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Where can I earn the most interest on USDT right now?

Short answer

26 USDT markets and vaults in our data state a yield. The highest right now is Lista Lending — USDT lending on Ethereum at 5.84% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-19). The range runs from 0.30% (Aave V4 — USDT lending (Core) on Avalanche) to 5.84%. Yields are variable and not guaranteed.

USDT earns interest when you lend it to borrowers through a DeFi market or deposit it in a vault that lends for you. The rate floats with borrowing demand and differs by chain. These are the markets and vaults with at least $2M deposited, refreshed daily from DefiLlama.

How this list is made: computed from the live TokenBank dataset each time the page is built — 26 matching rows, each linked to its own page and source.

Figures from our live dataset · data as of 2026-10-19 · this answer as JSON · not investment advice

TokenIssuerYield / returnMinimumKYC to buyChain
DL-LISTALENDING-USDT-ETHEREUM
Lista Lending — USDT lending on Ethereum
Lista Lending (protocol)5.84% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-19)
checked 19 Oct 2026
NoneNot statedEthereum
DL-RHEALEND-USDT-NEAR
Rhea Lend — USDT lending on Near
Rhea Lend (protocol)5.66% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-19)
checked 19 Oct 2026
NoneNot statedNear
DL-MAPLE-USDT-ETHEREUM
Maple — USDT lending (Syrup USDT) on Ethereum
Maple (protocol)5.53% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-19)
checked 19 Oct 2026
NoneNot statedEthereum
DL-AAVEV3-USDT0-MONAD
Aave V3 — USDT0 lending on Monad
Aave V3 (protocol)4.81% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-19)
checked 19 Oct 2026
NoneNot statedMonad
DL-AAVEV3-USDT-ETHEREUM-A90D
Aave V3 — USDT lending (Umbrella) on Ethereum
Aave V3 (protocol)4.77% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-19)
checked 19 Oct 2026
NoneNot statedEthereum
DL-FLUIDLENDING-USDT0-PLASMA
Fluid Lending — USDT0 lending on Plasma
Fluid Lending (protocol)4.64% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-19)
checked 19 Oct 2026
NoneNot statedPlasma
DL-JUPITERLEND-USDT-SOLANA
Jupiter Lend — USDT lending (Earn) on Solana
Jupiter Lend (protocol)4.46% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-19)
checked 19 Oct 2026
NoneNot statedSolana
DL-AAVEV3-USDT0-MANTLE
Aave V3 — USDT0 lending on Mantle
Aave V3 (protocol)4.45% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-19)
checked 19 Oct 2026
NoneNot statedMantle
DL-COMPOUNDV3-USDT-ETHEREUM
Compound V3 — USDT lending on Ethereum
Compound V3 (protocol)4.43% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-19)
checked 19 Oct 2026
NoneNot statedEthereum
DL-KAMINOLEND-USDT-SOLANA
Kamino Lend — USDT lending (Galaxy USDT) on Solana
Kamino Lend (protocol)4.4% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-19)
checked 19 Oct 2026
NoneNot statedSolana
DL-FLUIDLENDING-USDT-ETHEREUM
Fluid Lending — USDT lending on Ethereum
Fluid Lending (protocol)4.18% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-19)
checked 19 Oct 2026
NoneNot statedEthereum
DL-SPARKSAVINGS-USDT-ETHEREUM
Spark Savings — USDT vault on Ethereum
Spark Savings (protocol)3.75% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-19)
checked 19 Oct 2026
NoneNot statedEthereum
DL-AAVEV3-USDT0-PLASMA
Aave V3 — USDT0 lending on Plasma
Aave V3 (protocol)3.74% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-19)
checked 19 Oct 2026
NoneNot statedPlasma
DL-AAVEV3-USDT0-POLYGON
Aave V3 — USDT0 lending on Polygon
Aave V3 (protocol)3.48% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-19)
checked 19 Oct 2026
NoneNot statedPolygon
DL-AAVEV3-USDT-AVALANCHE
Aave V3 — USDT lending on Avalanche
Aave V3 (protocol)3.47% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-19)
checked 19 Oct 2026
NoneNot statedAvalanche
DL-LISTALENDING-USDT-BSC
Lista Lending — USDT lending on BSC
Lista Lending (protocol)3.4% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-19)
checked 19 Oct 2026
NoneNot statedBSC
DL-SPARKLEND-USDT-ETHEREUM
SparkLend — USDT lending on Ethereum
SparkLend (protocol)3.4% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-19)
checked 19 Oct 2026
NoneNot statedEthereum
DL-YEARNFINANCE-USDT-ETHEREUM
Yearn Finance — USDT vault on Ethereum
Yearn Finance (protocol)3.37% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-19)
checked 19 Oct 2026
NoneNot statedEthereum
DL-AAVEV3-USDT-ETHEREUM-F981
Aave V3 — USDT lending on Ethereum
Aave V3 (protocol)3.14% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-19)
checked 19 Oct 2026
NoneNot statedEthereum
DL-VENUSCOREPOOL-USDT-BSC
Venus Core Pool — USDT lending on BSC
Venus Core Pool (protocol)3.1% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-19)
checked 19 Oct 2026
NoneNot statedBSC
DL-AAVEV3-USDT-BSC
Aave V3 — USDT lending on BSC
Aave V3 (protocol)3.02% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-19)
checked 19 Oct 2026
NoneNot statedBSC
DL-AAVEV4-USDT-ETHEREUM
Aave V4 — USDT lending (Core) on Ethereum
Aave V4 (protocol)2.9% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-19)
checked 19 Oct 2026
NoneNot statedEthereum
DL-COMPOUNDV3-USDT-ARBITRUM
Compound V3 — USDT lending on Arbitrum
Compound V3 (protocol)2.34% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-19)
checked 19 Oct 2026
NoneNot statedArbitrum
DL-JUSTLENDV1-USDT-TRON
JustLend V1 — USDT lending on Tron
JustLend V1 (protocol)2.11% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-19)
checked 19 Oct 2026
NoneNot statedTron
DL-NATIVECREDITPOOL-USDT-ETHEREUM
Native Credit Pool — USDT lending (single-side, no-loss LP) on Ethereum
Native Credit Pool (protocol)1.17% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-19)
checked 19 Oct 2026
NoneNot statedEthereum
DL-AAVEV4-USDT-AVALANCHE
Aave V4 — USDT lending (Core) on Avalanche
Aave V4 (protocol)0.3% (variable, DefiLlama 2026-10-19)
checked 19 Oct 2026
NoneNot statedAvalanche

More questions

Which of them can I buy without KYC?

None of them is stated as buyable without KYC.

Where does the yield of the top five come from?

DL-LISTALENDING-USDT-ETHEREUM: Interest paid by borrowers. DL-RHEALEND-USDT-NEAR: Interest paid by borrowers. DL-MAPLE-USDT-ETHEREUM: Interest paid by borrowers. DL-AAVEV3-USDT0-MONAD: Interest paid by borrowers. DL-AAVEV3-USDT-ETHEREUM-A90D: Interest paid by borrowers.

Which is the largest?

By size, DL-MAPLE-USDT-ETHEREUM at $731M, followed by DL-SPARKSAVINGS-USDT-ETHEREUM at $692M and DL-AAVEV3-USDT-ETHEREUM-F981 at $421M. Size is not safety, but a larger product usually means a deeper market to sell into.

Are these yields fixed?

26 of 26 are variable: the rate moves with markets and is not guaranteed. The figures on this page were last checked on 2026-10-19.

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