DeFi· ★★★· bullish·

S&P Global Ratings launches Vault Risk Assessment for digital asset markets

  • —VRA scores vault risk across six key factors
  • —Vault deposits grew from $1.5 billion in 2024 to $10 billion by September 2026
  • —VRA is not a credit rating and does not address yield levels
  • —S&P will publish initial Vault Risk Assessments in future announcements
Why it matters: Institutional-grade risk scoring for vaults could accelerate capital inflows into onchain strategies and set a disclosure standard for DeFi.
Source: PR Newswire Blockchain