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 Up to 78% APR on Stablecoins, 81% APR on ETH

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Before we get started, here are the top headline-grabbing events from this week that every savvy DeFi investor ought to keep on their radar.

Arbitrum Amends Foundation Proposal After Failed Vote

Report On Criminal Use Of DeFi Argues Most Protocols Are Subject to Bank Secrecy Act

Free MEV Blocker RPC “Pays Users To Protect Themselves”

Gauntlet Flags Potential cbETH Liquidation Risk On Aave

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Each week we will provide options to earn yield on ETH, WBTC, stablecoins, and other major tokens.

: Up to 81.6% APR looping ETH 4X on Radiant Capital on Arbitrum  

This yield is accrued in ETH borrowing interest and mostly RDNT rewards.

To participate, it requires a leveraged ETH/ETH position with 5% of the value of the looped position in the 80/20 RDNT/ETH Balancer LP.

The RDNT LP must be staked for 12 months to achieve 81.6%.

 + zap into an LP staked for 1-12 months (1 month = 4% net APR vs 12 months = 81.6% net APR).

Caution: This is a leveraged ETH position that could get liquidated if borrowers do not maintain a health factor > 1. This is higher risk than lending or staking.

: Up to 51% APR looping WBTC 4X on Radiant Capital on Arbitrum  

This yield is accrued in WBTC borrowing interest and mostly RDNT rewards.

To participate, it requires a leveraged WBTC/WBTC position with 5% of the value of the looped position in the 80/20 RDNT/ETH Balancer LP.

The RDNT LP must be staked for 12 months to achieve 51%.

 + zap into an LP staked for 1-12 months.

Caution: This is a leveraged WBTC position that could get liquidated if borrowers do not maintain a health factor > 1. This is higher risk than lending or staking.

: 18.4% APY with a MaticX/MATIC leveraged staking position in Cian

The yield is backed by validator rewards using MaticX as collateral, and looping borrowed MATIC against the MaticX.

To participate on Polygon, one can follow the prompts to deposit into the 

: 21.4% APR staking ATOM with Keplr Wallet on Cosmos Hub 

rank by APR, choose a validator, and click 

Then, I specify how many ATOMs and follow the prompts to 

This yield is issued in SD, BNB staking yield, EPX, and trading fees.

: 44% APY with sAVAX/AVAX leveraged staking position in Cian

The yield is backed by validator rewards using sAVAX as collateral, and looping borrowed AVAX with Aave.

To participate on Avalanche, one can follow the prompts to deposit into the 

: 6.8% APY staking SOL with stSOL by Lido

: 4.7% APY staking sFTMx liquid staking derivative by Stader

The yield is issued in FTM rewards, as sFTMX is earning FTM via validator rewards to support Fantom’s PoS network.

To participate, one must deposit FTM for sFTMX 

: Up to 78% APR looping DAI 4X on Radiant Capital on Arbitrum  

This yield is accrued in DAI borrowing interest and mostly RDNT rewards.

To participate, it requires a leveraged DAI/DAI position with 5% of the value of the looped position in the 80/20 RDNT/ETH Balancer LP.

The RDNT LP must be staked for 12 months to achieve 78% APR.

Caution: This is a leveraged DAI position that could get liquidated if borrowers do not maintain a health factor > 1. This is higher risk than lending or staking.

Please be aware we do not always report the highest yield rates because some high yields may be less sustainable due to high inflation token rewards or fewer LPs participating.

Earn Up To 42% APY with 0% Interest and 9X Looping with ETH/stETH on Sturdy Finance

 is a newer DeFi lending protocol that enables users to earn high stablecoin yields, high ETH yields, and take out interest-free loans. Borrowers on Sturdy use interest-bearing staked assets as collateral, allowing them to farm projects like Convex, Yearn, and Lido at up to 10x leverage.

In a positive-sum way, the liquidity for leverage comes from lenders, who earn a portion of farming profits. Lending on Sturdy is ideal for users who wish to benefit from the work of borrowers without having to spend as much time and take on increased risk.

Sturdy enables yield farmers to amplify their yields in a sustainable, profitable way. While Sturdy borrowers earn yield from their deposited collateral, they are also able to take out loans at 0% APY if the utilization rate of the asset they are borrowing is below 80%.

Sturdy keeps liquidation risk low by allowing users to borrow like-assets which track one another in price. For example, Sturdy borrowers might borrow WETH against a Curve ETH/stETH LP staked on Convex or borrow USDC against a Curve FRAX/USDC LP staked on Convex.

When utilization is greater than 80% in a market (the percentage of deposited funds that have been borrowed), interest rates increase by 3% for every percent that utilization goes above 80%, meaning at 100% utilization, borrowers pay 60% APR. So, there is a clear incentive for borrowers to repay/deleverage to get utilization back below 80%.

The underlying yield on Sturdy is harvested every 24 hours and distributed between borrowers and lenders. For lenders, yield is paid out in the same token that they deposited. For borrowers, yield is paid out in the yield token (ie CRV, BAL) and can be claimed on the 

The Stablecoin Market has $20.6M deposited and $6.6M borrowed.

Featured Yields: Up to 78% APR on Stablecoins, 81% APR on ETH

DeFi Alpha is a weekly newsletter published for our premium subscribers every Friday, contributed by Defiant Advisor and DeFi investor at 4RC, DeFi Dad, and our Degen in Chief yyctrader.

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Leveraged Yield Farming Using Sturdy Finance