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what's gauntlet?

Gauntlet is a DeFi platform specializing in institutional-grade vaults and risk-optimized strategies for onchain assets. It provides curated vaults that allocate capital to high-yield opportunities across protocols like Morpho and Pendle on multiple chains, focusing on stablecoins such as USDC to maximize returns while managing risk. The platform uses advanced modeling for market risk, economic incentives, and sustainable growth for top crypto protocols, chains, and treasuries. Key features include automated governance, yield optimization, and partnerships with ecosystems like Base and Solana.

Snapshot

Gauntlet's Tarun Chitra invested in fogo through robotventures, led by Robert Leshner.

1D ago
TEAM UPDATE

Tarun Chitra of gauntlet_xyz joined as an investor in fogo through robotventures, led by Robert Leshner.

1W ago
FINANCIAL EVENT

Deposited $56K USDC as incentives for veCRV and vlCVX voters on Votemarket Base for a cbETH/WETH campaign on Curve Finance, planned for 8 weeks starting on 2026-01-05.

OPINION SPECULATION

Predicted as a 2026 trend to move toward modular isolated markets, recapture OEV instead of leaking value to searchers, and stop treating oracles as a cost center.

3W ago
FINANCIAL EVENT

Received $850,000 from Uniswap Foundation according to their 990 filing.

VISIBILITY EVENT

Featured as a speaker at the Solana Money Summit conference.

VISIBILITY EVENT

Hosted Demo Day for Cohort 3 on December 17, 2025.

1M ago

KASTxyz launches business accounts with Solana DeFi savings accounts featuring Gauntlet-powered yield generation, announced at Breakpoint conference.

Gauntlet USDC Prime now available in Wirex business accounts through Morpho's Base deployment, providing DeFi yield access to business treasuries.

Nook platform works with Gauntlet for onchain yield access alongside other fintech partners.

Two engineering positions now open: Quantitative Software Engineer ($150K-205K) and Software Engineer for Gauntlet App ($165K-205K), both remote roles available in US and Canada.

Index Coop's hyETH product successfully migrated to a Gauntlet-managed vault structure during 2025.

Gauntlet Vaults on Morpho receive an A rating from Yearn's curation and monitoring services.

Cross-chain USDC supply for Gauntlet USD Alpha (gtUSDa) now available on Ethereum Mainnet, adding to existing support on Base, Arbitrum, and Optimism chains.

Wirex business accounts integrate with Gauntlet USDC Prime on Morpho's Base deployment, enabling businesses worldwide to earn institutional-grade stablecoin yield. Gauntlet facilitates a one-month USDC borrowing incentive program on HyperLend that reduces net borrow rates (example: from 7.52% to 1.92% with 5.6% rebate) ahead of upcoming portfolio margin launch.

Gauntlet provides risk management for Altitude Earn's integration with Kamino, enabling on-chain credit access through Kamino's infrastructure.

Gauntlet curates vaults on Morpho Labs for Katana's Vaultbridge system, routing bridged USDC and ETH into yield-generating lending strategies on Ethereum mainnet.

Two engineering roles open for remote hire in Canada/US: Quantitative Software Engineer and Software Engineer for Gauntlet App, with compensation between $150K-205K.

Cove DAO has an active Snapshot proposal to fund the renewal of Gauntlet's operations.

Gauntlet partners with Hastra Finance, a new institutional-grade lending protocol on Solana incubated by Figure and Provenance Foundation, backed by Figure's $14B+ in HELOC TVL.

Vaults have no exposure to mF-ONE/USDC market after closing all positions on 11/4 based on Market Liquidity Stress concerns.

Gauntlet USD Alpha deploys natively on Optimism mainnet, enabling direct USDC supply to gtUSDa without bridging or swapping.

Decibel launches testnet on Aptos featuring an onchain risk system built with Gauntlet, marking a collaboration where Gauntlet provides risk infrastructure for a platform offering perps, vaults, and margin trading.

Users can now supply USDC directly to Gauntlet USD Alpha on Arbitrum without bridging or swapping.

Gauntlet opens hiring for two remote engineering positions (US, Canada): Quantitative Software Engineer at $150K-205K and Software Engineer for Gauntlet App at $165K-205K.

Vaults expand to multi-chain deployment and a major update to Gauntlet USD Alpha product is announced.

Gauntlet releases UX upgrade for its app, including revamped homepage with featured vaults and streamlined navigation across chains and strategy categories.

Gauntlet competes with Steakhouse for the top position in the vault curator market on Morpho platform.

Decibel Trade, an Aptos-backed perpetual DEX, uses Gauntlet's technology for its onchain risk engine ahead of Q1 2026 mainnet launch.

Gauntlet experienced no bad debt during 10/10 and stream finance market events.

