The decentralized finance landscape has exploded into a sprawling ecosystem of hundreds of protocols spread across multiple chains. For users, the opportunity set is incredibly large, but managing it manually has become overwhelmingly difficult. With constantly changing yields and endless strategies to choose from, market participants must constantly monitor their positions just to keep their capital productive. In mature financial systems, capital doesn't move manually between opportunities—...

The decentralized finance landscape has exploded into a sprawling ecosystem of hundreds of protocols spread across multiple chains. For users, the opportunity set is incredibly large, but managing it manually has become overwhelmingly difficult. With constantly changing yields and endless strategies to choose from, market participants must constantly monitor their positions just to keep their capital productive. In mature financial systems, capital doesn't move manually between opportunities—...

For most of DeFi’s history, yield has been treated like a leaderboard. The higher the APY, the better the opportunity. Protocols competed on vanity metrics, and capital chased the top of the charts with little regard for the foundation. But in 2026, as institutional frameworks and algorithmic precision begin to dictate the flow of capital, the rules have changed. Serious capital doesn’t just look at returns. It looks at risk-adjusted yield.The Problem With "Naked" APYMost DeFi dashboards oper...

For most of DeFi’s history, yield has been treated like a leaderboard. The higher the APY, the better the opportunity. Protocols competed on vanity metrics, and capital chased the top of the charts with little regard for the foundation. But in 2026, as institutional frameworks and algorithmic precision begin to dictate the flow of capital, the rules have changed. Serious capital doesn’t just look at returns. It looks at risk-adjusted yield.The Problem With "Naked" APYMost DeFi dashboards oper...

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You connect your wallet to Concrete, click "Deposit," and confirm the transaction. Almost instantly, your dashboard updates: you now own vault shares, and you see two mysterious acronyms—eRate and NAV. As you watch, your balance begins to tick upward. It feels like magic, but what is actually happening "under the hood"? If you’re new to DeFi vaults, this can feel confusing. Let’s break down the mechanics of Concrete vaults using simple mental models so you can understand exactly how your capi...

You connect your wallet to Concrete, click "Deposit," and confirm the transaction. Almost instantly, your dashboard updates: you now own vault shares, and you see two mysterious acronyms—eRate and NAV. As you watch, your balance begins to tick upward. It feels like magic, but what is actually happening "under the hood"? If you’re new to DeFi vaults, this can feel confusing. Let’s break down the mechanics of Concrete vaults using simple mental models so you can understand exactly how your capi...