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Articlex.com@UntangledFi3mo ago

From value moved to value locked: an allocator’s view of DeFi on Stellar

OctoVault introduces vault infrastructure for structured yield strategies on Stellar, enabling institutional capital deployment across RWAs and crypto assets. The platform packages DeFi primitives like Aquarius, Blend, and native stablecoins into allocatable products with enforceable risk controls, exemplified by USDyc (delta-neutral yield) and Indentura (stablecoin yield with institutional governance).

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OctoVault is a vault and risk management infrastructure designed to enable structured yield strategies on Stellar for both RWA and crypto-native allocators. The article explains how vaults solve the scalability problem for institutional capital on Stellar by packaging DeFi primitives—spot liquidity via Aquarius, lending via Blend, native stablecoins like USDC and PYUSD, and institutional RWAs—into investable products with transparent, enforceable controls. Two strategies illustrate this: USDyc implements a delta-neutral strategy combining long XLM yield exposure with a synthetic short position using Untangled Loop adapter, while Indentura by Thaw Digital focuses on stablecoin yield strategies with MPC-based governance and portfolio compliance integration. Vaults enable institutional allocators to deploy capital with defined mandates, explicit risk limits, and automated execution without relying on off-chain intermediaries, transforming Stellar from a value-movement rail into a platform for productive capital deployment at scale.

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