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Wintermute launches Armitage, a DeFi vault curation service for diverse collateral types
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The crypto market maker is building infrastructure to route institutional capital into onchain yield strategies with pre-set risk guardrails.
Key facts
- Curated vaults are a specific breed of DeFi product built on the ERC-4626 standard, a token vault specification on Ethereum that standardizes how yield-bearing positions are represented
- The platform is designed to accommodate not major assets like ETH and WBTC, but also liquid staking tokens and real-world asset tokens
- Apollo Global Management, one of the largest alternative asset managers in the world, has been exploring curated vault infrastructure as a vehicle for onchain yield
- The so-called “risk curator boom” of 2025 highlighted systemic risks within vault strategies, particularly around correlated exposure and the challenge of managing liquidity across multiple protocols
Summary
Wintermute, one of the largest market makers in crypto, is launching a new platform called Armitage designed to help institutions park capital in DeFi yield strategies without having to manage the messy details themselves. Curated vaults are a specific breed of DeFi product built on the ERC-4626 standard, a token vault specification on Ethereum that standardizes how yield-bearing positions are represented. A vault curator defines the risk parameters, including which protocols to use, what collateral is acceptable, maximum exposure limits, and rebalancing triggers. What makes Armitage notable is its intended collateral diversity.