The Future of DeFi Vault Infrastructure for Long-Term Investors
Reducing reliance on incentives improves long term stability of DeFi strategies Capital should focus on long term yield rather than short term gains But the headline figure is usually far easier to read than the underlying trade-off. The return on screen may be real, but it is rarely complete. What looks generous on the dashboard can feel much thinner after the full set of trade-offs shows up. What looks like one category of yield from the outside can be driven by very different mechanisms un...
The Future of DeFi Vault Infrastructure for Long-Term Investors
Reducing reliance on incentives improves long term stability of DeFi strategies Capital should focus on long term yield rather than short term gains But the headline figure is usually far easier to read than the underlying trade-off. The return on screen may be real, but it is rarely complete. What looks generous on the dashboard can feel much thinner after the full set of trade-offs shows up. What looks like one category of yield from the outside can be driven by very different mechanisms un...
Why Most DeFi Yields Don’t Last
Most strategies fade because they rely heavily on unsustainable incentives models Understanding market structure helps identify sustainable opportunities in DeFi How do market conditions influence the durability of DeFi strategies over time From that point on, the dashboard becomes less of an answer and more of a prompt. This is why the displayed number should be treated as a starting point, not a conclusion. Gross return and net return can end up being meaningfully different once the full pa...
Why Most DeFi Yields Don’t Last
Most strategies fade because they rely heavily on unsustainable incentives models Understanding market structure helps identify sustainable opportunities in DeFi How do market conditions influence the durability of DeFi strategies over time From that point on, the dashboard becomes less of an answer and more of a prompt. This is why the displayed number should be treated as a starting point, not a conclusion. Gross return and net return can end up being meaningfully different once the full pa...
Community Article Most DeFi Losses Don’t Come From Hacks — They Come From Decisions
In DeFi, opportunities are everywhere. New pools. New protocols. New incentives. Every day, something new appears. It creates a constant sense of urgency:don’t miss outmove quicklycapture yieldBut this environment creates a problem.Too many opportunities is not an advantage. It’s a distraction.1⃣ The Myth of AbundanceAt first glance, more opportunities seem better. More options → more profit. But in reality:not all opportunities are goodmany are short-livedsome are outright traps2⃣ The Cost o...
Community Article Most DeFi Losses Don’t Come From Hacks — They Come From Decisions
In DeFi, opportunities are everywhere. New pools. New protocols. New incentives. Every day, something new appears. It creates a constant sense of urgency:don’t miss outmove quicklycapture yieldBut this environment creates a problem.Too many opportunities is not an advantage. It’s a distraction.1⃣ The Myth of AbundanceAt first glance, more opportunities seem better. More options → more profit. But in reality:not all opportunities are goodmany are short-livedsome are outright traps2⃣ The Cost o...
How Do Concrete Vaults Actually Work? (— Time, Patience & the Power Curve)
You deposit into a vault. You receive shares. Your balance starts growing over time. Simple on the surface. But if you’ve ever looked at numbers like eRate or NAV, you’ve probably asked: “What do these actually mean?” Let’s break it down — in the simplest way possible.1⃣ Start With the User PerspectiveImagine this: You deposit USDT into a Concrete vault. Immediately, you receive something called vault shares. Your wallet now shows a balance — not just in tokens, but in shares. Over time, you ...
How Do Concrete Vaults Actually Work? (— Time, Patience & the Power Curve)
You deposit into a vault. You receive shares. Your balance starts growing over time. Simple on the surface. But if you’ve ever looked at numbers like eRate or NAV, you’ve probably asked: “What do these actually mean?” Let’s break it down — in the simplest way possible.1⃣ Start With the User PerspectiveImagine this: You deposit USDT into a Concrete vault. Immediately, you receive something called vault shares. Your wallet now shows a balance — not just in tokens, but in shares. Over time, you ...
Why DeFi Needs Vault Infrastructure
Decentralized finance has unlocked an enormous universe of opportunity. Today’s DeFi landscape spans hundreds of protocols, multiple blockchains, and an ever-expanding set of yield strategies. New opportunities emerge constantly, and yields shift quickly as liquidity flows across markets. While this abundance of choice is one of DeFi’s greatest strengths, it also introduces a major challenge: fragmentation. Users must actively monitor multiple protocols, chains, and strategies just to keep th...
Why DeFi Needs Vault Infrastructure
Decentralized finance has unlocked an enormous universe of opportunity. Today’s DeFi landscape spans hundreds of protocols, multiple blockchains, and an ever-expanding set of yield strategies. New opportunities emerge constantly, and yields shift quickly as liquidity flows across markets. While this abundance of choice is one of DeFi’s greatest strengths, it also introduces a major challenge: fragmentation. Users must actively monitor multiple protocols, chains, and strategies just to keep th...