Gauntlet opens remote hiring for two engineering positions: Quantitative Software Engineer ($150K-205K) and Software Engineer for Gauntlet App ($165K-205K), available in US and Canada.

Base USDC Prime fee reduced from 5% to 0%, with weekly VaR update showing Gauntlet USD Alpha 99% VaR at -1.3bps and 31 vaults (43.7%) with price appreciation.

Season 5 Kamino incentives go live on Gauntlet USDC Prime vault.

Gauntlet's 69 vaults on Morpho Labs hold approximately $1.7 billion in LP deposits, making it the biggest vault curator on the platform.

DefiLlama research report identifies Gauntlet as a risk curator managing Morpho Vaults for Katana's VaultBridge, deploying user assets into yield-generating strategies on Ethereum.

2M ago

A delta neutral vault created by Gaunlet on JLP gave back 2 months worth of gains on the TenTen platform.

Gauntlet collaborates with Utila, Morpho Labs, and Yield to launch the first institutional stablecoin yield solution on OP Mainnet.

Gauntlet launches as official vault curator on Kamino with two live lending vaults: Gauntlet USDC Prime and Gauntlet SOL Balanced on Solana.

Gauntlet onboards as a risk partner to Arch Network's Bitcoin layer ecosystem.

Gauntlet's deUSD and sdeUSD listings cause millions of bad debt on Compound, depleting Compound's treasury to cover losses.

gtUSDa stablecoin records 119% TVL growth during a challenging market week, leading all stablecoins in TVL gains among those tracked.

Gauntlet is one of the three biggest vault curators on Katana platform, alongside SteakhouseFi and Yearn Finance, and was not affected by the Balancer v2 exploit.

Gauntlet implements emergency measures to save Compound v3 USDC market from being drained by DeUSD mispricing and exchange rate oracle issue.

Gauntlet integrates USDT0 vault on Hyperliquid platform, with ARMA protocol now automatically allocating to it for optimized stablecoin yields.

Gauntlet acts as Compound's curator and operates the largest number of vaults on Morpho among all curators.

Gauntlet receives public praise for strong risk management performance that kept DeFi lenders safe during a recent market stress event this week, acknowledged alongside competitors SteakhouseFi and Chaos Labs.

Gauntlet CEO criticized for sharing internal competitor transcripts, described as unprofessional conduct that damages the company's remaining reputation and respect.

Direct competition intensifies between Gauntlet and Aave for Earn programs.

Vaults surpass $2 billion in total value locked.

Gauntlet Alpha holds 30% in stablecoins, with returns generated by Gauntlet core holdings.

Gauntlet opens two remote engineering positions: Quantitative Software Engineer at $150K-205K and Software Engineer for Gauntlet App at $165K-205K, hiring in Canada and US.

A past incident involving MEV Capital, Gauntlet, and Usual at Morpho approximately 10 months ago is referenced as a "fiasco" that created reputational risk concerns around permissionless markets.

Vaults have no exposure to Stream's xUSD, with ongoing monitoring of market conditions.

The Fiamma Bitcoin Bridge goes live on Sei with Gauntlet and Takara Lend integration in mid-October.

Yield strategies remain unaffected by the Balancer v2 pools exploit, with continued monitoring of the situation.

Gauntlet curation launches on a new Solana platform soon, with the specific platform name not yet disclosed.

Hiring announced for Quantitative Software Engineer ($150K-205K) and Software Engineer for Gauntlet App ($165K-205K), both remote positions in Canada and US.

The fourth cohort of Gauntlet AI program begins.

Gauntlet curates yield for Fluidkey's Auto-Earn through Lazy Summer Protocol with Morpho Labs, providing privacy-preserving automated yield access onchain.

Gauntlet's risk models inform market-neutral basis trade strategy for DFDV via Drift Protocol on Solana, with a technical deep dive webinar scheduled for Nov 3.

Gauntlet USDC Prime launches on Optimism's OP Mainnet with OP incentives flowing and highly liquid collateral markets for wstETH, WETH, and WBTC.

Third cohort of Gauntlet AI program begins.

Opens Protocol Strategist position at $140K-175K, adding to previously announced technical roles.

Gauntlet curates hyETH, an ETH product powered by Morpho Labs.

gtUSDa launches new Arbitrum chain integration with nearly 40% of supply allocated to Gauntlet USDC Core on Arbitrum, accessing yields across Morpho Labs, Resolv Labs, and Pendle.

Giza Tech partners with Gauntlet to allocate capital into vaults on Arbitrum as the DeAI protocol expands into the Offchain Labs ecosystem.

Opens two additional technical positions: Quantitative Software Engineer at $150K-$205K and Software Engineer for Gauntlet App at $165K-$205K, both remote (US/Canada).

