RealFi Says Its Stablecoin Yield Tops 12% as Ethereum Launch Nears

RealFi Chief Business Officer Seny Orlov joins CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie to break down the protocol’s Cardano mainnet launch, which followed a public testnet with more than 3,000 verified wallets. He explains how staked USDr earns yield from real-world assets and why that portfolio is producing an annualized yield of over 12% right now. Orlov also covers why family offices and trading firms want a dollar that’s both durable and usable in DeFi, describes integrations with SundaeSwap and Strike Finance, and outlines the Ethereum mainnet launch planned for next month. - Timecodes: 00:00 - RealFi’s Seny Orlov Joins CoinDesk 01:04 - Inside RealFi’s Cardano Mainnet Launch 02:40 - How USDr and sUSDr Work 04:06 - Where the 12% Yield Comes From 05:43 - Why Institutions Want Yield-Bearing Stablecoins 07:35 - Building Out RealFi’s Cardano DeFi Ecosystem 09:11 - What the Ethereum Mainnet Launch Unlocks 11:08 - What Will Drive Institutions to DeFi - This episode is brought to you by RealFi, a smarter stablecoin, backed by real-world assets. Join the mainnet now at app.realfi.co. - #digitalfinance #finance #bitcoin Subscribe to CoinDesk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CoinDesk?sub_confirmation=1 CoinDesk is the leading digital media, events and information services company for the crypto asset and blockchain technology community. Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/coindesk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coindesk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coindesk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoinDesk Newsletters: https://www.coindesk.com/newsletters CoinDesk Podcast Network: https://open.spotify.com/show/2jyIhkvAQhed8AWDZiPpSP Public Keys: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rqYzRV10nfKfoTpFXZhTE Markets Daily Crypto Roundup: https://open.spotify.com/show/7sDXM8BlxsUqzL2IqmLqwE The Policy Protocol: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Fh8ffulAWcCqMu0uVuwoj