.

Opportunity review

USDT into Aave V3's pooled reserve, drawable only against a 100%-blue-chip set at 73% util with $768M idle.

Yield composition

3.21%
Lending interest: 3.21%Incentive rewards: —
Organic ratio: 100%

Rewards simulation

on a $1,000 deposit

$0.09
per day
$2.64
per month
$32.10
per year

Estimates based on current APY. Actual returns may vary.

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