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Crypto trading firm GSR is committing $100 million, mostly through a credit facility, to Hare, a new onchain vault business being built with liquidity platform Turtle. GSR will provide anchor liquidity before outside investors arrive. Hare will initially offer two Aave-powered products: one for major dollar stablecoins and another for Paxos tokenized gold products.
Why it matters
Vaults pool deposited assets in smart contracts and let managers deploy capital across lending markets and other strategies. That can turn assets held in wallets into collateral or a source of yield. Hare says GSR's capital will be in the same vaults as other investors, while its focus will be assessing collateral, counterparties and how positions may behave under market stress.
The move comes as institutional firms seek ways to put digital and tokenized assets to work onchain. Vaults.fyi data cited in the report puts assets across curated vaults at $8.6 billion, across 788 vaults, reaching 1.4 million. The source does not specify what the 1.4 million figure measures.
Market impact
Hare USD Earn will accept major dollar stablecoins in a single vault. Hare Gold Earn will let holders of Paxos' PAXG and PAXGy earn yield, with Paxos Labs partnering on the product.
GSR's commitment joins other institutional moves into vault-based lending and yield strategies. Two Prime introduced a bitcoin lending vault on Pareto with $10 million of backing, while Galaxy Digital launched a Morpho-based platform giving Fireblocks' 2,400 institutional clients access to onchain yield strategies. The comparison points to growing competition to manage institutional capital across onchain credit markets.
Frequently asked questions
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How will GSR's $100M commitment support Hare?
Most of the commitment will take the form of a credit facility. GSR will provide anchor liquidity to Hare's products before outside investors arrive.
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What assets will Hare's first vaults accept?
Hare USD Earn will accept major dollar stablecoins. Hare Gold Earn will let holders of Paxos' tokenized gold products PAXG and PAXGy earn yield.
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What role will Turtle play in Hare?
Hare is being built alongside Turtle, a liquidity distribution platform. Hare will create and manage the onchain vaults.
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How do onchain vaults put deposited assets to work?
Investors deposit assets into a smart contract, and a manager decides how to deploy capital across lending markets and other strategies. This can make assets a source of collateral or yield.
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Which other firms are developing institutional vault products?
Two Prime introduced a bitcoin lending vault on Pareto with $10 million of backing. Galaxy Digital launched a Morpho-based platform for Fireblocks' 2,400 institutional clients.
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