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Aave vs Compound USDC Yield Alpha

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Last updated Oct 17, 2026, 3:17 AM UTC

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On live Yield.ly data, moving $25,000 from USDC · Compound V3 · Arbitrum One to USDC · Aave V3 · Ethereum models +158 USD net Yield Alpha over 30 days after labeled switching-cost estimates (decision: WATCH). The reverse move models -187 USD.

Details → · Yields are variable. Switching costs are labeled estimates.

aave

USDC · Aave V3 · Ethereum

11.78% APY

7d 5.83% · 30d 5.61%

TVL $17,658,600.00

Yield Durability35/100

Annualized earnings (simple pro-rata)

$1,000: $117.80
$10,000: $1,177.96
$100,000: $11,779.60

compound

USDC · Compound V3 · Arbitrum One

3.13% APY

7d 2.96% · 30d 2.96%

TVL $1,901,468.00

Yield Durability77/100

Annualized earnings (simple pro-rata)

$1,000: $31.32
$10,000: $313.18
$100,000: $3,131.78

A → B on $25k / 30d

STAY

Net -$187.26

Net Yield Alpha is negative by more than 13 USD over the horizon after estimated costs.

B → A on $25k / 30d

WATCH

Net $157.55

Positive edge exists but alternative durability (35/100) is below 40.

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Freshness: Oct 17, 2026, 3:17 AM UTC

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