Institutional-Grade Vaults for Smarter DeFi Strategies

In our last article, we explored how funding rate arbitrage works in decentralized finance (DeFi), using the dYdX MegaVault as a case study. That discussion focused on how automated vaults can generate passive income by capturing discrepancies in funding rates across perpetual markets. But as DeFi evolves, more sophisticated players—especially institutional investors—are looking for scalable, risk-managed ways to participate in these strategies.

This is where Gauntlet comes into play.