The Fed’s first hike since 2023 (17 Sep) is now reflected in DeFi yields but not evenly: • 3M T-bill: +29bp • Tokenized T-bill funds (BUIDL, WTGXX, USDY, BENJI, TBILL): +17 to +27bp • @aave USDC on Ethereum: +60bp • @RobinhoodApp Earn vault: +31bp Aave has a different story. Rate hike might not be the main catalyst but instead: • Borrowing demand from BTC and ETH holders and USDe loops • 4 rate curve changes (slope1 up from 4.00% to 4.50% since 28 Aug) The rate hike raised the benchmark, but the change in DeFi yields has more components to it, including the rate curve and the loan book.
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