Bitcoin holders can earn yield through staking, lending and managed DeFi vaults, with custody and risk varying significantly between strategies.Stacks BTC Staking targets about 3% annualized yield in native BTC while keeping Bitcoin under the holder’s keys on Bitcoin L1, although the product has yet to reach mainnet.Zest offers around 1% in sBTC, while Kraken and Lombard currently offer roughly 1.4% and 2% through lending and managed DeFi strategies.Starknet and Babylon pay rewards in their native tokens, while Babylon keeps BTC on Bitcoin L1 but introduces slashing risk.