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What you control, what Octant provides

You control:​

  • asset and deposit size
  • which strategy you deploy against
  • where yield goes (the donation address, usually a splitter or Safe-controlled destination you own)
  • who holds which roles (management, keeper, emergency admin)
  • whether burning is enabled for loss recovery (more below)

Octant provides:​

  • ERC-4626 vault mechanics via TokenizedStrategy (forked from Yearn v3 with donation support)
  • standardized strategy interface, so integrations focus on 3 core functions
  • factory tooling and audited codebase (see “Due diligence pack”)

Fees and operational costs​

Octant does not charge protocol usage fees. Costs primarily come from:

  • underlying strategy protocols (their fees, spreads, incentive mechanics)
  • gas for onchain actions such as deposits, withdrawals, and reporting

If you want to cover ongoing program or operational costs, you can route a portion of donated yield to an ops address using your splitter configuration.

If you enable burn protection for loss recovery, make sure the donation address can actually retain burnable strategy shares. A splitter or forwarder that drains received value immediately may reduce or eliminate that protection.

note

Self-custody means your organization is responsible for key management and role assignment. For most partners, management should be a multisig with clear backup and offboarding procedures.

Further reading (architecture background): Intro to Octant v2 Vaults