ynRWA MAX - ynRWAx

USD-based RWA strategies that settle on Ethereum L1

ynRWAx is a curated Real-World Asset (RWA) product that provides users with streamlined access to stable, real-world yields. Backed by real, off-chain collateral uncorrelated with crypto markets and diversified across varying durations, ynRWAx is designed for users looking to park their USDC and earn stable, RWA-backed returns on their crypto assets. Funds are deployed across diversified real-world assets and managed via fully audited, on-chain infrastructure.

Contract Address: arrow-up-right0x01Ba69727E2860b37bc1a2bd56999c1aFb4C15D8arrow-up-right

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Base Configuration - ynRWAx

Parameter

Details

Price Asset

USDC

Primary Underlying Asset

USDC

Accounting Layer

Ethereum L1

Underlying Assets

USDC

Below is a high-level overview of its key features, architecture, and how it manages security & risk.


Key Features

  • Stable, Diversified Yield: Earn yield from real-world private credit strategies uncorrelated with crypto markets.

  • Auto-Compounding Engine: Weekly streamed interest is auto-redeployed and reflected in the token's rising redemption value.

  • Seamless Liquidity Access: Scheduled redemption windows and real-time withdrawals powered by a buffer system and optional AMMs.

  • Governance-Led Strategy Management: YieldNest DAO governs strategies, assets, and parameters through on-chain voting.

  • Security-First Infrastructure: Includes audited smart contracts, DECO oracle integration, and live monitoring (Hypernative, Defimon).

  • Guard Validation Engine: Enforces governance-approved rules and secure execution for all transactions within the MAX LRT architecture.

  • ERC-4626 Compliant: Fully compatible with other DeFi protocols and yield strategies.


Vault Mechanics

  • Deposit & Mint: Deposit USDC to mint ynRWAx 1:1; value grows over time.

  • Yield Accrual: Issuers prepay interest weekly. Interest is streamed to users.

  • Redemption: Full withdrawal allowed at maturity of each product. Early exits are possible via buffer or AMM (fees may apply).

  • Smart Contracts: Fully audited, on-chain logic governed by YieldNest DAO.

  • Default Protection: Legal enforcement + collateral liquidation procedures pre-engaged.


Value Accrual Example

ynRWAx auto-compounds real-world yield, gradually increasing the token's redemption value over time. The token does not rebase; instead, its share price increases as yield accrues from private credit strategies.

Value Accrual Example (assuming 15% APY for ynRWAx)

Restaking Time

Amount ynRWAx

Value in USDC

Day 0

1 ynRWAx

1.000 USDC

Day 180

1 ynRWAx

1.073 USDC

Day 365

1 ynRWAx

1.150 USDC

ynRWAx does not rebase. Instead, the token's value grows through a rising share price as yield is streamed and compounded from off-chain repayments.


Governance, Curation & Security

  • Curated Issuers: Validated independently by Bird & Bird, ensuring asset legitimacy and compliance.

  • Oracle Integration: DECO-powered TLS proof framework.

    • We plan to implement DECOarrow-up-right, a privacy-preserving oracle protocol. Using advanced cryptographic techniques, DECO enables users to prove facts about their web (TLS) sessions to oracles without revealing sensitive data. All RWA assets will be accompanied by DECO-secured proofs, providing verifiable Web2 records on-chain.

  • Audited Codebase: Reviewed by leading firms.

  • Live Monitoring: Hypernative and Defimon integrations.

  • Upgrade Safety: Timelock + role-based control + proxy architecture.

  • Governance: Parameter management and strategic oversight are transparently governed by the YieldNest DAO and eventually a dedicated SubDAO.

All smart contracts powering the ynRWAx vault are reviewed and audited by leading blockchain security firms. Third-party partners, such as Hypernative and Defimon provide additional runtime monitoring and threat detection. The vault utilizes role-based access control, time-lock enforcement, and an upgradable proxy architecture to ensure safety, transparency, and flexibility.

Users are encouraged to review the open-source code and published audit reports.


ynRWAx Vault Design (Happy flow) - deep dive for clarity

The ynRWAx Vault provides exposure to curated real-world credit strategies while delivering daily, auto-compounded yield on USDC. This section provides a detailed breakdown of the "Happy Flow," an ideal operating scenario based on a 12-month cycle. This cycle is not only a simplified illustration but also the structure used in the initial release of ynRWAx. Over time, ynRWAx will evolve to stack multiple durations with staggered maturities. Users will also be able to stake ynRWAx to earn additional yield and have their capital automatically rolled into longer-duration credit positions, creating a continuously compounding, dynamic yield product.