ARMA integrates with Gauntlet, allocating into USDC vaults on Arbitrum for stablecoin yield optimization.

Opens hiring for Protocol Strategist position at $140K-$175K salary, available in LA, NY, SF, or remote (US/Canada).

Gauntlet Alpha offers 44% yield in USDC.

The delta-neutral vault performed as expected during Friday's volatility event with drawdowns remaining within expected bounds, while USDC borrow rates at 6.5% improve leveraged strategy conditions.

Launches a miniapp on Base network as part of quarterly developments.

A new integration with Gauntlet USD Alpha is announced, though the integrating party is not specified in the source material.

Ethereum Foundation deposits 1,200 ETH into WETH Prime Vault and 2M USDC into USDC Prime on Morpho protocol.

3M ago

A $50k liquidity incentive program goes live on Aerodrome Finance for AUDD and XSGD stablecoins, managing four trading pairs (AUDD/USDC, AUDD/ETH, XSGD/USDC, XSGD/ETH) over the next four epochs.

Expands hiring to include two additional engineering positions: Quantitative Software Engineer ($150K-205K) and Software Engineer ($165K-205K), with remote opportunities now available in both US and Canada.

The project announces hiring for a Protocol Strategist position with $140K-$175K salary range across multiple US locations and remote options.

The project hosted an open house and demo night event in Austin, Texas for community engagement.

Gauntlet optimizes Unichain's v4 incentives program with UNI token rewards for USDC/HYPE and USDC/SOL liquidity pairs, with the program extended until September 30.

The protocol joins a collaborative panel at Token2049 Singapore conference with Ethena Labs, Ondo Finance, and Pyth Network.

gtUSDa vault goes live on Equilibria platform on Base network, featuring 170% vePENDLE boost and multi-chain allocation across Morpho and Pendle protocols.

The protocol rolls over to next sUSDe maturity with anticipated lower yields, while 1D APY becomes volatile and begins declining, with preparation for PT gtusda underway.

A new stablecoin pool $gtUSDa launches on Penpiexyz, allowing users to deposit Pendle LP tokens via Base network for 69% APY in PENDLE rewards.

4M ago

Tarun Chitra from Gauntlet joins as angel investor in Forward Industries' $1.65 billion private placement focused on Solana treasury strategy, alongside major crypto firms including Galaxy, Jump Crypto, and Multicoin Capital.

New partnership announced where Gauntlet handles risk management for TheoriqAI's AlphaVault system, a multi-chain vault offering automated deposits, rebalancing, and hedging across Ethereum and HyperEVM.

The company expands hiring with two additional positions: Protocol Strategist ($140K-175K) and Software Engineer ($165K-205K), alongside the previously announced Quantitative Software Engineer role, with remote work now available in both US and Canada.

Gauntlet optimizes v4 incentives for Unichain liquidity pools, offering 2,872 UNI/week for USDC/HYPE LPs and 3,351 UNI/week for USDC/SOL LPs until September 16.

A $2.3M contract renewal with Compound Finance faces pushback due to alleged underperformance and conflicts of interest, with Alpha Growth's CEO recommending against rehiring under the current business model.

Company is actively hiring for a Quantitative Software Engineer position with $150K-$205K salary range across multiple US locations and remote options, indicating potential team expansion and growth plans.

Securitize's Apollo Credit Fund (ACRED) now integrated into optimized vaults, expanding RWA capabilities.

New stablecoin yield opportunities launch through Pendle Finance integration, with gtUSDa token now transferable.

Credit vault infrastructure reaches $42M TVL through FalconX Global partnership, with new auto-leveraging strategy vault launched alongside Aera Finance.

Prime vaults on Base offer 7%+ lending yield for BTC and stETH collateral with limited exposure.

New integration with Bitpanda DeFi Wallet launches, offering institutional-grade yield for USDT, USDC, EURC, WETH and LBTC across 7+ Morpho vaults.

5M ago

Senior compensation reaches $500K-1M annually for experienced professionals, significantly higher than advertised ranges.

New yield structure launches with WBTC (65%) and APT (78%) rates, while APT/USDC becomes main pool with reduced fees from 0.30% to 0.05% for improved routing efficiency.

USD Alpha TVL reaches $20M across 9 Morpho Labs vaults on Base and Ethereum, with new integration on Cobo Global's Earn App.

New hiring initiative launches for Software Engineer ($165K-205K) and Protocol Strategist ($140K-175K) roles with remote options in US and Canada.

Protocol expands to Base network, offering cost-efficient ETH exposure through wholesale fund management and reduced gas fees.

New $55K incentive program launches with APT/USDC pairs offering up to 82.83% APY and 0.05% swap fees.

Pool withdrawals require 3-day processing timeframe.