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Trezor Adds Native USDC and USDT Yield Through Morpho Integration

This signals growing custody demand for on-chain lending by letting users earn borrowing-based stablecoin interest with transactions approved on their hardware device.

Overview

  • Trezor now offers native yield on USDC and USDT inside Trezor Suite through a Morpho integration that routes deposits into two Steakhouse Financial–curated vaults called USDC Prime and USDT Prime.
  • Steakhouse’s selected vaults target about 4.5%–6.5% APY for USDC and 4.5%–6% for USDT and charge a 15% management fee on returns.
  • All deposits, withdrawals and reward claims are signed directly on users’ Trezor devices using clear-signing so private keys stay local while capital moves on-chain to Morpho.
  • Trezor says the payback comes from borrowing demand on Morpho rather than token incentive programs, and the move follows other firms that use Morpho as a lending backend.
  • The launch raises trade-offs for users: it widens access to on-chain yield inside hardware wallets and increases competition with Ledger, but it also exposes savers to protocol and issuer risks noted by critics such as Vitalik Buterin.