Introducing Gauntlet Frontier Vaults: on the Hunt for DeFi Yields

It’s been more than a year since we announced the first Gauntlet-curated Morpho Vaults. Since then, we’ve deployed and continue to curate more than 30 vaults with cumulative supply surpassing $500M. Today, we announce the launch of the Gauntlet USDC Frontier Vault, the first in the new Frontier category, which targets the highest risk-optimized yields across Morpho Markets. 

The launch of Gauntlet Frontier Vaults rounds out our suite of Morpho Vault strategies, joining Gauntlet Prime and Gauntlet Core. Like Prime and Core, Frontier Vaults will benefit from the rigorous due diligence process, risk models, and automation used across all our vaults.

‍On the hunt for the highest risk-optimized yields in DeFi? Explore Gauntlet USDC Frontier.

Undergirding all our vaults, including Frontier Vaults, is Gauntlet's battle-tested risk management and curation framework, refined over a year as the leading curator on Morpho and backed by over seven years of managing risk for the largest DeFi protocols. 

‍Gauntlet USDC Frontier Vault Specifications

Vault description: The Gauntlet USDC Frontier Vault targets maximum yield by allocating to potentially higher volatility markets that may face liquidity risks in exchange for the potential of greater supplier returns.

Supply Asset: USDC
Markets: syrupUSDC/USDC, 91.5% | sdeUSD/USDC, 91.5% | PT-sdeUSD/USDC, 91.5% | PT-sUSDE-27MAR2025/USDC, 91.5% 
Incentives: MORPHO, syrupUSDC (Maple Finance)
Chain: Ethereum

‍Unpacking Gauntlet Frontier Vaults

Frontier Vaults will allocate to some of the highest-yielding markets on Morpho. Such markets will be available for users with higher risk tolerance who wish to have exposure to the highest-yielding digital asset pairs. 

Frontier Vaults will continue to adhere to our evaluation and due diligence requirements that apply across all our vault risk categories:

• Due diligence: All underlying markets must pass Gauntlet’s due diligence process.
• Audits: Certified audits from top industry auditors are required before vault inclusion.
• Active curation: Regular risk parameter reviews ensure vaults continually align with existing market conditions.

Read more about our curation methodology here. 

This balanced approach allows yield-seekers to get exposure to the highest-yielding markets while benefiting from Gauntlet curation and risk parameters calibrated through extensive simulations and stress testing. The result is strategically managed vaults with exposure to higher-yield markets and curated for risk-optimized returns that allow for the potential of capturing higher yields than other lower-yield digital asset markets.

We will continue to launch new Prime, Core, and Frontier Vaults on Morpho, expanding access to risk-optimized DeFi yields as we build the financial systems of the future.