# gauntlet.xyz > AI-optimized mirror of gauntlet.xyz containing 50 pages totalling 35,921 words of clean markdown content, structured data, and semantic HTML. Original source: https://gauntlet.xyz. Last updated: 2026-08-08T09:05:39.800Z. Each page is available as HTML (with JSON-LD structured data) and Markdown (text-only, ideal for LLMs and RAG). ## Homepage - [Gauntlet - Crypto Yield Strategies for Institutions](/content/site-root.html): Gauntlet is crypto's premier yield curator, delivering data-driven strategies for capital allocators, fintechs, financial institutions, and stablecoin issuers to put capital to work onchain. (293 words) ## Articles & Blog Posts - [Arbitrum LTIPP Program Retro - Gauntlet](/content/resources/arbitrum-ltipp-program-results/index.html): In this blog, we analyze a recent liquidity mining campaign on the Arbitrum network targeting Uniswap pools. (4,528 words) - [Analysis: Optimizing IMX Reward Mechanisms - Gauntlet](/content/resources/analysis-optimizing-imx-reward-mechanisms/index.html): In order to significantly improve the efficiency of the IMX token, we propose a removal of the token rewards lockup period. (2,058 words) - [The Idle USDC Report](/content/p/idle-usdc-report/index.html): Stablecoin product-market fit is more clear than ever. And yet, there is yield left on the table. Why? We believe DeFi offers opportunities to sustain and scale USDC growth. (493 words) - [Balancer V2 Pools Trading Fee Methodology - Gauntlet](/content/resources/balancer-v2-pools-trading-fee-methodology/index.html): We’ve partnered with Balancer Labs to optimize fees for Balancer V2 pools. Our platform allows us to continuously re-run our optimization model and change fees over time to improve liquidity provider (LP) returns. (1,561 words) - [Security at Gauntlet](/content/vaults/security/index.html): Understand Gauntlet’s approach to institutional-grade security for DeFi vaults and on-chain operations. (340 words) - [Aave Market Risk Assessment - Gauntlet](/content/resources/aave-market-risk-assessment/index.html): An analysis of the financial risk to participants in the Aave protocol (1,636 words) - [Aave Protocol Liquidation Retrospective: May 2021 - Gauntlet](/content/resources/aave-protocol-liquidation-retrospective-may-2021/index.html): This post will dissect some of the high-level statistics from the Aave protocol as well as future steps. Overall, on-chain borrowing protocols fared well in these extreme conditions. (1,470 words) - [Aave Resilient Through USDC Volatility - Gauntlet](/content/resources/aave-resilient-through-usdc-volatility/index.html): Our retrospective analysis of the USDC crisis in March 2023 and its effects on Aave (1,524 words) - [Announcing Ecosystem Risk Monitoring for Linea - Gauntlet](/content/resources/announcing-ecosystem-risk-monitoring-for-linea/index.html): Gauntlet partners with Linea to provide continuous risk monitoring throughout the Linea ecosystem. This post includes a brief guide to the Linea ecosystem risk dashboard, which will serve as a foundation for our risk platform on Linea. (955 words) - [An Economic Analysis of the Computable Protocol - Gauntlet](/content/resources/an-economic-analysis-of-the-computable-protocol/index.html): This post will highlight some of the learnings by the Gauntlet and Computable teams from early 2019 as we worked together to design a custom scenario to optimize parameters for their Reserve contract on the Gauntlet platform. (2,416 words) - [An Analysis of Uniswap Markets - Gauntlet](/content/resources/an-analysis-of-uniswap-markets/index.html): This paper gives a simple formal analysis of constant product markets and their generalizations, showing that, under some common conditions, these markets must closely track the reference market price. (132 words) - [An Analysis of the Market Risk to Participants in the Compound Protocol - Gauntlet](/content/resources/an-analysis-of-the-market-risk-to-participants-in-the-compound-protocol.html): This paper gives an overview of the market risks, the liquidation mechanism and the implications of protocol and market variables on Compound. (206 words) - [Gauntlet DeFi Lending Vaults](/content/vaults/lending/index.html): Explore Gauntlet’s lending vaults, designed to deliver risk-managed yields from decentralized lending protocols. (448 words) - [2024: The Year of Restaking - Gauntlet](/content/resources/2024-the-year-of-restaking/index.html): Over the past year, we dove into restaking, publishing peer-reviewed restaking research, hosting Restaking Day to unite leading experts, launching an LRT Risk Dashboard, and so much more — all in the service of advancing the understanding of restaking and its potential. (680 words) - [Automated Governance: DeFi’s scientific evolution 🧪 - Gauntlet](/content/resources/automated-governance-defis-scientific-evolution/index.html): We help protocols