Methodology

Updated 2026-09-22

Data

Where yield data comes from, how it is validated, and what happens when providers fail.

Primary yield sources

Yield.ly primarily uses DefiLlama yield data for decentralized yield opportunities, then validates, normalizes, qualifies, and enriches that information before publishing it. Bitcompare supplements CeFi and hybrid lending, staking, and borrowing coverage.

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Enrichment sources

CoinGecko may be used for asset metadata and market enrichment. Missing CoinGecko data does not turn a valid yield rate or TVL into zero. De.Fi Rekt Database supplies security incident evidence for observed risk, not APY or TVL.

Source role table

SourceUsed forNot used for

Source

DefiLlama

Used for

Primary yield and TVL observations for decentralized opportunities

Not used for

Sponsor ranking; Observed risk verdicts; Asset identity without mapping

Source

DefiLlama dimension adapters

Used for

Open-source protocol economic methodologies and dimension extraction logic

Not used for

Opportunity APY truth; Pool-specific fee allocation without evidence; Sponsor ranking; Observed risk verdicts; Token valuation

Source

Bitcompare

Used for

CeFi and hybrid lending, staking, and borrowing rate coverage

Not used for

On-chain pool TVL truth for DeFi markets; Sponsor ranking

Source

CoinGecko

Used for

Asset metadata and market enrichment

Not used for

Primary APY truth; TVL authority; Qualification decisions alone

Source

De.Fi Rekt Database

Used for

Security and incident evidence for observed risk

Not used for

APY; TVL; Ranking scores; Qualification by itself

Source

Morpho

Used for

Protocol-native verification and enrichment for Morpho Blue markets and MetaMorpho vaults

Not used for

Broad opportunity discovery; Sponsor ranking; Replacing DefiLlama pool list

Source

Aave

Used for

Protocol-native verification and enrichment for Aave v3 reserves

Not used for

Broad opportunity discovery; Sponsor ranking; Transaction execution

Source

Solana Native RPC

Used for

Native SOL staking benchmark for Solana liquid staking comparisons

Not used for

JitoSOL APY as primary truth; Per-validator delegation rankings

Source

Lido

Used for

Protocol-native verification and enrichment for stETH and wstETH

Not used for

Broad discovery; Sponsor ranking; Wallet or transaction execution

Source

Jito

Used for

Protocol-native verification and enrichment for JitoSOL

Not used for

SOL native benchmark as Jito APY; Delegation execution

Source

StakeWise

Used for

Shadow protocol-native verification for osETH via official subgraph

Not used for

Production publication until reconciliation gates pass; Broad discovery; Wallet or transaction execution

Source

Beefy

Used for

Vault-native verification and APY decomposition for auto-compounding vaults

Not used for

Broad opportunity discovery; Sponsor ranking; Transaction execution

Source

Pendle

Used for

Term and fixed-yield market data for PT/YT markets

Not used for

Broad discovery replacement; Transaction routing; Wallet execution

Source

Euler

Used for

Protocol-native vault and lending verification for Euler V2 (EVK)

Not used for

Broad discovery; Wallet or transaction layers; Sponsor ranking

Source

Ponder

Used for

Open-source EVM indexing framework for selected protocol deposit, withdraw, borrow, and repay events

Not used for

Wallet tracking; Ranking weights; Risk scores; Qualification gates; Canonical APY or TVL truth

Source

Wormhole

Used for

Cross-chain bridge transfer volume evidence

Not used for

Protocol deposit flow; Ranking; Risk; Qualification

Source

DefiLlama Yield Adapters

Used for

Open-source protocol-specific APY methodology used selectively for verification and enrichment

Not used for

Broad opportunity discovery (DefiLlama /pools remains discovery); Canonical publication without reconciliation gates; Sponsor ranking; Observed risk verdicts

Source

DefiLlama TVL Adapters

Used for

Open-source onchain TVL methodologies used selectively for protocol and chain TVL verification

Not used for

Opportunity TVL truth without scope matching; Exit liquidity estimates; Ranking weights; Replacing /pools TVL for discovery

