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Insights, updates, and product notes from the Upshift team — covering vault infrastructure, onchain finance, integrations, and the future of programmable yield
How to tier vault strategies by risk
Three risk tiers for a vault programme, with leverage as the measurable axis and dated returns for live vaults.
Who does what in an onchain vault?
Who brings the capital, who sets the mandate, who allocates it, and what the vault infrastructure controls.
How companies earn yield on idle treasury cash
Six ways to earn yield on idle treasury cash compared: fixed-term funds, T-bill ladders, embedded APIs, tokenised MMFs and onchain vaults.
How to launch your own onchain vault
The path from strategy idea to live vault: what you supply, the sequence, who holds which keys, and what is hard to change afterwards.
How to use an onchain vault in a treasury product
How a vault fits a treasury or fund product: in-kind subscription and redemption, how it compares to an ETP, fees, and what to decide first.
DeFi yield strategies: mechanics, risk and returns
The seven yield strategies onchain vaults run, what risk each one takes, and how to compare returns that aren't comparable.
What is an onchain vault? A treasury team's guide
What an onchain vault does, who holds the assets, how money moves in and out, and how it compares to a tokenised money market fund.
How a new blockchain ecosystem grows TVL and DeFi liquidity
Incentives buy TVL that leaves. Here's how ecosystems build DeFi liquidity that survives the end of the emissions programme.
How neobanks and fintechs offer stablecoin yield
The three models for adding a yield product to a fintech app, what each one requires, and where the yield actually comes from.
How card programs earn yield on customer float
Card issuers hold float between authorisation and settlement. Here's how that balance earns yield without slowing approvals.
Axis opens its arbitrage book through a USDC/USDT pre-deposit vault on Upshift
The Axis Origin pre-deposit vault is now live, powered by Upshift. It will later migrate to a DeFi yield vault using Axis' USDx asset.
How Kraken Institutional clients can access onchain yield from within custody
Kraken Institutional has partnered with Upshift to launch custom, permissioned vaults that let eligible clients put idle treasury assets to work in curated onchain strategies, directly from qualified custody.
Securitize Fund Services and Upshift Partner to Deliver Institutional-Grade Reporting for Onchain Vaults
Applies institutional fund administration, independent reporting, allocation tracking, and performance transparency, to onchain vaults
How the GENIUS Act and CLARITY Act reshape stablecoin yield
The GENIUS Act bans issuer-paid stablecoin yield, and the CLARITY Act extends the ban to exchanges. DeFi vaults and lending remain compliant. Here's what changed.
Best crypto cards that earn real yield on your balance in 2026
Beyond cashback: how crypto cards now earn 4-14% APY on your idle balance through DeFi vault infrastructure, and which cards actually do it.
How to earn yield on stablecoins in 2026
Compare every way to earn yield on stablecoins in 2026: DeFi lending, curated vaults, CeFi lending, LP provision, and basis trades. Risks, APY ranges, and how to choose.
How traditional asset managers are controlling risk in DeFi
Policy engines enforce investment mandates at the smart contract layer. They are a key component to how onchain asset management is rebuilding institutional controls in code.
Why every financial product will run on vaults
DeFi vaults power more than yield. From Earn products to payments to RWA liquidity, vaults are becoming the infrastructure layer for onchain finance.
What are DeFi yield vaults? Strategies, risks, and how to choose
How DeFi vaults work, the strategies they run, how curators manage risk, and what to evaluate before depositing.
What is Monad? The parallel EVM blockchain explained
Monad is an EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain with parallel execution, 10,000 TPS, and sub-second finality. Learn how it works and how to earn yield on Monad.
earnUSDnr Launches as the Primary Stablecoin Yield Strategy on Fluent Mainnet
Curated by SharpByte Capital, the vault goes live on day one of Fluent's Mainnet with lending optimization and a roadmap into RWA looping.
Earning stablecoin yield on Monad with earnAUSD
How to earn yield on your AUSD and USDC stablecoins on Monad
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