> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://news.curve.finance/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Curve Best Yields & Key Metrics | Week 9, 2025 - URL: https://news.curve.finance/curve-best-yields-key-metrics-week-9-2025/ - Published: 2025-02-27T12:34:11.000Z - Updated: 2025-05-15T07:46:14.000Z - Description: Weekly yield and Curve ecosystem metric updates as of the 27th February, 2025 - Author: Michael Egorov - Tags: Metrics, #saint, Yields, Rewards ## Market Overview Crypto markets took a hit this week, but [Curve](https://curve.finance/dex/#/ethereum) held stronger than most. Its TVL dropped to $1.896B—just 8.1% down compared to the average 14.5% drop across other protocols. This dip has actually opened up some amazing opportunities for liquidity providers. **Several USD stablecoin pools are now offering returns above 100%!** This weekly update highlights the most compelling opportunities and metrics across the Curve ecosystem. Be sure to catch our **updates every Thursday** moving forward for the latest insights! ## Top Yields ### Top Performing Pools by Asset Class | Chain | Pool | Type | Yield | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | ------ | | ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/chains/fraxtal.png "Fraxtal") | [![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets-fraxtal/0x788d96f655735f52c676a133f4dfc53cec614d4a.png)dUSD![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets-fraxtal/0x211cc4dd073734da055fbf44a2b4667d5e5fe5d2.png)sUSDe](https://curve.finance/#/fraxtal/pools/factory-stable-ng-46/deposit) | USD | 215.6% | | ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/chains/fraxtal.png "Fraxtal") | [![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets-fraxtal/0xb102f7efa0d5de071a8d37b3548e1c7cb148caf3.png)crvUSD![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets-fraxtal/0x4d15ea9c2573addaed814e48c148b5262694646a.png)USDT](https://curve.finance/#/fraxtal/pools/factory-stable-ng-5/deposit) | USD | 181.8% | | ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/chains/ethereum.png "Ethereum") | [![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets/0x57ab1ec28d129707052df4df418d58a2d46d5f51.png)sUSD![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets/0x9d39a5de30e57443bff2a8307a4256c8797a3497.png)sUSDe](https://curve.finance/#/ethereum/pools/factory-stable-ng-371/deposit) | USD | 106.4% | | ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/chains/ethereum.png "Ethereum") | [![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets/0x1ce7d9942ff78c328a4181b9f3826fee6d845a97.png)yUSD![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets/0xb45ad160634c528cc3d2926d9807104fa3157305.png)sDOLA](https://curve.finance/#/ethereum/pools/factory-stable-ng-361/deposit) | USD | 69.73% | | ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/chains/taiko.png "Taiko") | [![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets-taiko/0xc8f4518ed4bab9a972808a493107926ce8237068.png)crvUSD![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets-taiko/0xc4c410459fbaf8f7f86b6cee52b4fa1282ff9704.png)WBTC![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets-taiko/0xa51894664a773981c6c112c43ce576f315d5b1b6.png)WETH](https://curve.finance/dex/#/taiko/pools/factory-tricrypto-1/deposit) | TRICRYPTO | 34.76% | | ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/chains/base.png "Base") | [![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets-base/0x8ee73c484a26e0a5df2ee2a4960b789967dd0415.png)CRV![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets-base/0x417ac0e078398c154edfadd9ef675d30be60af93.png)crvUSD](https://curve.finance/#/base/pools/factory-crypto-4/deposit) | CRV | 30.87% | | ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/chains/arbitrum.png "Arbitrum") | [![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets-arbitrum/0x11cdb42b0eb46d95f990bedd4695a6e3fa034978.png)CRV![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets-arbitrum/0x62d5a59e0d67c0381aad53b201b4a1b8dcd2c833.png)vsdCRV![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets-arbitrum/0x75289388d50364c3013583d97bd70ced0e183e32.png)asdCRV](https://curve.finance/#/arbitrum/pools/factory-tricrypto-27/deposit) | CRV | 24.62% | | ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/chains/ethereum.png "Ethereum") | [msETH![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets/0x5e8422345238f34275888049021821e8e08caa1f.png)frxETH](https://curve.finance/#/ethereum/pools/factory-v2-290/deposit) | ETH | 24% | | ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/chains/ethereum.png "Ethereum") | [![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets/0x657d9aba1dbb59e53f9f3ecaa878447dcfc96dcb.png)ynETHx![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets/0xc02aaa39b223fe8d0a0e5c4f27ead9083c756cc2.png)WETH](https://curve.finance/#/ethereum/pools/factory-stable-ng-303/deposit) | ETH | 20.74% | ### crvUSD & scrvUSD Yield Opportunities | Chain | Market | Type | Yield | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | ------ | | ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/chains/fraxtal.png "Fraxtal") | [![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets-fraxtal/0xb102f7efa0d5de071a8d37b3548e1c7cb148caf3.png)crvUSD![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets-fraxtal/0x4d15ea9c2573addaed814e48c148b5262694646a.png)USDT](https://curve.finance/#/fraxtal/pools/factory-stable-ng-5/deposit) | Pool | 182.8% | | ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/chains/taiko.png "Taiko") | [![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets-taiko/0xc8f4518ed4bab9a972808a493107926ce8237068.png)crvUSD![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets-taiko/0x8c74d11da5e6ce0498cd280f9209dfb0c5e048a7.png)scrvUSD](https://curve.finance/dex/#/taiko/pools/factory-stable-ng-4/deposit) | Pool | 26.77% | | ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/chains/taiko.png "Taiko") | [![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets-taiko/0xc8f4518ed4bab9a972808a493107926ce8237068.png)crvUSD![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets-taiko/0x2def195713cf4a606b49d07e520e22c17899a736.png)USDT](https://curve.finance/dex/#/taiko/pools/factory-stable-ng-1/deposit) | Pool | 25.51% | | ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/chains/ethereum.png "Ethereum") | [![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets/0x99d8a9c45b2eca8864373a26d1459e3dff1e17f3.png)MIM![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets/0xf939e0a03fb07f59a73314e73794be0e57ac1b4e.png)crvUSD](https://curve.finance/#/ethereum/pools/factory-crvusd-6/deposit) | Pool | 24.88% | | ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/chains/taiko.png "Taiko") | [![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets-taiko/0xc8f4518ed4bab9a972808a493107926ce8237068.png)crvUSD![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets-taiko/0x07d83526730c7438048d55a4fc0b850e2aab6f0b.png)USDC](https://curve.finance/dex/#/taiko/pools/factory-stable-ng-0/deposit) | Pool | 24.04% | | ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/chains/ethereum.png "Ethereum") | [![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets/0xf939e0a03fb07f59a73314e73794be0e57ac1b4e.png)crvUSD![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets/0x18084fba666a33d37592fa2633fd49a74dd93a88.png)tBTC](https://lend.curve.finance/#/ethereum/markets/one-way-market-2/vault/deposit) | LlamaLend | 22.18% | ## Ecosystem Metrics *All changes (shown with + or -) represent the difference compared to values from one week ago.* ### crvUSD & scrvUSD Performance The crvUSD peg remains very strong, and the percentage of crvUSD staked as scrvUSD has stayed almost unchanged, despite the slight reduction in APY. This stability demonstrates that users feel comfortable holding [scrvUSD](https://curve.finance/crvusd/ethereum/scrvUSD) even during market downturns. | Metric | Value | Change | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------- | --------- | | ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets/0xf939e0a03fb07f59a73314e73794be0e57ac1b4e.png)crvUSD Circ. Supply | $64.63M | \-3.67% | | ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets/0x0655977feb2f289a4ab78af67bab0d17aab84367.png)scrvUSD