Source roles
Source	Used for	Not used for
DefiLlama	Primary yield and TVL observations for decentralized opportunities	Sponsor ranking; Observed risk verdicts; Asset identity without mapping
DefiLlama dimension adapters	Open-source protocol economic methodologies and dimension extraction logic	Opportunity APY truth; Pool-specific fee allocation without evidence; Sponsor ranking; Observed risk verdicts; Token valuation
Bitcompare	CeFi and hybrid lending, staking, and borrowing rate coverage	On-chain pool TVL truth for DeFi markets; Sponsor ranking
CoinGecko	Asset metadata and market enrichment	Primary APY truth; TVL authority; Qualification decisions alone
De.Fi Rekt Database	Security and incident evidence for observed risk	APY; TVL; Ranking scores; Qualification by itself
Morpho	Protocol-native verification and enrichment for Morpho Blue markets and MetaMorpho vaults	Broad opportunity discovery; Sponsor ranking; Replacing DefiLlama pool list
Aave	Protocol-native verification and enrichment for Aave v3 reserves	Broad opportunity discovery; Sponsor ranking; Transaction execution
Solana Native RPC	Native SOL staking benchmark for Solana liquid staking comparisons	JitoSOL APY as primary truth; Per-validator delegation rankings
Lido	Protocol-native verification and enrichment for stETH and wstETH	Broad discovery; Sponsor ranking; Wallet or transaction execution
Jito	Protocol-native verification and enrichment for JitoSOL	SOL native benchmark as Jito APY; Delegation execution
StakeWise	Shadow protocol-native verification for osETH via official subgraph	Production publication until reconciliation gates pass; Broad discovery; Wallet or transaction execution
Beefy	Vault-native verification and APY decomposition for auto-compounding vaults	Broad opportunity discovery; Sponsor ranking; Transaction execution
Pendle	Term and fixed-yield market data for PT/YT markets	Broad discovery replacement; Transaction routing; Wallet execution
Euler	Protocol-native vault and lending verification for Euler V2 (EVK)	Broad discovery; Wallet or transaction layers; Sponsor ranking
Ponder	Open-source EVM indexing framework for selected protocol deposit, withdraw, borrow, and repay events	Wallet tracking; Ranking weights; Risk scores; Qualification gates; Canonical APY or TVL truth
Wormhole	Cross-chain bridge transfer volume evidence	Protocol deposit flow; Ranking; Risk; Qualification
DefiLlama Yield Adapters	Open-source protocol-specific APY methodology used selectively for verification and enrichment	Broad opportunity discovery (DefiLlama /pools remains discovery); Canonical publication without reconciliation gates; Sponsor ranking; Observed risk verdicts
DefiLlama TVL Adapters	Open-source onchain TVL methodologies used selectively for protocol and chain TVL verification	Opportunity TVL truth without scope matching; Exit liquidity estimates; Ranking weights; Replacing /pools TVL for discovery

Protocol economics enrichment

Yield.ly enriches qualified opportunities with protocol-level economic context from DefiLlama dimension-adapters methodology: fees, revenue, supply-side revenue, volume, and economic activity trends. Metrics are protocol-wide unless a chain-specific breakdown is available.

Yield sustainability evidence combines rate composition, durability, and economic activity. It is separate from observed smart-contract risk and is never used to modify qualification or risk scores directly.

Ingestion and refresh cadence

Scheduled ingestion and dashboard builds run on staggered intervals. Dashboard refresh target: every 20 minutes. DefiLlama pool ingestion: every 30 minutes. Bitcompare rotation: every 2 hours.

Source observed time vs Yield.ly refresh time

Source observed time is when the upstream observation applies.

Yield.ly refresh time is when Yield.ly processed or published the data in the current dashboard generation.

A page rendered five minutes ago does not mean the underlying source observation is five minutes old.

Data freshness states

Data freshness states
State	Meaning	What users see	Default results
Fresh	Source observation is within the ideal refresh window.	Normal display without freshness warning.	Eligible if other qualification rules pass.
Delayed	Observation is older than ideal but still within acceptable bounds.	Delayed data label or warning where applicable.	May remain qualified with a warning.
Stale	Observation exceeds the stale threshold but has not hard-stopped.	Stale warning. Values may be retained from last valid observation.	Typically hidden from default discovery until recovery.
Partial	Some required fields or sources are missing while others remain valid.	Partial coverage indicators where fields are unavailable.	Depends on which fields are affected.
Unavailable	Required data is missing or failed validation.	Unavailable label. No fabricated zero fallback.	Excluded or temporarily hidden.

Thresholds derived from production policy: fresh within 30 minutes, stale after 120 minutes, hard stop at 150 minutes.

Provider failure policy

When an upstream provider fails, Yield.ly preserves the latest accepted valid dataset rather than replacing values with zeros or unverified data.

