Valuts

In Web3 and DeFi, vaults are smart contracts designed to hold and manage assets according to a predefined strategy or set of rules. They serve as automated safes for users’ funds, allowing for more complex behaviours such as yield generation, trading, hedging, time-locking, or role-based access.

Vaults can be:

• Permissioned – where only specific users or contracts can interact

• Governed – controlled by DAOs or multisigs for security and flexibility

Vault Contracts

Contract	Purpose	Features	Ideal For	Repo / Docs
CW Vault Standard	Defines a shared interface for vault contracts	Standard API, extensibility, deposit/withdraw, ownership logic	Creating custom vaults with consistent structure	cw-vault-standard
Vaultenator	Vault with advanced financial strategies	Strategy execution, vault config, risk management, trading integrations	Options vaults, yield strategies, DeFi protocols	vaultenator

1. CW Vault Standard

A formalized specification for building interoperable vaults in CosmWasm. This standard defines a shared interface and behavior pattern for vault contracts.

Features:

• Standardized vault API across projects

• Easy integration with frontends and third-party protocols

• Extensible logic for withdrawals, deposits, hooks, and ownership

• Enables interoperability between vaults and external apps

Ideal for: Developers creating custom vault contracts that want to follow a shared interface for tooling, composability, and ease of use.

📦 Repo / Docs: cw-vault-standard

2. Vaultenator

Vaultenator is a vault implementation that adheres to the CosmWasm Vault Standard (CW4626), utilizing the Tokenfactory module for managing vault share tokens.

Features:

• Administration: Handles opening and pausing of contracts.

• Configuration: Manages contract configuration settings.

• Ownership: Manages contract ownership details.

• State Management: Maintains and updates the contract state.

• CW4626 Compliance: Implements the standard interface for vaults in the CosmWasm ecosystem.

• Tokenfactory Integration: Utilizes Tokenfactory denoms as vault share tokens.

Ideal for:

Developers seeking a foundational vault contract that complies with the CW4626 standard and leverages Tokenfactory for share token management.

📦 Repo: vaultenator