Curve Best Yields & Key Metrics | Week 1, 2025
Weekly yield and Curve ecosystem metric updates as of the 3rd January, 2025
Market Overview
Curve's TVL rose to $2.501B this week, with strong fee generation led by Usual's USD0 pools which utilize dynamic fees, a feature of Curve's new Stableswap pools.
LlamaLend leads this week's USD yields with over 200% APR on crvUSD deposits in the ynETH/crvUSD market, while the WETH/shezETH Stableswap pool offers over 100% APR ETH yield. Read on for this week's key metrics and opportunities across the Curve ecosystem.
Top Yields
Note: for pools with less than $100k TVL, the yield has been calculated as if the pool has $100k TVL.
Top Performing Pools by Asset Class
| Chain | Pool | Type | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
 sDOLA alUSD |
USD | 69.79% |
|
 USD3 sDAI |
USD | 29.46% |
 |
CrossCurve Stable |
USD | 27.81% |
|
 zunBTC tBTC |
BTC | 38.04% |
|
 EBTCtBTC |
BTC | 4.54% |
|
 ShezETH WETH |
ETH | 106% |
|
 zunETH frxETH |
ETH | 13.59% |
 |
 CRV crvUSD |
CRV | 34.4% |
 |
 CRV vsdCRV asdCRV |
CRV | 19.73% |
|
 EURA EURT EURS |
EUR | 14.73% |
crvUSD & scrvUSD Yield Opportunities
At the time of writing, LlamaLend offers higher yields than all USD stablecoin pools except one. Check below for available opportunities.
| Chain | Market | Type | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|
|
 crvUSD ynETH |
LlamaLend | 213% |
|
 crvUSD ARB |
LlamaLend | 39.51% |
|
crvUSDARB |
LlamaLend | 33.02% |
|
crvUSDasdCRV |
LlamaLend | 32.71% |
|
USD3 scrvUSD |
Pool | 27.35% |
|
 USDC scrvUSD |
Pool | 23.87% |
|
 sUSDcrvUSD |
Pool | 22.42% |
|
 USDMcrvUSD |
Pool | 19.8% |
Notable Pool Activity
Highest Volume Pools
| Chain | Pool | Volume | TVL |
|---|---|---|---|
|
 DAI USDC USDT |
$890.6M | $166.3M |
|
 USD0USDC |
$672M | $101.2M |
|
USD0 USD0++ |
$276.8M | $319.6M |
|
 ETH stETH |
$256.3M | $176.5M |
Recently Launched Pools
| Chain | Pool | TVL |
|---|---|---|
|
 USDX sUSDX |
$1.032M |
Highest Fee Generating Pools
| Chain | Pool | Fees | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|
|
USD0USDC |
$134.4k | $672M |
|
USD0USD0++ |
$110.7k | $276.8M |
|
DAIUSDCUSDT |
$89.08k | $890.6M |
Most Profitable Pools
Note: Minimum $100k TVL, profitability is measured by fees per $1 of liquidity
| Chain | Pool | Fees | TVL |
|---|---|---|---|
|
 USDT EYWA |
$10.99k | $714.1k |
|
ETH PRISMA |
$1.224k | $130.5k |
|
 mkUSDPRISMA |
$2.434k | $335.9k |
Ecosystem Metrics
All changes (shown with + or -) represent the difference compared to values from one week ago.
Pool Statistics
| Metric | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| TVL | $2.327B | +0.61% |
| Volume | $3.375B | -12.59% |
| Transactions | 350,053 | -22.85% |
| Total Fees | $787k | -14.49% |
| DAO Fees | $393.5k | -14.49% |
crvUSD & scrvUSD Performance
The proportion of crvUSD staked in scrvUSD continues to rise, helping to strengthen the crvUSD peg.
| Metric | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| crvUSD Supply |
$77.55M | -0.30% |
| scrvUSD Yield |
15% APY | -0.21% |
| crvUSD inscrvUSD |
29.96% | +3.31% |
| crvUSD Peg |
$0.9993 | +$0.0008 |
crvUSD Loan Metrics
scrvUSD continues to ease borrowing rates downwards, while Curve's automatically fluctuating rates remain slightly higher than competitors, suggesting users value the Liquidation Protection feature enough to pay a premium.
| Metric | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Avg. Borrow Rate | 14.81% | -1.53% |
| crvUSD Borrowed | $77.55M | -0.41% |
| Collateral | $142.2M | +0.92% |
| Loans | 642 | -12 |
| Fees | $201.6k | -15.29% |
| Pegkeeper Debt | $0 | - |
LlamaLend Performance
| Metric | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Lending TVL | $43.68M | -6.37% |
| Supplied | $31.62M | +1.67% |
| Borrowed | $22.36M | -3.37% |
| Collateral | $34.43M | -11.03% |
| Loans | 661 | +13 |
Curve's ecosystem continues to expand rapidly, welcoming new teams and pools weekly. If you're interested in launching a pool, lending market, or simply want to connect with the community, join us on Telegram or Discord.
Risk Disclaimer
Risk Advisory: References to specific pools or Llamalend markets do not constitute endorsements of their safety. We strongly encourage conducting personal risk analysis before engaging with any pools or markets. Please review our detailed risk disclaimers: Pool Risk Disclaimer, Llamalend Risk Disclaimer, crvUSD Risk Disclaimer.