# February Protocol Report: USDC Yield for $ZFI Stakers

> February is over, and we're excited to share our monthly protocol report.

**Published by:** [Zyfai](https://blog.zyf.ai/)
**Published on:** 2026-03-02
**Categories:** usdc, agent, stablecoins, yield, defi
**URL:** https://blog.zyf.ai/february-protocol-report-usdc-yield-for-dollarzfi-stakers

## Content

Every month, collected performance fees are distributed as follows:100% of protocol fees flow to the DAO treasury50% of protocol fees are then distributed to $ZFI stakers, paid in USDC (monthly, pro-rata)The remaining 50% is allocated to protocol operations and R&D under the DAO mandateAllocating a portion of fees to protocol growth ensures Zyfai has the resources to scale faster and more sustainably. Growth accelerates the flywheel: more AUM → more revenue. At the same time, monthly USDC distributions from protocol revenue give stakers more flexibility:Buy and stake more $ZFIDeposit USDC back into ZyfaiPrevious report is available here:January Protocol Report: USDC Yield for $ZFI StakersZyfaiFeb 2, 2026January is over, and we're excited to share our monthly protocol report0 collectedCollectFebruary ReportSnapshot date: March 2, 2026Stakers: 2,183$ZFI staked: 27,329,232Performance fees accrued since last buyback: $4,968$ZFI price at the snapshot: $0.006105Staking amount at the snapshot date in $ value: $166,84550% streaming to $ZFI stakers = $2,484 USDC or 19.55% APY → Available in your staking dashboard: https://zyf.ai/stakingTX ID: https://basescan.org/tx/0x21c281560e59f40430b1fecf9ca9c47a2d2243e84877962d8435d4a068d386a250% allocated to Ondefy Ltd for protocol operations and development under the DAO mandate = $2,484 USDCTX ID: https://basescan.org/tx/0xe7fa4a06b2e29cb71579e6377556cf1d5e138c5c910da299f7b92fac67cadef0How to maximize your monthly staking yieldIf you want the highest share of rewards, timing matters.The earlier in the month you stake, the larger your position at snapshot time.Snapshot happens at the end of every calendar month.If you staked in Month A, you receive yield throughout Month B.If you unstake before the end-of-month snapshot, you are excluded from the next month's reward stream.What's next?In February we shipped:Zyfai's skill for OpenClaw, with ~2,000 downloads to dateERC-8004 support on Base and ArbitrumA new SDK integration with ThirdfyZyfaiBot, your personal DeFi advisorAnnounced support for Ethereum mainnet and $ETHRevamped docsIn March, we'll keep making Zyfai safer for your capital, focusing on rolling out cross-chain atomic rebalancing to everyone, adding new assets, and improving UX. Thanks to everyone who shared valuable feedback with us in February! Join our Discord community and share your ideas: https://discord.gg/zyfai Onward!About ZyfaiZyfai gives you self-custodial access to autonomous low-risk DeFi. Our customizable rule-based Agents transform your idle capital into productive assets, rebalancing between curated opportunities. The result is sustainable and risk-adjusted yield, where your capital is always working and under your control. Explore Zyfai | Follow on X | Read blog | Explore Docs

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