Income stream
Crypto
3–12% APY
Deposit-and-forget yield products (Aave, Lido, Kraken Earn) plus delta-neutral funding arb and stablecoin depeg trades. Lower returns than social casino in absolute terms but scales linearly with capital and runs itself.
Platforms
14 platformsAave USDC on Arbitrum
activeDeposit USDC, earn 4-7% APY automatically. No bot, no maintenance.
- Capital
- $500+
- Monthly
- $2–$3
- Setup
- 30 min
- Risk
- low
Lido stETH Staking
activeStake any amount of ETH, get stETH back, earn 3-3.5% APY via daily rebase.
- Capital
- Any
- Monthly
- $0.25–$0.90
- Setup
- 15 min
- Risk
- low
Coinbase Earn (Auto-Staking)
activeToggle on in Coinbase app, earn 2.6-5.5% APY on ETH/SOL/ADA. Truly hands-off.
- Capital
- $100+
- Monthly
- $0.22–$0.46
- Setup
- 5 min
- Risk
- low
Kraken Earn (Flexible)
activeUSD/USDC/USDT yield up to 5% APY. Higher than Coinbase for stables.
- Capital
- $100+
- Monthly
- $0.37–$0.42
- Setup
- 5 min
- Risk
- low
Curve + Convex Stablecoin LP
activeStablecoin LP with 6-12% APY on 3pool/crvUSD. Auto-compoundable via Concentrator.
- Capital
- $1.0k+
- Monthly
- $5–$10
- Setup
- 1 hr
- Risk
- medium
Funding Rate Arb (Kraken Futures)
buildingDelta-neutral long spot + short perp. Collects funding every 8h.
- Capital
- $1.0k+
- Monthly
- $30–$90
- Setup
- 8 hr
- Risk
- medium
Coinbase Advanced Perps Funding Harvest
buildingSame delta-neutral strategy on Coinbase Advanced API. Diversification across exchanges.
- Capital
- $1.0k+
- Monthly
- $30–$90
- Setup
- 8 hr
- Risk
- medium
Liquid Staking Discount Auto-Buyer
buildingAuto-buy stETH/cbETH at >0.5% discount to ETH. 5-10 trades/month at 0.3-1% edge.
- Capital
- $2.0k+
- Monthly
- $0.60–$2
- Setup
- 4 hr
- Risk
- medium
Stablecoin Depeg Auto-Buyer
activePre-position cash; auto-buy USDC/USDT at >0.3% discount during rare depeg events.
- Capital
- $1.0k+
- Monthly
- $0–$5
- Setup
- 3 hr
- Risk
- low
Cross-Exchange Spot Arb Bot
activePre-fund Coinbase + Kraken. When alts diverge >1%, arb between books.
- Capital
- $4.0k+
- Monthly
- $15–$60
- Setup
- 4 hr
- Risk
- medium
Kalshi Event Market Making
buildingBid + ask 1-2c inside the spread on liquid Kalshi markets. Collect rebates + spread.
- Capital
- $500+
- Monthly
- $15–$90
- Setup
- 6 hr
- Risk
- medium
Polymarket↔Kalshi Cross-Market Arb
buildingSame event on both books. When YES + NO < $0.99 combined, lock in profit.
- Capital
- $1.0k+
- Monthly
- $5–$30
- Setup
- 6 hr
- Risk
- medium
Grid Trading Bot (BTC/USDC)
activePionex/3Commas no-code grid bot. Buys low + sells high within a range.
- Capital
- $500+
- Monthly
- $2–$8
- Setup
- 30 min
- Risk
- medium
ETH Validator (Solo or Pooled)
active32 ETH solo or any amount via Rocket Pool. 3-4% APY + MEV rewards.
- Capital
- $1.0k+
- Monthly
- $8–$18
- Setup
- 8 hr
- Risk
- medium