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Keeping DeFi Yields Simple with Yearn Vaults

From v3 vaults to yVault tokens, here’s what you need to know to earn onchain yields with Yearn.
Keeping DeFi Yields Simple with Yearn Vaults
William M. Peaster William M. Peaster
Aug 22, 2025 • 3 min read
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When Yearn burst onto the DeFi scene in 2020, it pioneered automated onchain yield strategies with its vaults.

Since then, the team has optimized and expanded its offerings such that today, five years later, Yearn remains one of crypto’s best hubs for passive investing.

The project may not be the biggest by total value locked (TVL), but that hasn't stopped it from providing some of the top yields in DeFi.

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William M. Peaster

Written by William M. Peaster

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William M. Peaster, Senior Writer, has been with Bankless since January 2021. Immersed in Ethereum since 2017, he covers the onchain frontier with a particular interest in art, games, and other culture apps. He has a background in creative writing and writes fiction in his free time.

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