| Risk grade |
A
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B
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| APY |
Flexible Simple Earn ~1-5%, locked/promotional higher; ETH staking (WBETH/BETH) ~3% APR (directional)
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Up to ~12-15% APY on select stablecoins (directional, promotional); base rates lower
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| Base vs max rate |
Notable max-vs-base gap: locked + promotional 'bonus tier' rates far exceed flexible base
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Large max-vs-base gap; top rates are promotional and capped by balance
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| Assets |
BTC, ETH, USDT, USDC and 300+ assets; on-chain staking for many PoS coins
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BTC, ETH, USDT, USDC, plus 50+ assets
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| Lock-up / unbonding |
Flexible (instant) or locked (7-120 days); ETH staking via BETH/WBETH liquid tokens
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Flexible savings; fixed products for higher yield
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| Custody |
Publishes Merkle-tree PoR; Simple Earn products deploy user assets (counterparty risk); very large balance sheet but opaque
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No standardized PoR; assets rehypothecated; smaller balance sheet than tier-1 exchanges
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| Liquid-staking token |
WBETH / BETH (ETH staking)
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-
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| Payout frequency |
Daily
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Weekly
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| US access |
No (Binance.com); Binance.US is a separate, more limited entity
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No, EU/UK/global ex-US
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