Best Stablecoin Yield Products to Weather the Storm of Trump's Tariffs

In April 2025, Trump's tariff policy brought dramatic fluctuations to global financial markets.

In April 2025, Trump's tariff policy brought dramatic fluctuations to global financial markets. On April 2, he announced the implementation of "reciprocal tariffs" on major trading partners, setting a 10% base tariff and imposing higher tariffs on specific countries: 34% for China, 20% for the European Union, and 32% for Taiwan (semiconductor products are exempted). On April 5, the 10% base tariff officially came into effect, and global supply chain tensions intensified. On April 9, Trump suspended high tariffs for 75 countries that did not implement retaliatory measures for 90 days (until July 8), but further increased tariffs on China to 145% on the grounds that China imposed a 34% retaliatory tariff on US goods. The European Union announced that it would suspend retaliatory tariffs on 21 billion euros of US goods until July 14 to gain room for negotiations.

These policies triggered a strong market reaction. The S&P 500 lost $5.8 trillion in market value within four days of the announcement of the tariffs, the largest weekly loss since the 1950s. Bitcoin prices fluctuated between $80,000 and $90,000. Federal Reserve Chairman Powell said at the Chicago Economic Club on April 17 that tariffs could push up inflation and curb growth, but the Fed would not intervene in the market by cutting interest rates, and its policy would focus on long-term data. Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase raised the probability of a recession in the United States to 20% and 45%, respectively. Both corporate profits and prices may be affected, and the market outlook is foggy. At this time, what should I do with my investments? Low-risk stablecoin yield products in DeFi may be a good choice to stabilize their position in this turbulent period, and the following will introduce four stablecoin-based yield products.

This article does not constitute investment advice and investors should conduct their own research.

Spark Saving USDC (Ethereum)

Connect your wallet through the Spark official website (spark.fi), select the Savings USDC product, and deposit USDC.

Note: Spark is a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform that provides a front-end interface for SparkLend, a blockchain-based liquidity market protocol. Users can participate in deposit and loan activities through the platform.

Source of income: The income from saving USDC comes from the Sky Savings Rate (SSR), which is supported by the Sky protocol through cryptocurrency mortgage fees, US Treasury bond investments, and income generated by providing liquidity to SparkLend, etc. USDC is exchanged for USDS at a 1:1 ratio through Sky PSM and deposited into the SSR vault to earn income, and the value of sUSDC tokens increases with the accumulated income. Spark bears the liquidity of USDC.

Risk Assessment: Low. USDC is highly stable, and Spark's multiple audits reduce smart contract risks. However, attention should be paid to the potential impact of market fluctuations on liquidity.

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Berachain BYUSD|HONEY (Berachain)

Visit the Berachain official website, enter BeraHub, connect a Berachain compatible wallet, select BYUSD/HONEY pool on the Pools page, and deposit BYUSD and HONEY to provide liquidity. Users receive LP tokens, which can be staked in reward vaults to earn BGT.

Note: Berachain is a high-performance, EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain that uses an innovative Proof of Liquidity (PoL) consensus mechanism to enhance network security and ecological vitality by incentivizing liquidity providers. This product is the BYUSD/HONEY liquidity pool, deployed on Berachain's native DEX BEX. HONEY is Berachain's native stablecoin (multi-asset collateral, soft-pegged to the US dollar), and BYUSD is another stablecoin on the Bear Chain.

Source of income: income mainly comes from BGT rewards (3.41% APR, based on the BGT emission allocated by the stake weight and validators, updated every 5 hours) and pool transaction fees (0.01% APR, from the share of transaction fees). BGT is Berachain's non-transferable governance token, which can be burned 1:1 to BERA (irreversible) and share the fee income of core dApps such as BEX, HoneySwap and Berps (the specific proportion is determined by governance). BYUSD/HONEY pool has a lower risk of price fluctuations due to its stable currency pair characteristics.

Risk Assessment: Low to Medium. BYUSD and HONEY are stablecoins with stable prices; Berachain's PoL mechanism has been audited by Trail of Bits and other institutions, and the smart contract risk is low. However,