The Rise of Managed Strategies Onchain

Onchain yield is evolving, fast.

For years, DeFi yield was synonymous with token incentives, unsustainable APYs, and high-risk liquidity farming. But a new wave of protocols is introducing actively managed, hedge fund–style strategies that anyone can access onchain. One of the promising teams in this category is Avant, which has launched savUSD and savBTC, permissionless, yield-bearing tokens powered by expertly run, onchain, cross-chain strategies. These aren’t just wrappers for passive yield. They’re vaults designed to generate consistent returns, backed by USDC or BTC, while minimizing market exposure.

In this week’s episode of Yield Talks on The Edge Podcast, we’re joined by Avant CoFounder Rhett Shipp to unpack what sets Avant apart. We dig into how these yield products work, what risks and opportunities they present, and how they fit into the broader trend of yield-bearing assets with underlying actively managed onchain strategies, but open 24/7 to anyone with a wallet. We get the inside story on how they put $83M TVL to work earning 10.18% APY for savUSD holders and 3.83% APY for savBTC holders.

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