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Introducing Fixed Yield Vaults
Put the USDC in your wallet to work earning a fixed yield.
Earn a fixed yield on the USDC you already hold.
Deposit native USDC on Arc
and earn a fixed 8% APY.
Fixed Yield, Real Assets
Arc Yield pays a fixed 8% APY on USDC, the native currency of Arc.
Deposit USDC on Arc into the Arc Yield treasury. Your principal is locked for 365 days and earns a fixed rate the entire time.
When the lock ends, withdraw your principal plus all accrued yield, paid straight back to your wallet.
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- YLD tokens in circulation100,000
Explore Arc Yield's vaults
Deposit USDC. Earn a fixed rate.
Deposit USDC, the native currency of Arc, into the treasury. Your principal locks for 365 days and earns a fixed 8% APY, then returns to your wallet with the yield it earned.
Security and risk
Experimental, unaudited software. Every deposit is a verifiable on-chain transfer to the treasury.
Every deposit is a transparent on-chain transfer to the treasury, and yield accrues at a fixed, published rate. This is experimental software with no third-party audit - review the code before depositing.
Running on Arc
Arc Yield is an experimental fixed-yield protocol running on Arc, where USDC is the native currency.
- Non-custodialArc Yield's design ensures no one can access or control your deposit.
- TransparentKey decisions require public votes by YLD token holders, ensuring accountability to both users and the wider Ethereum community.
- ResilientWhether it is governance, geographic/jurisdictional diversity, or protocol design, Arc Yield community members are always pushing to make the protocol more decentralized in pursuit of greater resilience.
Arc Yield Media
Start your journey into Arc Yield by viewing our articles, tutorials, and updates.
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The Japanese Yen Carry Trade
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This episode breaks down why range matters in Uniswap v3, using a farmers-market analogy to explain how liquidity concentration shapes returns. It also connects back to Arc Yield, showing how a fixed rate on USDC compares with variable liquidity-provision returns.
Frequently
asked
questions
- Yield accrues linearly at a fixed 8% APY from the moment you deposit. Your principal unlocks after 365 days, and you withdraw it together with everything it earned.
- This is experimental, unaudited software. Deposits are custodied by a single treasury address and paid out programmatically, so you are trusting that treasury. Only deposit what you can afford to lose, and review the code first.
- USDC, the native currency of Arc, is the only deposit asset. It earns a fixed 8% APY paid by the treasury; the rate is set at deposit and does not vary with market conditions.
- Arc Yield lets you deposit USDC on Arc into a treasury that pays a fixed 8% APY. Your deposit is locked for 365 days, then returned with the yield it earned.
- Connect the wallet that holds your USDC on Arc, enter an amount, and confirm the transfer. No sign-up or KYC is required, your wallet signs every transaction.
Learn how Arc Yield works
Read the documentation to see exactly how deposits, the 365-day lock, and fixed-yield payouts work.