BitGo Holdings wants to make DeFi palatable for the suit-and-tie crowd. The digital asset infrastructure firm, publicly listed as BTGO on the NYSE, announced plans for a new DeFi vault offering designed to let institutional clients access onchain yield strategies while keeping their assets inside a regulated custodial framework.
How the vault structure works
The new vault products will allow eligible institutions to tap into third-party onchain vault products and lending strategies. Assets within the vault products will reside in BitGo Bank & Trust, the company’s qualified custodian. Vault receipt tokens, which represent a client’s position in these strategies, will be safeguarded through institutional controls and real-time monitoring.
Morpho, a decentralized lending protocol, is the core infrastructure partner for the initiative. Independent risk managers will establish strategy parameters, exposure limits, and risk controls for each vault product. This means BitGo isn’t making the yield-chasing decisions itself. Instead, third parties handle execution strategies and return generation within guardrails set by dedicated risk professionals.
Building on a DeFi integration spree
