EconomyWhy risk a smart contract exploit when safe US Treasuries pay better crypto yields?
The Federal Reserve’s 25-basis-point rate increase pushed the one-year Treasury yield to 4.45%, putting pressure on crypto lending returns. Coin Metrics found Aave USDC lenders earned 31 basis points less than Treasuries on average, while Morpho’s median USDC vault exceeded the benchmark by 65 basis points but had about 3.3 times the volatility. The article argues CDOR may better measure on-chain credit conditions than SOFR.
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Why risk a smart contract exploit when safe US Treasuries pay better crypto yields?
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