# Lista DAO Partners with Gauntlet to Power Next-Generation Vault Curation

**Published by:** [Lista DAO](https://blog.lista.org/)
**Published on:** 2026-04-27
**Categories:** defi, lending, bnb, gauntlet
**URL:** https://blog.lista.org/lista-dao-partners-with-gauntlet-to-power-next-generation-vault-curation

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Lista DAO is excited to announce a strategic partnership with Gauntlet, a pioneer in DeFi risk management and crypto-economic research, to serve as the primary curator for select vaults and key partners in other major vaults at Lista.What This MeansGauntlet will launch a new USDT vault and act as its primary curator, bringing its strict oracle risk standards, thorough due diligence on collateral liquidity, liquidation pathways, and years of DeFi expertise to Lista DAO. At the same time, Gauntlet will co-curate Lista’s existing BNB, USD1, and U vaults. For these co-curated vaults, Gauntlet will take over their day-to-day operations and active strategy optimizations including yield optimization, risk management, and more. With Gauntlet's rigorous, data-driven approach and Lista DAO's protocol-level governance and oversight, this collaboration aims to further expand Lista’s footprint in the DeFi landscape.New Vaults on the HorizonBeyond these vaults, Gauntlet will also partner with Lista in launching more vault products in the future, including:RWA-Focused Vault - tapping into Gauntlet's real-world asset partnerships to bring high-quality RWA opportunities to Lista users, with jointly designed incentive strategies to bootstrap demand.Gauntlet Frontier Vault - a yield-maximizing strategy with active rebalancing, designed for users seeking higher returns in exchange for greater risk exposure.About GauntletGauntlet is the premier yield vault curator in crypto, delivering data-driven strategies that help capital allocators, builders, and token issuers confidently put capital to work onchain. Leveraging over eight years of cryptoeconomic research and risk management, we partner with 150+ institutions, fintechs, RWA issuers, and more to build the infrastructure and strategies bringing the next wave of capital to decentralized finance. To learn more, visit www.gauntlet.xyz.

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