DeFiEarns started in September 2021, in the middle of the first DeFi boom, as a private tool: a table of pools we used ourselves to decide where to put stablecoins and ETH. New protocols were launching every day, rates changed by the hour, and checking twenty dashboards by hand was exhausting. So we built one table and made it public.
The site went quiet in 2024. This is the rebuilt version: the same idea, cleaner data and a page for every token, protocol and chain. Today it covers 16,454 pools from 497 protocols on 103 chains, plus a hand-checked shelf of centralised exchange rates and a list of bridges.
What we believe
- Liquidity first. A big pool with a modest rate beats a tiny pool with a spectacular one.
- Show the split. Interest that borrowers pay is durable; token emissions are not. Every APY here is broken into base and reward.
- Numbers need context. That is why every page has a median, a 30-day average and risk chips, not just a leaderboard.
- No promises. Crypto yield is risky. Deposit only what you can afford to lose, and never because a website said so.
Data and funding
On-chain data comes from the open DefiLlama yields API and protocol metadata; CeFi rates are checked by hand. The site may earn a referral fee when you open an account through some links; this never changes the numbers or the order of the tables. Details in the methodology.
Contact
To list a protocol, report a wrong number or suggest a feature, write to hello@defiearns.com.