and their stakeholders make the right governance choices by continuously simulating adversarial behavior. Our mission is to enable a safer, more efficient DeFi ecosystem that’s resilient to attacks and rewards honest participants fairly. (1,172 words) - [AVS Selection Framework - Gauntlet](/content/resources/avs-selection-framework/index.html): Gauntlet's approach to evaluating and selecting AVSs (1,625 words) - [Blueberry Risk Methodology - Gauntlet](/content/resources/blueberry-risk-methodology/index.html): A summary of our risk methodology for leveraged borrowing on Blueberry. (814 words) - [Announcing Our $1 Billion Valuation and Next Steps for the Gauntlet Platform - Gauntlet](/content/resources/announcing-our-1-billion-valuation-and-next-steps-for-the-gauntlet-platform.html): This new round of funding brings our total valuation to $1 billion and marks over 20X growth in our revenue in the last year alone. (592 words) - [A Deep Dive Into Our Symbiotic Restaking Vault Strategy - Gauntlet](/content/resources/a-deep-dive-into-our-symbiotic-restaking-vault-strategy.html): Our initial Symbiotic vault set aims to maximize the number of network allocations without exposing depositors to excess slashing risk across all preferred collateral options. (835 words) - [Balancer Doubles LP Revenue Using Gauntlet - Gauntlet](/content/resources/balancer-doubles-lp-revenue-using-gauntlet/index.html): In this post, we’ll show you how to think about dynamically managing swap fees and stable swap amplification factors, and how Balancer has increased their capital utilization by 10x and doubled LP returns by using Gauntlet. (1,182 words) - [Gauntlet for Builders & Protocol Teams](/content/persona/builders/index.html): Gauntlet partners with DeFi builders to improve protocol design, governance, and economic resilience. (467 words) - [Gauntlet Restaking Vaults](/content/vaults/restaking/index.html): Discover Gauntlet’s curated restaking vaults that optimize returns while managing protocol-level risks. (462 words) - [Gauntlet for DAOs](/content/persona/dao/index.html): Gauntlet supports DAOs with data-driven governance, treasury optimization, and risk management expertise. (365 words) - [Aera - Gauntlet's Risk-Managed Vault Infrastructure](/content/p/aera-vault-infrastructure/index.html): Aera Infrastructure: The new standard for secure, automated vaults. Power your yield strategies with Gauntlet’s full-stack risk management. Get started today. (338 words) - [Gauntlet for Capital Allocators](/content/persona/capital-allocators/index.html): Gauntlet equips institutional allocators with curated DeFi strategies and risk insights for long-term growth. (489 words) - [Webinar: Gauntlet & DFDV Advanced Onchain Strategies](/content/p/dfdv-webinar/index.html): Register for the upcoming webinar about unlocking capital efficiency for public Solana DAT DFDV through Gauntlet onchain strategies via Drift. (367 words) - [Analysis of Kadena’s Public Blockchain Protocol - Gauntlet](/content/resources/analysis-of-kadenas-public-blockchain-protocol/index.html): This post highlights findings from our research on Kadena’s public blockchain protocol, a parallelized, “braided” Proof of Work (PoW) blockchain called Chainweb. (1,108 words) - [Gauntlet Levered RWA Vault Strategies](/content/gauntlet-strategies/levered-rwa/index.html): Explore Gauntlet’s Levered RWA vault, the first leveraged real-world asset yield strategy in decentralized finance. (438 words) - [The Gauntlet Affiliate Progam](/content/p/gauntlet-affiliate-program/index.html): Interested in getting rewards and unlocking the best risk-adjusted yield for your users? Get in touch with us. (842 words) - [2025 Recap: A Watershed Year for Gauntlet Vaults - Gauntlet](/content/resources/2025-recap-a-watershed-year-for-gauntlet-vaults/index.html): 2025 marked an inflection point for vaults, as DeFi established itself as the future of financial infrastructure. As we step into 2026, we're taking a moment to reflect on some highlights. (599 words) - [A primer on perpetuals - Gauntlet](/content/resources/a-primer-on-perpetuals/index.html): This paper aims to clearly define perpetuals, and illustrate through examples how specific perpetual contracts relate to traditional financial instruments such as variance swaps and leveraged exchange traded funds. (290 words) - [An Analysis of Intent-Based Markets - Gauntlet](/content/resources/an-analysis-of-intent-based-markets/index.html): This paper provides two formal models of solvers’ strategic behavior: one probabilistic and another deterministic. Results show that the costs incurred by solvers result in restricted entry in the market. (208 words) - [Gauntlet USD Alpha Vault (gtUSDa)](/content/gauntlet-strategies/gtusda/index.html): Access Gauntlet’s USD Alpha vault, a risk-adjusted USDC yield strategy across multiple DeFi protocols. (717 words) - [Blockdaemon