Zest Protocol Unveils Stacks Vaults for Automated Yield Strategies
Bitcoin-native finance just got a boost with Zest Protocol's new Stacks Vaults feature. The protocol, which has $70M deployed across its platform and a two-year track record in Bitcoin lending, will now offer automated yield strategies for users.
The first vault will be built around stBTC, the liquid staking Bitcoin token introduced by Stacking DAO recently. Holders can deposit their stBTC into an automated strategy that manages yield on their behalf, eliminating the need to actively manage positions across markets.
According to Zest Protocol's founder, Tycho Onnasch, 'Lending markets were the foundation. Vaults are what gets built on top.' The speed of this announcement is significant, as it marks the evolution of Zest Protocol from a lending market into yield infrastructure.
The stBTC looping vault will launch alongside stBTC before Stacks Bitcoin Staking goes live, allowing holders to deposit sBTC or stBTC directly into the vault while Zest Protocol manages the looping strategy automatically.