Grayscale Reveals Top 10 Crypto Assets for Yield and Profits

Grayscale on October 22, 2026 published rankings of 10 crypto assets by tokenholder yield and adjusted earnings yield, with Hyperliquid’s HYPE leading the first at 8.0% and PancakeSwap’s CAKE topping the second at 14.4%. Grayscale calculates tokenholder yield by adding staking rewards and buybacks and subtracting newly issued tokens, meaning issuance can dilute holders even when a protocol generates activity. Five of the 10 tokens had negative holder yields, with Curve Finance’s CRV at -5.5% and Jupiter’s JUP at -2.6%, while JUP’s adjusted earnings yield was 3.5%. Grayscale research head Zach Pandl said Bitcoin resembles digital gold, while many other crypto assets can be valued using cash flows from trading and lending fees.