SCRYPT, a Swiss-authorized institutional crypto partner for trading, custody, and investment access, has partnered with Gauntlet, an industry-leading provider of quantitative risk and optimization models for DeFi. Together, the companies are launching institutional access to transparent, risk-managed DeFi strategies at scale.
Bridging traditional finance and DeFi innovation
According to DefiLlama, decentralized finance (DeFi) has become one of the most active and liquid markets in the world, with the total amount locked reaching $103.8 billion on February 2, 2026. Despite this size, institutional investor access has been limited and constrained by regulatory uncertainty, lack of deep expertise, fragmented infrastructure, and opaque risk frameworks.
This pioneering partnership directly addresses that gap. Built on bank-grade security, best-in-class custody infrastructure, and a Swiss regulatory environment, SCRYPT provides banks, funds, and professional investors with 24/7 access to an auditable, compliant, and secure DeFi yield market.
Gauntlet’s on-chain vault strategy, which already manages over $1.5 billion in overall DeFi assets, will be available through SCRYPT’s Swiss-licensed portfolio management structure. As Vault Administrator, Gauntlett develops, deploys, and oversees Vault, which executes DeFi yield strategies backed by battle-tested quantitative models.
“The demand for institutional DeFi is real. What’s missing is a trusted methodology. By combining Gauntlet’s cutting-edge market research and on-chain risk model with our regulated institutional framework, we are bringing traditional financial standards to DeFi innovation, allowing companies to access bespoke yield strategies with clarity and confidence.”
— Norman Wooding, SCRYPT Founder and CEO
“Gauntlet’s mission has always been to bring quantitative rigor to decentralized markets. By partnering with SCRYPT, together we will provide a seamless, compliant and scalable conduit for Europe’s leading institutions to access superior risk-managed DeFi yield strategies.”
— Rahul Goyal, Head of Institutional Partnerships, Gauntlet
Together, SCRYPT and Gauntlet will enable professional and institutional investors around the world to access DeFi strategies at scale with confidence and trust.
“Our collaboration with Gauntlet extends Gauntlet’s risk-managed vault strategy to the high-quality institutional market. Together, we are creating a new paradigm for how institutional investors can engage with DeFi, safely, transparently, and at scale.”
— John Orthwein, Head of DeFi at SCRYPT
About scripts
SCRYPT is a Swiss-based institutional crypto partner that helps companies start or expand their digital asset initiatives. Combining deep market access, crypto-native expertise, and proprietary infrastructure, SCRYPTenables institutions can trade, store, and invest in digital assets with confidence. Its customers include banks, brokers, asset managers, hedge funds, crypto projects, commodity traders, and more.
Licensed as a portfolio manager under the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), we provide high-performance access to regulated, risk-managed, and large digital asset portfolios.
For more information about SCRYPT, please visit www.scrypt.swiss.
About gauntlets
Gauntlet is a leading quantitative risk manager in on-chain finance, building protocols, applications, and strategies for managing on-chain finances. Gauntlet provides the largest fintechs, financial institutions, and investors with data-driven strategies to maximize the value of their on-chain funds.
Gauntlet oversees over $42 billion of on-chain risk, with over $1.5 billion allocated to Gauntlet’s on-chain revenue generation strategies across over 80 vaults and 10 chains. Since the launch of the first Gauntlet-curated vault in February 2024, over 50,000 users worldwide have generated over $30 million in revenue. For more information about Gauntlet, please visit www.gauntlet.xyz/.
