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Stockings Full of Yield: A Holiday-Season Comparison of Tokenized Treasury Platforms
Yahoo Finance· 2025-12-22 12:32
Core Insights - The market capitalization of yield-bearing, on-chain Treasury products has more than doubled in 2025, exceeding nine billion dollars by December [1][6] - Different tokenized Treasury platforms exhibit varying performance, with some yielding higher returns than others [2][6] Tokenized Treasury Platforms - Tokenized Treasury products can be categorized into two classes: fixed net asset value (NAV) products and floating price tokens [3][4] - Fixed-NAV products, such as traditional money market funds, distribute dividends by issuing new tokens, while floating price tokens automatically accrue yield as underlying assets appreciate [3][4] Treasury Token Returns in 2025 - Among floating-price Treasury tokens, Superstate's USTB achieved the highest yield, with a $1,000 investment growing to $1,038.1, resulting in an annualized return of 4.11% [5] - Yields for various floating-price tokens range from 2.3% to 4.2% [6] Fixed-Price Treasury Tokens - Fixed-price tokenized MMFs and yield-bearing stablecoins have more complex comparisons, with limited data available for year-to-date returns from only a few providers [7] - Adjusted annualized returns for fixed-price Treasury tokens show varying performance, with YLDS at 2.56% and BENJI at 4.0% [9]