Plain English
Yield is the income an asset produces over a period, expressed as a percentage of its current value. A bond paying $50 a year against a $1,000 price has a 5% yield. A stablecoin lending position paying 6% per year has a 6% yield.
How it actually works
Yield is calculated differently across asset classes. Bonds: coupon divided by price. Stocks: annual dividend divided by share price. Real estate: net rental income divided by property value. Crypto staking: protocol rewards divided by staked balance. The denominator matters: yield on cost basis is different from yield on current market value.
What it means for you
For members building on-chain yield, yield is the unit of comparison across very different asset classes. Stablecoin lending yield, dividend yield, bond yield, and rental yield are all directly comparable as percentages — though their risks are not.
We teach the structural framework: risk-adjusted yield, not just headline yield, is what matters for portfolio construction. A 10% yield on a fragile collateral is worse than a 5% yield on tokenized Treasuries.
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