Best LINK yield
The best LINK yield at each risk grade, as of 9 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC: 4.89% APY at grade A on stake.link liquid (Ethereum). LINK staking and lending yield, compared live with risk shown.
No proven grade-B LINK offer right now.
No proven grade-C LINK offer right now.
Live LINK yields by risk grade
Grouped by risk grade (A lowest risk, D highest), each grade ranked by the lower of today's rate and its 7-day average. We may earn commissions; they never change the order.
A (Lower risk)Lower riskLINK offers
1 offerEthereum · stLINK · Liquid staking
B (Moderate risk)Moderate riskLINK offers
4 offersEthereum · STLINK-LINK · Curve · Yield vault
CeFi · LINK · CeFi earn
C (Elevated risk)Elevated riskLINK offers
2 offersEach Earn link opens the platform’s own page. How we stay neutral.
Compare all 7 with filtersWhy the best LINK pick is graded A
- Moderate liquidity (under $25M, $3.0M of $92M staked sells at once within 1%, the rest leaves through its issuer)+1
How each kind of LINK yield works
- Liquid staking
Stake and receive a liquid token that accrues staking rewards. Validator and de-peg risk.
- Yield vault
An automated strategy that compounds yield on your behalf. Non-custodial; strategy and contract risk.
- CeFi earn
A custodial earn account at a centralized platform. Convenient; counterparty and custody risk.
- DeFi lending
Supply the asset to an on-chain money market and earn borrower interest. Non-custodial; smart-contract risk.
- Liquidity pool
Provide liquidity to a pool and earn fees plus incentives. Impermanent-loss risk on volatile pairs.