Aave isolation mode trade
Lending StrategiesLong/Short
Aave V3 isolated assets; lever risky asset bounded by debt cap
Source: Aave V3
Aave looping (recursive borrow)
Lending StrategiesLong Levered
Deposit collateral borrow same asset redeposit; lever stablecoin yield 5-10x
Source: Aave
Aerodrome veAERO strategy (Base)
Yield StrategiesLong veAERO
Base chain Velodrome fork; vote-locked emissions + bribes
Source: Aerodrome
Aevo perpetual options
OptionsLong/Short
Aevo offers perpetual options + futures (Ribbon successor)
Source: Aevo
Borrow against ETH for stable yield
Lending StrategiesLong Levered Yield
Borrow USDC against ETH at low rate; deploy in higher-yield protocols
Source: Yield Lego
Compound stable-volatile arb
Lending StrategiesLong/Short
Borrow low-rate asset deposit high-rate asset; capture rate differential
Source: Compound
Convex vlCVX strategy
Yield StrategiesLong vlCVX
Vote-locked CVX earns Curve bribes + boosted CRV
Source: Convex
Drift Solana perp trading
Perp DEXLong/Short
Solana perp DEX; market making and directional
Source: Drift
Eigenlayer restaking points
Yield StrategiesLong Restake
Restake ETH/LST for points expecting EIGEN airdrop
Source: Eigenlayer
Element Finance fixed yield
Yield StrategiesLong Fixed
Element principal/yield split for fixed-rate exposure
Source: Element
EthenaUSDe basis-trade carry
Yield StrategiesLong sUSDe
Long ETH spot short ETH perp; collect funding; sUSDe staked synthetic dollar
Source: Ethena
Ether.fi loyalty points
Yield StrategiesLong ETH stake
Stake on EtherFi for ETHFI airdrop and ongoing rewards
Source: EtherFi
Frax veFXS lock
Yield StrategiesLong veFXS
Lock FXS for veFXS; share fees and direct gauges
Source: Frax
Friktion vault (Solana DEBUNKED defunct)
OptionsN/A
Solana options vault; (DEBUNKED defunct 2023)
Source: DEBUNKED
GMX V2 GLP LP
Perp DEXLong Pool
Provide GLP liquidity earn 70% trading fees; counterparty to traders
Source: GMX
GMX V2 GM LP
Perp DEXLong Pool
GM markets on GMX V2 isolated per-asset LPs
Source: GMX
Hegic on-chain options
OptionsLong/Short
Hegic AMM-style options on ETH/BTC; passive LP earn premiums
Source: Hegic
Hyperliquid HLP vault
Perp DEXLong Pool
HLP market-making vault; earn fees from perp users
Source: Hyperliquid
IPOR rate trading
Yield StrategiesLong/Short Rate
Trade DeFi interest rate via IPOR perpetual rate-swap protocol
Source: IPOR
Liquid restaking tokens (eETH ezETH rsETH)
Yield StrategiesLong LRT
Hold LRTs for staking yield + restaking points + airdrops
Source: LRT
Liquidations as a strategy (Aave bots)
Lending StrategiesNeutral
Run liquidation bot on Aave; bid on unhealthy positions for 5-10% bonus
Source: MEV
Lyra/Derive options vault
OptionsLong/Short
Sell options weekly via vault; collect premium
Source: Lyra
Morpho peer-to-peer optimization
Lending StrategiesLong Yield
Morpho matches lenders/borrowers P2P with Aave fallback; better rates
Source: Morpho
Notional Finance fixed-rate lending
Yield StrategiesLong Fixed
Lock fixed-rate USDC lending via fCash; alternative to floating Aave/Compound
Source: Notional
Pendle + Ether.fi looping
Yield StrategiesLong PT-eETH
Buy Pendle PT-eETH at discount; lock fixed yield while exposure to LRT carry
Source: DeFi Lego
Pendle PT (principal token) buy-and-hold
Yield StrategiesLong PT
Buy PT at discount to face; locks in fixed yield
Source: Pendle
Pendle YT shorting
Yield StrategiesShort YT
Short YT when expected yield drops; profit from rate decline
Source: Pendle
Pendle yield-token (YT) trading
Yield StrategiesLong YT
Buy/sell yield tokens isolated from principal; trade yield expectations
Source: Pendle
Premia OTC option market
OptionsLong/Short
Premia option marketplace; trade ETH/BTC options on-chain
Source: Premia
Recursive USDe yield amplification
Lending StrategiesLong Levered
Deposit USDe borrow USDC redeposit; lever Ethena funding-carry yield
Source: Recent
Ribbon Theta vault (now Aevo)
OptionsShort Vol
Sell weekly covered calls or puts; auto-rolling vault
Source: Ribbon
Spark/MakerDAO DSR (DAI Savings Rate)
Lending StrategiesLong DSR
Earn DSR on DAI deposit; backed by RWA and crypto collateral
Source: MakerDAO
Stablecoin yield aggregator (Yearn)
Yield StrategiesLong Yield
Yearn vaults auto-optimize stablecoin lending; passive yield
Source: Yearn
Velodrome ve(3
Yield Strategies3) on Optimism
Velodrome,Optimism native DEX ve(3,3); rebases + bribes
Source: Velodrome
Vertex sequencer arb
Perp DEXNeutral
Vertex hybrid orderbook+AMM; sequencer arb opportunities
Source: Vertex
dYdX V4 perpetual trading
Perp DEXLong/Short
dYdX V4 Cosmos appchain perps
Source: dYdX
veCRV bribes (Curve gauge voting)
Yield StrategiesLong Bribe
Vote-locked CRV holders earn bribes from Convex/Votium for directing emissions
Source: Curve Wars
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