Delayed and stale warnings appear when observations exceed ideal windows. Yield.ly does not display zero as a fallback for unavailable financial data.

Data validation

Yield.ly rejects or quarantines records with:

Malformed or non-finite APY values
Impossible timestamps
Invalid or negative TVL where TVL is required
Unsupported rate units without explicit labeling
Mapping conflicts and missing required lineage
Corrupt provider generations that fail quality gates

APY and APR convention

APY assumes compounding over one year when labeled as APY. APR is simple interest without compounding assumption. Yield.ly does not silently convert an unknown APR into APY without explicit assumptions.

Source-provided vs Yield.ly-derived

Source-provided: current APY, TVL, provider pool ID, base and reward components when reported.

Yield.ly-derived: 7D and 30D medians, reward dependency, qualification state, observed risk bands, and ranking inputs.

Data version

Current data pipeline: methodology@0.7.0. Last updated 2026-09-22.

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Source

Used for

Not used for

DefiLlama

Primary yield and TVL observations for decentralized opportunities

Sponsor ranking; Observed risk verdicts; Asset identity without mapping

DefiLlama dimension adapters

Open-source protocol economic methodologies and dimension extraction logic

Opportunity APY truth; Pool-specific fee allocation without evidence; Sponsor ranking; Observed risk verdicts; Token valuation

Bitcompare

CeFi and hybrid lending, staking, and borrowing rate coverage

On-chain pool TVL truth for DeFi markets; Sponsor ranking

CoinGecko

Asset metadata and market enrichment

Primary APY truth; TVL authority; Qualification decisions alone

De.Fi Rekt Database

Security and incident evidence for observed risk

APY; TVL; Ranking scores; Qualification by itself

Morpho

Protocol-native verification and enrichment for Morpho Blue markets and MetaMorpho vaults

Broad opportunity discovery; Sponsor ranking; Replacing DefiLlama pool list

Aave

Protocol-native verification and enrichment for Aave v3 reserves

Broad opportunity discovery; Sponsor ranking; Transaction execution

Solana Native RPC

Native SOL staking benchmark for Solana liquid staking comparisons

JitoSOL APY as primary truth; Per-validator delegation rankings

Lido

Protocol-native verification and enrichment for stETH and wstETH

Broad discovery; Sponsor ranking; Wallet or transaction execution

Jito

Protocol-native verification and enrichment for JitoSOL

SOL native benchmark as Jito APY; Delegation execution

StakeWise

Shadow protocol-native verification for osETH via official subgraph

Production publication until reconciliation gates pass; Broad discovery; Wallet or transaction execution

Beefy

Vault-native verification and APY decomposition for auto-compounding vaults

Broad opportunity discovery; Sponsor ranking; Transaction execution

Pendle

Term and fixed-yield market data for PT/YT markets

Broad discovery replacement; Transaction routing; Wallet execution

Euler

Protocol-native vault and lending verification for Euler V2 (EVK)

Broad discovery; Wallet or transaction layers; Sponsor ranking

Ponder

Open-source EVM indexing framework for selected protocol deposit, withdraw, borrow, and repay events

Wallet tracking; Ranking weights; Risk scores; Qualification gates; Canonical APY or TVL truth

Wormhole

Cross-chain bridge transfer volume evidence

Protocol deposit flow; Ranking; Risk; Qualification

DefiLlama Yield Adapters

Open-source protocol-specific APY methodology used selectively for verification and enrichment

Broad opportunity discovery (DefiLlama /pools remains discovery); Canonical publication without reconciliation gates; Sponsor ranking; Observed risk verdicts

DefiLlama TVL Adapters

Open-source onchain TVL methodologies used selectively for protocol and chain TVL verification

Opportunity TVL truth without scope matching; Exit liquidity estimates; Ranking weights; Replacing /pools TVL for discovery

State

Meaning

What users see

Default results

Fresh

Source observation is within the ideal refresh window.

Normal display without freshness warning.

Eligible if other qualification rules pass.

Delayed

Observation is older than ideal but still within acceptable bounds.

Delayed data label or warning where applicable.

May remain qualified with a warning.

Stale

Observation exceeds the stale threshold but has not hard-stopped.

Stale warning. Values may be retained from last valid observation.

Typically hidden from default discovery until recovery.

Partial

Some required fields or sources are missing while others remain valid.

Partial coverage indicators where fields are unavailable.

Depends on which fields are affected.

Unavailable

Required data is missing or failed validation.

Unavailable label. No fabricated zero fallback.

Excluded or temporarily hidden.