S&P Global Ratings’ Vault Risk Assessment (VRA) is a forward-looking framework for assessing the relative risk that an investor’s position in an on-chain digital-asset lending vault could be impaired. It considers six factors: portfolio credit quality, liquidity mismatch, curator risk, blockchain risk, protocol risk, and vault security and governance. S&P Global Ratings’ launch announcement Full factor list and explanation

S&P Global RatingsOct 5, 2026, 07:16 UTC

S&P Global Ratings’ Vault Risk Assessment (VRA) is a forward-looking framework for assessing the relative risk that an investor’s position in an on-chain digital-asset lending vault could be impaired. It considers six factors: portfolio credit quality, liquidity mismatch, curator risk, blockchain risk, protocol risk, and vault security and governance. S&P Global Ratings’ launch announcement Full factor list and explanation

The framework uses letter-style symbols such as AAA(v), described as the lowest-risk level. It is not a traditional credit rating and does not assess a vault’s yield. S&P said deposits in these vaults were about $10 billion in September 2026, up from $1.5 billion in September 2024. Wu Blockchain

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