Note $SYRUP grew 8x in under 12 months.

During that stretch, its base yield compressed from 9% to 4%.

Basically AUM exploded while yield dropped by more than half. So people weren't chasing yield. They were chasing composability.

One deposit could simultaneously earn lending yield, serve as collateral + back a leverage loop on other protocols. The yield was one component, not the reason.

Remember capital doesn't follow APR anymore. It follows utility.