Yield | 7.66% APY | \-1.43% | | ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets/0xf939e0a03fb07f59a73314e73794be0e57ac1b4e.png)crvUSD in![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets/0x0655977feb2f289a4ab78af67bab0d17aab84367.png)scrvUSD | 28.16% | \-0.07% | | ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets/0xf939e0a03fb07f59a73314e73794be0e57ac1b4e.png)crvUSD Peg | $1.00032 | +$0.00032 | | ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets/0xf939e0a03fb07f59a73314e73794be0e57ac1b4e.png)Avg. Borrow Rate | 5.469% | \-1.26% | | ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets/0xf939e0a03fb07f59a73314e73794be0e57ac1b4e.png)Loans | 635 | \-14 | | ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets/0xf939e0a03fb07f59a73314e73794be0e57ac1b4e.png)Fees | $74.59k | \-26.94% | | ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets/0xf939e0a03fb07f59a73314e73794be0e57ac1b4e.png)Pegkeeper Debt | $8.123M | +2.712M | ### Pool Statistics Volatility has proven excellent for volumes and fees. The average transaction value has almost doubled this week, reflecting increased trading activity during the market fluctuations. | Metric | Value | Change | | ------------ | ------- | ------- | | TVL | $1.741B | \-8.13% | | Volume | $3.652B | +96.57% | | Transactions | 375,791 | +11.38% | | Total Fees | $671.8k | +73.90% | ### LlamaLend Performance Unfortunately, the recent market downturn has prompted some larger borrowers to close their loans, reducing the overall LlamaLend TVL. | Metric | Value | Change | | ----------- | ------- | -------- | | Lending TVL | $39.87M | \-12.62% | | Supplied | $33.59M | \-8.40% | | Borrowed | $21.89M | \-37.01% | | Loans | 591 | +2 | ## Notable Pool Activity ### Highest Volume Pools | Chain | Pool | Volume | TVL | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ------- | | ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/chains/ethereum.png "Ethereum") | [![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets/0x6b175474e89094c44da98b954eedeac495271d0f.png)DAI![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets/0xa0b86991c6218b36c1d19d4a2e9eb0ce3606eb48.png)USDC![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets/0xdac17f958d2ee523a2206206994597c13d831ec7.png)USDT](https://curve.finance/#/ethereum/pools/3pool/deposit) | $824.1M | $162.4M | | ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/chains/ethereum.png "Ethereum") | [![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets/0xeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.png)ETH![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets/0xae7ab96520de3a18e5e111b5eaab095312d7fe84.png)stETH](https://curve.finance/#/ethereum/pools/steth/deposit) | $580.3M | $119.8M | | ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/chains/ethereum.png "Ethereum") | [![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets/0x4c9edd5852cd905f086c759e8383e09bff1e68b3.png)USDe![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets/0xa0b86991c6218b36c1d19d4a2e9eb0ce3606eb48.png)USDC](https://curve.finance/#/ethereum/pools/factory-stable-ng-12/deposit) | $326.9M | $9.942M | ### Recently Launched Pools Five notable pools launched this week, with a combined TVL of over $4M! | Chain | Pool | TVL | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | | ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/chains/ethereum.png "Ethereum") | [![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets/0x09db87a538bd693e9d08544577d5ccfaa6373a48.png)ynETH![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets/0x35ec69a77b79c255e5d47d5a3bdbefefe342630c.png)ynLSDe](https://curve.finance/#/ethereum/pools/factory-stable-ng-334/deposit) | $3.235M | | ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/chains/ethereum.png "Ethereum") | [![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets/0xcf62f905562626cfcdd2261162a51fd02fc9c5b6.png)sfrxUSD![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets/0x0655977feb2f289a4ab78af67bab0d17aab84367.png)scrvUSD](https://curve.finance/#/ethereum/pools/factory-stable-ng-344/deposit) | $523.9k | | ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/chains/ethereum.png "Ethereum") | [![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets/0xcacd6fd266af91b8aed52accc382b4e165586e29.png)frxUSD![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets/0x0655977feb2f289a4ab78af67bab0d17aab84367.png)scrvUSD](https://curve.finance/#/ethereum/pools/factory-stable-ng-343/deposit) | $196k | | ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/chains/ethereum.png "Ethereum") | [![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets/0x57ab1ec28d129707052df4df418d58a2d46d5f51.png)sUSD![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets/0x9d39a5de30e57443bff2a8307a4256c8797a3497.png)sUSDe](https://curve.finance/#/ethereum/pools/factory-stable-ng-371/deposit) | $57.64k | | ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/chains/fraxtal.png "Fraxtal") | [![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets-fraxtal/0xb102f7efa0d5de071a8d37b3548e1c7cb148caf3.png)crvUSD![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets-fraxtal/0x4d15ea9c2573addaed814e48c148b5262694646a.png)USDT](https://curve.finance/#/fraxtal/pools/factory-stable-ng-5/deposit) | $31.61k | ### Highest Fee Generating Pools The [3pool](https://curve.finance/#/ethereum/pools/3pool/deposit) once again generated the most fees across the platform. Following the [recent governance vote](https://curve.finance/dao/#/ethereum/proposals/91-PARAMETER), 100% of these fees now flow directly to the CurveDAO—a notable difference from standard pools where only 50% of generated fees are directed to the CurveDAO. | Chain | Pool | Fees | Volume | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ------- | | ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/chains/ethereum.png "Ethereum") | [![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets/0x6b175474e89094c44da98b954eedeac495271d0f.png)DAI![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets/0xa0b86991c6218b36c1d19d4a2e9eb0ce3606eb48.png)USDC![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets/0xdac17f958d2ee523a2206206994597c13d831ec7.png)USDT](https://curve.finance/#/ethereum/pools/3pool/deposit) | $84.08k | $824.1M | | ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/chains/ethereum.png "Ethereum") | [![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets/0xeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.png)ETH![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets/0xae7ab96520de3a18e5e111b5eaab095312d7fe84.png)stETH](https://curve.finance/#/ethereum/pools/steth/deposit) | $58.04k | $580.3M | | ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/chains/ethereum.png "Ethereum") | [![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets/0xdac17f958d2ee523a2206206994597c13d831ec7.png)USDT![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets/0x2260fac5e5542a773aa44fbcfedf7c193bc2c599.png)WBTC![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curvefi/curve-assets/refs/heads/main/images/assets/0xc02aaa39b223fe8d0a0e5c4f27ead9083c756cc2.png)WETH](https://curve.finance/#/ethereum/pools/factory-tricrypto-1/deposit) | $38.5k | $19.29M | --- Explore Yield Oppportunities [Go to DEX markets ](https://curve.finance/#/ethereum/pools) [Go to Lending Markets ](https://lend.curve.finance/#/ethereum/markets) [Go to Savings crvUSD ](https://crvusd.curve.finance/#/ethereum/scrvUSD) ***Curve's ecosystem continues to expand rapidly, welcoming new teams and pools weekly. If you're interested in launching a pool, lending market, or simply want to connect with the community, join us on*** [***Telegram***](https://t.me/curvefi) ***or*** [***Discord***](https://discord.gg/twUngQYz85)***.*** ## Risk Disclaimer > References to specific pools or Llamalend markets do not constitute endorsements of their safety. We strongly encourage conducting personal risk analysis before engaging with any pools or markets. Please review our detailed risk disclaimers: [Pool Risk Disclaimer](https://resources.curve.finance/risks-security/risks/pool/), [Llamalend Risk Disclaimer](https://resources.curve.finance/risks-security/risks/lending/), [crvUSD Risk Disclaimer](https://resources.curve.finance/risks-security/risks/crvusd/).