Grayscale believes the emergence of 3,000 onchain vaults with assets over $7 billion will be the next breakthrough in the cryptocurrency sector
Grayscale Research believes that onchain vaults, which pool investor capital for professionally managed, yield-generating strategies via smart contracts, could be the next major crypto innovation to enter the mainstream. Currently, over 3,000 such vaults hold roughly $7 billion in assets. They resemble traditional Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs) but replace intermediaries like trustees with blockchain-based smart contracts, enabling real-time transparency, lower costs, and potentially higher liquidity. While still small compared to the $1.5 trillion global CLO market, these vaults—primarily focused on stablecoin strategies—could become foundational digital asset investment products. However, regulatory uncertainty in the U.S., particularly around whether vault managers might be deemed investment advisers or issuers of securities, remains a key obstacle for institutional adoption. Their success hinges on balancing smart contract efficiency with compliance to traditional financial standards.
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