Dedicated Client Vaults

Institutional crypto yield. Segregated by design.
MiCA-authorized CASP
ISO 27001
SOC 2 Type II
Pilot partners
THE PROBLEM

The Reality of Vaults Today

Institutional capital wants access to DeFi yield. The problem has never been the returns, it's been the structure.

Pooling

Most vaults pool client assets with multiple depositors in the same smart contract, sharing counterparty exposure. Combine that with an operator making discretionary decisions about where capital goes, and the arrangement starts to look like a collective investment scheme under AIFMD.

Unlicensed Management

Strategy selection, rebalancing, and deployment across DeFi venues constitutes portfolio management. That is a regulated activity requiring authorization which most vault operators and curators are not authorized to provide.

Transferable Shares

Fungible vault shares can resemble fund units or securities under AIFMD and MiFID II. That can trigger additional obligations around registration, disclosure, and legal characterisation.
THE SOLUTION

Purpose-built segregated vaults, individually managed under MiCA authorisation

Each vault is assigned to a single client and managed by Tesseract Investment Oy, a MiCA-authorized CASP, under an individual discretionary mandate. Assets are never co-mingled
Vault Architecture
Clients
Client A
Client B
Client C
Dedicated Vaults
Vault
Vault A
Segregated
Vault
Vault B
Segregated
Vault
Vault C
Segregated
Management
Tesseract
Investment Oy
Execution
Risk governance
Reporting
MiCA CASP
 
DeFi
Protocols
Vetted lending &
yield venues

One Client, One Vault

Each vault is a distinct on-chain deployment assigned to a single client. Not a sub-account. Not an accounting separation on top of shared infrastructure. A separate smart contract with its own address, its own positions, its own risk exposure. Your capital, your vault, nobody else's. Segregation is a structural property of the architecture, not an operational overlay.

MiCA-Authorized Portfolio Management

Tesseract Investment Oy is authorized under MiCA to provide portfolio management, custody and administration, transfer services, and advice on crypto-assets. Each vault is managed as a discretionary portfolio management service within the scope of that authorization.

Non-Transferable Tokens

Vault tokens represent a balance, not a derivative and not a fund unit. They are non-transferable with no secondary market, no fungible shares. The securities classification question that creates problems for pooled vaults does not arise.

Vault Products

USDC

Conservative

5–6%*

Target APY
Pure lending strategy, no leverage

USDC

Advanced

7–12%*

Target APY
Lending + carry strategies, includes controlled leverage

wETH

Advanced

4–5%*

Target APY
Carry and staking strategies, includes controlled leverage

wBTC

Advanced

2–4%*

Target APY
Carry strategies, includes controlled leverage
* Gross target rates only. Based on historical performance and current market conditions. Rates are not guaranteed and may vary. Past performance is not indicative of future results. This does not constitute investment advice. Crypto-assets are not covered by investor compensation or deposit guarantee schemes.

Frequently Asked Questions

A Dedicated Client Vault is an on-chain yield vault individually assigned to a single client. Your assets sit in your own vault , they are never co-mingled with those of other clients. Each vault is individually operated under your mandate by Tesseract Investment Oy, a MiCA-authorized CASP. The vault infrastructure is built on IPOR Fusion's audited Plasma Vault architecture.

Book a call with our team to discuss your requirements, risk profile, and timeline. We’ll guide you through KYC/KYB onboarding, vault configuration, and asset transfer. Typical timeline from first conversation to vault deployment is two to four weeks.

Each vault is a dedicated smart contract instance assigned to one client. There is no shared pool. Your assets, your returns, and your risk exposure are attributable solely to your vault. Segregation is a structural property of the architecture, not an operational overlay.

Vaults are deployed across a curated set of audited lending and yield protocols. Tesseract’s risk team selects and monitors all venues for security, liquidity, and concentration risk. Specific protocol allocations vary by vault strategy and market conditions.

You receive monthly reports covering yield, deployment allocation, fees, and any vault actions taken during the period. Dashboard access provides real-time visibility into your vault balance and performance. 

 

A fund pools capital from multiple investors into a shared portfolio. A Dedicated Client Vault does neither. Each vault is a single smart contract assigned to one client. There is no pooled capital, no shared portfolio, and no fungible units. Vault tokens are non-transferable — They represent a balance in your vault, not a share in a collective scheme. Tesseract Investment Oy operates each vault individually under MiCA CASP authorization, not under a fund management license.

Your assets are allocated to a dedicated on-chain vault structure associated with your account. While assets are deployed into DeFi protocols to generate yield, they remain owned by your vault at all times. Tesseract operates the vault and has the technical ability to move assets between the vault and approved protocol addresses (e.g. DeFi smart contracts) in order to implement the agreed investment strategy. This includes deploying, rebalancing, and withdrawing positions. All protocol interactions are restricted to whitelisted protocols, governed by Tesseract's internal controls and governance processes. Withdrawals from the dedicated client vault to external wallets can only be made to your own wallet address that you have whitelisted. All transactions are recorded on-chain and are fully auditable

Tesseract's risk team actively monitors all deployed venues for security signals including TVL changes, governance proposals, and smart contract anomalies. If a risk threshold is breached, positions can be unwound proactively. Vaults are deployed only to established, audited lending protocols, and protocol selection is governed by a formal whitelisting process with multi-signature approval. However, smart contract risk cannot be fully eliminated. DeFi lending involves inherent protocol-level risks that differ from traditional counterparty risk, and clients should understand this distinction.

Dedicated Client Vaults work with your existing custody setup — no migration required. You connect via your custodian's wallet (WalletConnect or similar). Your custodian may need to whitelist the vault contracts, but beyond that there's no implementation on your side. For custodians who want visibility into vault performance, a reporting API is available. We support multiple custodians across different vault instances for the same client.

Returns are generated through active portfolio management. Tesseract deploys stablecoins into DeFi lending protocols and liquidity venues — yield derives from protocol-level activities including borrower interest, trading fees, and liquidity incentives. This is not interest on the stablecoin itself and is not related to the stablecoin issuer's reserve management. Returns are variable and performance-dependent.

Get Started

Dedicated Client Vaults are now live. Book a call with our team, or fill in the form to discuss your requirements and begin the onboarding process.
Crypto-asset services are provided by Tesseract Investment Oy, authorized as a CASP under Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA). On-chain yield vaults involve significant risks, including smart contract vulnerabilities, liquidity risk, and the risk of total loss of capital. Past performance is not indicative of future results. This page does not constitute investment advice or a financial promotion. Tesseract Dedicated Client Vaults are not regulated financial instruments and are not covered by investor compensation schemes.
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