Gate News message, April 23 — Researchers including Anastasiia have published a paper titled "Vault as a credit instrument," proposing a credit risk quantification framework for DeFi lending vaults. The research highlights that while DeFi lending vaults manage real user deposits, they lack unified c

Gate News message, April 23 — Aurise Foundation announced the launch of XAUE, an Ethereum-based gold yield token positioned as a vault layer for Tether Gold (XAUT). Ecosystem partners Aurelion and Antalpha jointly contributed 16,052 XAU, worth approximately $76 million, as the initial reserve. XAUE

Gate News message, April 23 — Solana co-founder Toly called for a "return to open-source immutable software" and expressed greater confidence than ever in removing admin keys. He deployed an immutable binary program called percolator and deposited approximately 5 SOL into its vault, with all admin k

Gate News message, April 23 — ether.fi announced that its Liquid ETH vault now accepts aWETH deposits, providing an exit option for users facing liquidity constraints on Aave. The Liquid ETH vault does not hold WETH exposure to Aave, according to the

Gate News message, April 22 — Volo Protocol, a yield vault operator on Sui, announced yesterday (April 21) that it has begun freezing stolen assets following a $3.5 million exploit. Hackers looted WBTC, XAUm, and USDG from Volo Vaults, marking the latest major DeFi security breach in a

On April 18, a Kelp cross-chain bridge exploit led to the theft of $292 million in rsETH. Lido reported $21.6 million in exposure via its EarnETH vault, prompting Aave to freeze relevant markets. EarnETH has paused transactions and is deleveraging, while Lido's DAO treasury implemented a $3 million protection mechanism to cover potential losses. The core staking protocol remains unaffected.

Gate News message, April 7, the Sui ecosystem liquid staking protocol Volo announced that the maximum capacity of its Sui Prime treasury has been increased to 7 million SUI.

DAO List launched on April 3 the HSBC-based Dow Protocol e-commerce financing RWA Vault, with a term of 90 days and an annual return rate of 10%. This Vault is supported by e-commerce platform accounts receivable, provides funding services for merchants, and ensures repayment safety through automated repayment services and a dual-locked account control mechanism, guaranteeing the stability and reliability of cash flow.

The AI savings protocol Surf Liquid launched on April 2 on the Polygon network, introducing an AI-driven stablecoin savings vault that lets users deposit USDC. Users can earn yield through lending markets, with a minimum deposit of $10. Funds are allocated by AI agents to the Morpho V2 protocol, and users can withdraw at any time.

Bitcoin’s hot-holdings trend is cooling off, as multiple companies and governments sell off their reserves, causing market volatility to increase. Companies such as Empery Digital and Genius Group have already cleared their bitcoin reserves, while Riot Platforms continues to reduce its holdings. Despite worries raised by the selloffs, the public vault still holds a large amount of bitcoin. The current bitcoin price is about $66,500, and market sentiment remains weak.