Institutional Integrations
Gauntlet’s Morpho Vaults are integrated with several Centralized Exchanges across multiple jurisdictions. Our processes account for local compliance, reporting, and technical requirements. We also partner with Institutions and Fintechs on several other initiatives.
Below, we outline a handful of our institutional integrations.
Binance and OKX Earn Programs
Description: Morpho partnered with Binance and OKX to offer Gauntlet-curated vaults through respective “Earn” programs for their users. This partnership enables their users to access Morpho’s onchain lending opportunities directly via their platforms, with Gauntlet providing risk-optimized vault curation.
Gauntlet's work: As part of this partnership, Gauntlet selects and manages the vaults based on dynamic market conditions, targeting a balance between yield generation and risk mitigation. This provides a streamlined way for Binance and OKX users to access yield without leaving their respective ecosystems, while leveraging Gauntlet’s expertise in risk management and protocol optimization.
Gemini Onchain Hub
Description: Gemini integrated Gauntlet-curated vaults into its new Onchain Hub, giving Gemini users streamlined, non-custodial access to DeFi yield. At launch, users can supply USDC into Gauntlet USDC Core and Gauntlet USDC Prime on Morpho (Arbitrum). These strategies are surfaced directly in Gemini’s interface and governed by Gauntlet’s quantitative risk framework.
Gauntlet's work: Gauntlet selects and manages the integrated USDC Core and Prime vaults using battle-tested models and continuous risk monitoring to target the best risk-aware opportunities while preserving user control of funds (users can withdraw anytime).
Bitpanda DeFi Wallet
Description: Bitpanda integrated seven Gauntlet vaults into its DeFi Wallet, providing users with simplified access to risk-adjusted DeFi yields across Ethereum and Base while retaining control of their funds. Bitpanda DeFi Wallet users can add supply to Gauntlet-curated USDT, USDC, EURC, and WETH Core vaults on Mainnet and USDC, WETH, and LBTC Core vaults on Base.
Gauntlet's work: As part of this partnership, Gauntlet selects and curates the vaults using battle-tested models informed by market conditions to target a balance between yield generation and risk mitigation. This provides a streamlined way for Bitpanda DeFi Wallet users to access yield without leaving the app, while leveraging Gauntlet’s expertise in risk management and yield optimization.
Trust Wallet Earn Programs
Description: We collaborate with Trust Wallet to provide their users with access to Gauntlet-curated Morpho vaults through an Earn program. This partnership enables their users to access Morpho’s onchain lending opportunities directly via the Trust Wallet platform as their flagship Earn Program for USDC, with Gauntlet providing risk-optimized vault curation.
Gauntlet's work: As part of this partnership, Gauntlet selects and curates the vaults using battle-tested models informed by market conditions to target a balance between yield generation and risk mitigation. This provides a streamlined way for Trust Wallet users to access yield without leaving the app, while leveraging Gauntlet’s expertise in risk management and yield optimization.
Swissborg Earn Program
Description: Gauntlet partners with SwissBorg, one of Europe’s leading fintech platforms for crypto, to offer curated Morpho vaults through SwissBorg’s Earn program. This engagement involves custom vault selection and dynamic risk management to align with SwissBorg’s internal risk frameworks, operational standards, and evolving regulatory expectations, including compliance with MiCA requirements in the EU.
Gauntlet's work: Gauntlet provides detailed reporting on vault performance, market conditions, and risk parameter adjustments to support SwissBorg’s enterprise compliance and audit processes. Technical integration includes customized monitoring and alerting to ensure uptime, responsiveness, and reliability consistent with SwissBorg’s platform requirements. Gauntlet maintains an ongoing feedback loop with SwissBorg’s risk, compliance, and operations teams to continually adapt vault curation and risk strategies as regulatory, market, or product needs evolve.
Coinbase cbBTC Lending Market Curation on Base
Description: Gauntlet collaborates with Coinbase to support the launch and ongoing risk management of cbBTC lending markets on Morpho, enabling Coinbase users to borrow USDC against their Bitcoin holdings without selling their assets. In this integration, users’ Bitcoin is converted into Coinbase Wrapped Bitcoin (cbBTC) on a 1:1 basis, which is then supplied as collateral to Morpho’s smart contracts operating on Coinbase’s Base L2 network.
To support Coinbase’s mission to go to market with a novel asset, Coinbase required an onchain partner to ensure that the asset launch was structured properly for DeFi users and venues. The partnership aims to offer a secure and transparent borrowing experience, integrating DeFi with Coinbase’s retail exchange.
Gauntlet work: Gauntlet provides continuous risk modeling and optimization for these markets, ensuring that lending parameters align with Coinbase’s for capital efficiency and market stability. This includes dynamic adjustments to liquidity allocations, supply caps, and liquidation thresholds based on real-time market conditions. By leveraging Gauntlet’s expertise in protocol optimization and risk management, the cbBTC lending markets are designed to meet the compliance and operational requirements required by Coinbase.
Coinbase Verified Pools Management
Description: Coinbase selected Gauntlet as their quantitative optimization partner to support the launch of Verified Pools, a KYC-verified, non-custodial liquidity solution built on Coinbase’s Base L2 and Uniswap v4. This partnership facilitates a secure and transparent trading environment for both retail and institutional users, integrating identity verification with DeFi protocols.
Gauntlet's work: Gauntlet provides active risk modeling and optimization services to ensure pool configurations meet institutional standards for capital efficiency and market health. This includes pre-launch research and mechanism guidance to inform the product launch, dynamic adjustments to liquidity parameters, and ongoing monitoring to align with Coinbase’s compliance and operational requirements. Coinbase receives active reporting, custom use case analysis, and live tooling built specifically for goals associated with Verified Pools.
Additional Collaborations
In addition to the case studies shared, Gauntlet actively collaborates with or has collaborated with companies such as Circle, Securitize, Moody’s Analytics, S&P Global, Bitwise Asset Management, and others.
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