Term

Yield

The return earned on crypto assets over time, typically expressed as APR or APY.

Type:

defi

metrics

definition

Yield measures the return from staking, lending, liquidity provision, or other on-chain strategies. APR reflects simple annualized returns; APY compounds.

Example 1.1

"A pool offers 8% APR; with frequent compounding, the effective APY will be higher."

Related Terms

Annual Percentage Rate (APR)

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The yearly interest rate without accounting for compound interest.

finance

trading

Annual Percentage Yield

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The projected annual return, factoring in compound interest.

finance

trading

DeFi

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DeFi, or Decentralized Finance, is a revolutionary sector in the blockchain industry that uses smart contracts to create permissionless financial services that are open to everyone and operate without intermediaries.

blockchain

finance

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