High-level overview of ynRWAx

Deposit & Minting

Users deposit USDC and mint ynRWAx at a 1:1 ratio. The token value increases over time as yield is accrued and auto-compounded. Deposits are always open and processed on a rolling basis.

Core Mechanics

  • Duration: 365 days per credit cycle (initially used as the base example; future cycles may include multiple durations with staggered maturities)

  • Initial Capital Split: 100% to issuer, 0% held in liquidity buffer

  • Yield Distribution: Yield is prepaid bi-weekly by the issuer and streamed over 14 days

  • Liquidity Events: Redemption is always possible via the buffer. Slippage or fees may apply for large mid-cycle withdrawals. During post-cycle maturity windows, users can withdraw all of their liquidity without restriction during the liquidity window.


Design Benefits

  • Predictable Yield: bi-Weekly interest streaming = consistent, visible growth

  • Hands-Free Rollover: Stay in position with uninterrupted compounding

  • Security & Enforcement: Issuers are legally bound; collateral can be liquidated on default


ynRWAx - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Below is a selection of frequently asked questions (FAQs). Please keep the great questions coming so we can continue expanding this list.

If you have additional questions, join our Discord and ask us anything. Drop your question in the DeFi strategyarrow-up-right channel and get a response from the community right away.

chevron-rightWhat is ynRWAx?hashtag

ynRWAx is a YieldNest product that provides exposure to secured real-world private credit while settling on Ethereum L1. It is designed to offer a predictable yield with DeFi-native composability, transparency, and on-chain settlement.

chevron-rightWhat is the duration of ynRWAx?hashtag

ynRWAx has a fixed maturity. The current issuance matures on 15 October 2026.

The strategy is optimized for users who can remain invested until maturity to capture the full underlying yield without market friction. We will have more maturities in the future, but for now, there is only one maturity event where you will be able to decide to roll over or stay in until a later maturity date.

chevron-rightCan I withdraw before maturity?hashtag

Yes. ynRWAx is liquid before maturity, but early exits are subject to market conditions.

Early withdrawal options include:

  • Selling ynRWAx on secondary markets (DEXs)

  • Exiting via supported liquidity pools, if available

Early exits may incur:

  • Price discounts or premiums

  • Slippage depending on liquidity and market demand

chevron-rightIs ynRWAx redeemable directly for USDC?hashtag

At maturity, ynRWAx settles against its underlying RWA value. Before maturity, redemption into USDC depends on available liquidity routes and market pricing rather than a fixed 1:1 redemption.

chevron-rightIs ynRWAx suitable for short-term liquidity needs?hashtag

ynRWAx is not optimized for short-term trading.

It is best suited for:

  • Medium- to long-term capital allocation

  • Users seeking predictable, RWA-backed yield

  • Portfolios that can tolerate temporary illiquidity or price variance before maturity

chevron-rightWhat risks should I be aware of?hashtag

Key risks include:

  • Early exit price risk (discounts before maturity)

  • Liquidity risk in secondary markets

  • Counterparty and issuer risk (mitigated via structuring and monitoring)

  • Smart contract risk (audited, but never zero)

ynRWAx is designed to be transparent and risk-aware, but it is not risk-free.

chevron-rightHow is the AUD/USD FX risk managed? There is no mention of the risk in the docs, which is kind of a red flaghashtag

The AUD/USD FX risk is accepted by the underlying borrowers who are required to absorb any FX movements and for all principal and interest to be made in USD to YieldNest. We also take personal guarantees from all borrower entities to ensure compliance.

The underlying borrowers absorb any FX movements and they take their own hedging via either forward contracts or options to counter the risk.

To expand further, firstly, our loan contracts contain a “Gross Up” provision – i.e. any and all Borrowers in the pool are not discharged from obligations until the Trust/Lender has received the full “grossed up” principal and interest in USD. We will not provide a discharge of any loans until payment is received in USD in full. You will also note that we require interest on a regular cycle (this is demonstrated on-chain with the token go up model and consistent stream of yields to ynRWAx), this model also avoids the loan value increasing, This is another important risk control process. Similarly, these steady and uncorrelated-to-crypto-market payments in USD stablecoin—which YieldNest does not retain but passes on to tokenholders—are a very important and rare feature that helps minimize risk.

