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We were told to trust code, not people or institutions. Yield sustainability reflects underlying economic strength of protocols involved Why is understanding yield sources more important than chasing high returns And that is exactly where DeFi becomes more interesting — and more dangerous. A dashboard figure is often more useful as a signal than as a final answer. The headline figure is usually much easier to observe than the net outcome. Some forms of yield are more sustainable than others. ...

DeFi is becoming more system driven rather than opportunity driven over time The industry must confront the illusion of trustless design. Yield sustainability reflects underlying economic strength of protocols involved A visible APY can be informative, but it is rarely the full economic picture. The gap between visible return and actual retained return is where many strategies become less attractive. Two yields that look similar at the surface can be built on totally different economic founda...

The real question is which strategies can survive across multiple market cycles What actually sustains yield in DeFi beyond initial incentives and hype cycles This is where the importance of long term thinking becomes undeniable By the time volatility and execution costs are fully counted, the yield can look very different from the original promise. What matters is not only what a strategy pays in theory, but what survives implementation. Headline yield tends to look much cleaner than realize...