Yearn.financeYFI

The governance and staking token of Yearn, a DAO that runs automated yield vaults.

Rank #356Since July 2020

Price on 31 Oct 2026

C$2,686 -4.7% since 31 Jul 2026 · 97.6% below its all-time high

The short version

Yearn is a yield aggregator run as a DAO of contributor teams, with no company; it was founded by Andre Cronje. YFI had a fair launch in Jul 2020, with 30,000 YFI paid to liquidity providers and no presale, and 36,666 YFI now exist. Since YIP-88, stYFI stakers receive 90% of protocol revenue by default. Yearn's yETH pool lost about US$9M to an exploit on 30 Nov 2025. On 31 Oct 2026 one YFI cost C$2,686. From 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026 its price changed -4.7% in Canadian dollars, and it was 97.6% below its all-time high of C$109,830 set on 11 May 2021.^[1]

Checked 31 Oct 2026 · 18 sources · next update about 1 Dec 2026

Price, past year

Past year: high C$7,299 (8 Nov 2025) · low C$2,307 (1 Jul 2026) · -59.1%^[1]

Month-end prices (table)

Date	C$	US$
31 Oct 2026	C$2,691	US$1,928
30 Sep 2026	C$3,407	US$2,393
31 Aug 2026	C$3,073	US$2,216
31 Jul 2026	C$2,914	US$2,077
30 Jun 2026	C$2,334	US$1,643
31 May 2026	C$3,175	US$2,301
30 Apr 2026	C$3,653	US$2,690
31 Mar 2026	C$3,394	US$2,442
28 Feb 2026	C$3,760	US$2,749
31 Jan 2026	C$4,177	US$3,096
31 Dec 2025	C$4,512	US$3,295
30 Nov 2025	C$5,761	US$4,107

Daily prices from CoinGecko; C$ converted at the Bank of Canada daily rate. The latest point is live when available. Past prices, not a forecast.

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Key facts

Price, 31 Oct 2026: C$2,686^[1]
3-month change: -4.7% in C$ (31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026)^[1]
From its high: 97.6% below its high of C$109,830 (11 May 2021)^[1]
Market rank: #356, market value about C$96.3M^[1]
Kind: Token · Ethereum (ERC-20); bridged to other chains
Started: July 2020

Checks: the same 9 questions for every coin

Facts, not a rating

Can an admin key create new coins?YesA 6-of-9 multisig can regain mint rights after a 17,280-block (about 2.4-day) timelock^{[2, 3, 4]}

Can anyone freeze or take coins from holders?NoGoPlus finds no blacklist, pause or balance-change function^[5]

Can the token's contract code be changed?NoFixed contract code on Ethereum, not a proxy^[5]

Is the supply capped?NoNo hard cap in the contract; a 6-of-9 multisig can regain mint rights^{[2, 3]}

Any scheduled unlocks in the next 12 months?NoNo vesting or emissions scheduled^{[6, 7]}

Does a team or foundation hold over 10% of supply?Not disclosedFair launch with no insiders; treasury and contributor balances are not published^[6]

Do network fees reach coin holders?YesstYFI stakers receive 90% of protocol revenue: US$287K in the past year^{[8, 9]}

Main network hacked or halted in the past 2 years?YesyETH exploit of about US$9M on 30 Nov 2025; legacy vault US$300K in Dec 2025^[10]

Is a regulator or court case targeting the coin itself?NoNo live regulator or court case naming Yearn found^[11]

Each answer is a fact with a source, not a score. What each check means.

Who controls it

Run by: Yearn DAO of revenue-earning contributor teams; no company (YIP-88)^[8]
Admin key: A 6-of-9 multisig controls a timelock that can hand it YFI mint rights after about 2.4 days^{[2, 3, 4]}
Treasury: Receives 10% of protocol revenue by default; ran one US$1.47M buyback round under YIP-56^{[8, 12]}

Supply

In circulation: 35.88K YFI of a 36.67K maximum (97.9%)^[1]
Supply: 36,666 YFI minted; no scheduled emissions^[6]
Launch: Fair launch: 30,000 YFI to liquidity providers over about 7 days, no presale^[6]
Unlocks: None scheduled for Nov 2026 to Oct 2027^{[6, 7]}

Use and fees

Revenue share: YIP-88: 90% of protocol revenue to stYFI stakers, paid in yvUSDC; 14-day unstaking cooldown^{[8, 13]}
Fees: US$9.20M of fees, US$593K of revenue and US$287K to holders in the past year^[9]
Deposits: US$198M in Yearn vaults (DefiLlama, 31 Oct 2026)^[14]

Trading

Daily trading: About C$10.2M a day on average, 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026^[1]
Daily turnover: Typically 6.80% of its market value changes hands each day^[1]
20-week average: 10.0% below its 20-week average price^[1]
1-year change: -59.3% in C$^[1]^[15]

History

Not a forecast

Coins ranked 201-500 at this point in past cycles (12-14 months after a Bitcoin peak), one year later: 8,067 cases, 1,187 coins

33% were higher a year later^[16]

Typical result: Median -38% after a year; 33% higher after two years
Lost half or more: 44% within a year
Against Bitcoin: 11% did better than Bitcoin over the year

History, not a forecast.

Red flags and things to watch

2 red flags found

Red flag: A 6-of-9 multisig can take YFI's governance through a 17,280-block (about 2.4-day) timelock and then mint new YFI (contract code, 1 Nov 2026).^{[2, 3, 4]}
Red flag: Yearn's yETH pool lost about US$9M to an accounting bug on 30 Nov 2025, and a legacy V1 vault lost about US$300K in Dec 2025.^{[10, 17]}

Under YIP-90, stYFI stakers temporarily give up 10% of protocol revenue to repay yETH exploit victims.^[17]
An Oct 2026 forum proposal would let YFI holders borrow treasury stablecoins against YFI on 5-year loans at 50% loan-to-value.^[18]

Checked: admin keys, contract upgrades, unlocks, insider supply, hacks, legal actions and claims against records.

Sources and dates

Facts as of 31 Oct 2026. Prices from CoinGecko in Canadian and US dollars; US$ figures without a C$ price are converted at 1.3976 C$ per US$.