Key Takeaways
Crypto is not just having a moment. It’s having many moments together. Millions of people are experiencing DeFi for the first time all over the world. It is an incredibly exciting and hopeful time to build onchain. And yet, the job’s not done. Crypto needs better consumer experiences. Consumers need streamlined access to yield. It’s a new day one.
Today, at Basecamp 2025 in Stowe, Vermont, we’re excited to announce that the Gauntlet Miniapp is live on The Base App and Farcaster. Supply USDC or WETH and earn yield via Gauntlet vaults. These strategies are optimized by our automated risk platform — designed by the most vigilant, quantitative minds in crypto.
Yield on Your USDC and WETH
The Gauntlet Miniapp debuts with three of our vaults: WETH Core, USDC Core, and USD Alpha. We name our strategies by the supply token and the risk profile. Core vaults allocate to a blend of large and lower cap collateralized markets while ensuring exposure to any one asset remains within acceptable bounds. Collateral selection is based on the following factors:
- Active management of vault supply to market supply ratios to ensure availability of withdrawal liquidity.
- Sufficient liquidity and slippage to perform healthy liquidations in severe market conditions.
You can learn more about our Core vaults here.
Gauntlet USD Alpha is designed to capture the best risk-adjusted stablecoin yield in DeFi across protocols. The vault allocates across yield opportunities on Ethereum mainnet and Base. Rewards are auto-compounded back into the strategy– no claims required.
Read more about Gauntlet USD Alpha here.
Where Does the Yield Come From? Find Out in Gauntlet Learn
Office hours are in session. We believe great consumer apps help new users understand DeFi. To that end, explore Gauntlet Learn and get answers to questions about questions like:
Where does the yield come from?
Vaults take supplied crypto and allocate it to yield opportunities in DeFi. Lenders supply crypto to be lent out. Borrowers pay lenders to borrow their crypto. In exchange, lenders earn yield.
How does Gauntlet think about risk management?
DeFi is amazing, but it can be complicated. Vaults allow you to customize your risk profile and portfolio. Automate how you earn yield. Gauntlet offers three risk profiles.
How does Gauntlet USD Alpha work?
Gauntlet USD Alpha seeks to achieve the highest sustained yield on stablecoins across protocols and chains. Yields managed by the most vigilant, quantitative minds in crypto.
Contribute to the Onchain Earn and Savings Survey
We’re surveying consumers to learn more about how people save onchain. If you are active on Farcaster or Base as a user, content creator, merchant, or all of the above, we want to hear about your earning and saving habits. The survey takes a couple of minutes.
Let us know if you're open to being interviewed: selected interviewees will receive 25 USDC for their time.
Complete the survey here.
One More Thing, Builders: Integrate Yield into Your Miniapp, Get Rewarded
Gauntlet yield is easy to integrate directly into your miniapp. Whether you’re building the next great game, DeFi app, or AI agent, our vaults can be one more reason. Read more here.
Looking for a revenue stream to bootstrap your app? We’re excited to announce that the Gauntlet Affiliate Program is in beta! Earn streamed rewards from Fuul when you refer.
Contact us to learn more.
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