Binance on Thursday rolled out a new on-chain earnings option that brings one of decentralized finance’s biggest lending protocols directly into its Earn product lineup. The exchange announced the Aave-Plasma USDT Locked Product will go live on September 25, 2025, at 12:00 UTC as an upgraded offering for existing Plasma USDT Locked Product subscribers and as an open subscription for new users. According to Binance, subscribers, both new and existing, can begin earning USDT rewards sourced from Aave on the Plasma chain, with annual percentage rates rising to as high as 7% depending on lock-up duration.
The move follows Binance’s recent completion of XPL (Plasma) reward distributions for eligible Plasma USDT Locked Product holders, a process the exchange says users can verify in Assets > Overview > History > Distribution or via Binance’s Airdrop page. For customers who remain subscribed to the original Plasma USDT Locked Product, Binance will automatically migrate them into a 60-day Aave-Plasma USDT Locked Product on the launch date; those who redeem before the upgrade will not be migrated. Binance also laid out the subscription mechanics: rewards are calculated from the day after subscription, paid out daily to users’ spot accounts, and early redemption is allowed, but final once confirmed.
The timing of the product ties into Plasma’s high-profile mainnet beta and token debut this week, which drew strong market attention. Plasma’s native token, XPL, was listed on major venues and saw volatile trading on launch day. Prices spiked into the dollar range in early trading and reports pegged an initial peak of roughly $1.50, implying a multibillion-dollar market capitalization in the token’s earliest hours. The Plasma network also claims substantial stablecoin liquidity at launch, figures that industry coverage has put in the billions and that underlie Binance’s reasoning for plugging Aave’s lending rails into its Earn product.
Plasma itself celebrated the integration on social media, pointing out that for the first time, a top centralized exchange is integrating crypto’s “largest lending protocol” into its Earn suite via Plasma, and highlighted the potential reach: more than 280 million Binance users could access USDT yields on Aave’s plumbing running on Plasma. That messaging shows why exchange and protocol teams were racing to present yield options tied to the new chain as token distribution and liquidity events unfolded.
Streamlining DeFi Yields
From a market perspective, the launch injects a few moving parts. XPL’s debut surge shows immediate speculative interest and liquidity appetite for a stablecoin-focused chain. Meanwhile, AAVE as an on-chain yield source remains a mature DeFi blue-chip, trading in the broader $280–$310 neighborhood in recent days as decentralized lending activity and macro sentiment shifted; bringing Aave’s protocols to an exchange-friendly, on-chain yield product could make DeFi yields easier to reach for users who prefer centralized interfaces.
That junction, a fresh chain with large stablecoin TVL and a proven lending protocol funneling yields into a hugely distributed customer base, is likely to draw more short-term liquidity into Plasma pools and increase attention on both XPL and AAVE markets. For retail users thinking about participation, Binance’s product page lists the exact APR schedule and durations: 15-day subscriptions with about 4.5% APR, 30-day at roughly 5.0%, 60-day at 6.0%, and the 90-day option at the headline 7.0% APR, all with the usual caveats about regional availability and terms.
Subscriptions are processed on a first-come, first-served basis, rewards accrue from the day after subscription and are distributed daily, and early redemption returns the locked assets to a user’s spot account within a few days, though users should be aware that early redemption is final. Binance’s help pages show the simple steps for onboarding via both web and app navigation.
This product launch is notable for what it says about mainstreaming DeFi mechanics: centralized exchanges are increasingly packaging on-chain protocols into familiar, user-friendly products, lowering the barrier for users who want DeFi yields but prefer exchange custody or interfaces. That convenience could buoy short-term demand for Plasma liquidity and create secondary demand for tokens tied to the ecosystem; conversely, it also concentrates counterparty and smart-contract considerations in ways users should understand before locking funds. As always, prospective subscribers should weigh yield against counterparty, smart-contract, and market risks, and confirm the product’s availability in their jurisdiction.
In short, Binance’s Aave-Plasma USDT Locked Product launches at a moment when Plasma’s mainnet and XPL listing are generating headlines and liquidity, and when DeFi protocols like Aave remain a trusted source of on-chain yield. For users who want to subscribe, the integration promises a simple path to earn USDT yields from Aave on the Plasma chain; for markets, it’s another example of how centralized venues and on-chain protocols are increasingly entwined in product offerings.