Integrates 50+ Gauntlet Vaults for Institutional Access to Onchain Yield - Gauntlet](/content/resources/blockdaemon-integrates-50-gauntlet-vaults-for-institutional-access-to-onchain-yield.html): 50+ Gauntlet Vaults are now integrated with Blockdaemon's institutional Earn Stack (445 words) - [A Note on Borrowing Constant Function Market Maker Shares - Gauntlet](/content/resources/a-note-on-borrowing-constant-function-market-maker-shares.html): In this note, we investigate the security and capital efficiency of allowing LPs to borrow Ether or USD against their shares in a CFMM protocol. (130 words) - [Announcing Gauntlet × Tanssi - Gauntlet](/content/resources/announcing-gauntlet-tanssi/index.html): Gauntlet collaborates with Moondance Labs to provide economic design and optimization for the Tanssi Network (372 words) - [Announcing Gauntlet × Blueberry - Gauntlet](/content/resources/announcing-gauntlet-blueberry/index.html): Gauntlet collaborates with Blueberry to provide risk management and optimization for leveraged money markets. (312 words) - [Attacks on Dynamic DeFi Interest Rate Curves - Gauntlet](/content/resources/attacks-on-dynamic-defi-interest-rate-curves/index.html): This paper demonstrates that attacks on proportional and proportional-integral controlled interest rate curves allow one to manipulate the interest rate curve to take a higher proportion of the earned yield than their pro-rata share of the lending pool. (187 words) - [ApeSwap Taps Gauntlet for Incentive Optimization - Gauntlet](/content/resources/apeswap-taps-gauntlet-for-incentive-optimization/index.html): As part of this partnership, Gauntlet’s incentive management platform will ingest the ApeSwap protocol data to quantitatively optimize rewards and drive growth. (333 words) - [Utila DAT Yield Report](/content/p/utila-dat-yield-report/index.html): Digital asset treasuries hold a material supply of the largest crypto assets in the world. Learn how DeFi yields powered by Gauntlet and available on Utila to custody clients help executives build a moat. (277 words) - [Announcing Gauntlet ⨉ Moonbeam - Gauntlet](/content/resources/announcing-gauntlet-moonbeam/index.html): Gauntlet partners with Moonbeam to optimize grant programs and economic mechanisms in the Moonbeam ecosystem. (411 words) - [Ampleforth Protocol and Trading Strategy Assessment - Gauntlet](/content/resources/ampleforth-protocol-and-trading-strategy-assessment.html): An analysis of the Ampleforth protocol and compatible trading strategies (180 words) - [A Note on Bundle Profit Maximization - Gauntlet](/content/resources/a-note-on-bundle-profit-maximization/index.html): This note gives a simple formulation of the bundle allocation problem as an integer linear programming problem, and provides some basic extensions. (205 words) - [Announcing Gauntlet × Perennial - Gauntlet](/content/resources/announcing-gauntlet-perennial/index.html): Gauntlet collaborates with Perennial to provide risk management and optimization for derivatives markets (302 words) - [Benqi deploys Gauntlet Platform on Avalanche - Gauntlet](/content/resources/benqi-deploys-gauntlet-platform-on-avalanche/index.html): The Gauntlet Platform is purpose-built to monitor risk and manage protocols as market conditions vary. Ahead of the curve in many respects, Benqi has turned to Gauntlet to help support and scale its algorithmic liquidity market protocol. (443 words) - [An Efficient Algorithm for Optimal Routing Through Constant Function Market Makers - Gauntlet](/content/resources/an-efficient-algorithm-for-optimal-routing-through-constant-function-market-makers.html): This paper presents an efficient algorithm, based on a decomposition method, to solve the problem of optimally executing an order across a network of decentralized exchanges. (176 words) - [A Note on Privacy in Constant Function Market Makers - Gauntlet](/content/resources/a-note-on-privacy-in-constant-function-market-makers.html): In this note, we show that privacy is impossible with the usual implementations of CFMMs under most reasonable models of an adversary and provide some mitigating strategies. (180 words) - [Autodeleveraging: Impossibilities and Optimization - Gauntlet](/content/resources/autodeleveraging-impossibilities-and-optimization/index.html): In this paper, we provide the first rigorous model of ADL and prove that ADL mechanisms face a fundamental trilemma: no policy can simultaneously satisfy exchange solvency, revenue, and fairness to traders. (153 words) - [A Curationary Tale: Logarithmic Regret in DeFi Lending via Dynamic Pricing - Gauntlet](/content/resources/a-curationary-tale-logarithmic-regret-in-defi-lending-via-dynamic-pricing.html): In this paper, we construct and analyze an online learning model for static and dynamic pricing models within DeFi lending. 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