Secondly, YieldNest still considers the wider macroeconomic picture. The US Dollar is envisioned to be on the decline, as it has been telegraphed by the Trump Administration on multiple occasions that there will be significant interest rate reductions and QE to come this year. It is almost certain (barring war or a major GFC) that AUD movements will be in favour of the AUD repayment over the next 12–24 months. This will obviously be in their favour, but as we are a fixed income product and not relying on speculation, we are only seeking our repayment of principal and yield in USD.

chevron-rightIf there is no relation other than an arm’s-length business relationship between YN and Chris Kimber, why was his shop chosen instead of a bigger structure for the partnership?hashtag

Further to the above, crypto, DeFi and RWA lending is still a nascent space and our strategy is currently less than $5 million (or $1.6M at the time of this message). As you would be aware, the USA has only in the last 12 months really begun to embrace this space at the government level. Smaller countries (even Tier-1 English-speaking jurisdictions) are even further behind with their legislation and many larger trustees won’t act for groups and their entities that are in cryptocurrency and offshore. Many large trustees are still hesitant to touch crypto – let alone DeFi and RWA. For our strategy we need to primarily just focus on the following:

Licensing and Insurance – we must have in that jurisdiction a suitably licensed trustee to bring a product to the market which we as a platform can have comfort to support our infrastructure.

Duration of business – Kimber has been in business for over a decade and understands this investment category. It has sufficient insurance to cover our modelled worst-case shortfalls – our risk counterpart is the insurer as a last resort.

Security and enforceability – As Kimber is acting solely as a trustee for a custom-established, bankruptcy-remote Trust setup solely for YieldNest, it is actually less relevant to us their size but rather performance and skillset of the Trustee, as we can replace the Trustee, Kimber at any time and YieldNest can ultimately take control of the Trust if we are not happy for any reason to enforce on its mortgages and security.

chevron-rightHow is Kimber Capital capitalized, and how are the real estate deals funded? Does Kimber Capital fund them with a mix of debt and equity, or does it only act as a broker? If only as a broker, who is ultimately providing the funds (other than YN users)?hashtag

Kimber Capital acts as a trustee manager for both ourselves and supervisor for other lender syndicates to the curated deal portfolio. It both directly lends and arranges debt and acts as Trustee only. We will not participate on an equity basis like many RWAs—only secured debt with mortgagee rights and powers. The real estate deals are funded through large specialist finance syndicates that provide all the construction lending to each lot, and we ensure every property security is either completed already, or is development permit approved. We will not touch non-productive land or typical RWA properties secured only by rental income. Lenders are large institutional-style lenders that are quoted on the DTCC/Bloomberg equivalent securities exchanges and funded through pension funds and investment banks. The Trustee acting as our agent then further confirms that all funding is procured/gained and, very importantly, that all loans are in good standing with nil outstanding interest payments due at the end of each quarter. Two sets of lawyers then confirm that all securities are lodged and in force. YieldNest and its lawyers also confirm that securities are always retained during the strategy. YieldNest then holds a financial reserve against the loan which grows, and also requires fortnightly interest payments in USD from the Trustee to ensure the RWA loan value never increases from the principal amount. We continuously monitor and adjust these amounts depending on the size and market positions. This is a fundamental tenet of this type of lending. YieldNest is currently only participating in a small capacity (<$5M) across a very large real asset portfolio with the Trustee, so our risk controls need to be appropriate in the context that we are providing a small, manageable and secured strategy into a $300M end-value portfolio with four separate intermediary parties all providing oversight and services as fail-safe redundancies. We feel it is appropriate for this stage of the strategy as we test and refine it, and will of course change Trustee as the space and industry matures in Australia and the strategy also gets more traction.

chevron-rightCan we get audited financial results of Kimber Capital? If not, why nothashtag

Kimber is a private LLC trustee and does not need to provide it to us as their financials only relate to their own management overheads (insurance, accounting, administrative, audit, compliance). Our legal advice is that our primary focus is simply to ensure our Trustee has sufficient indemnity insurance from a Tier-1 insurance market (e.g. Lloyd’s), appropriate licensing in good conduct and no debt or borrowings. We have confirmed all three. However, what needs to have audited financials is the bankruptcy-remote Trust that was set up and held solely for YieldNest that retains ownership of the secured loan RWA facility. That Trust will have externally prepared quarterly financials and will be audited at the end of each financial year, which in Australia is June 30th of each year. We will be providing these interim audited financials as part of our attestation package at March 31st then June 30th and are more than happy to share these with you and the community.

chevron-rightWhere can I ask more questions?hashtag

Join the YieldNest Discord and post your questions in the DeFi strategyarrow-up-right channel. The team and community actively respond and update documentation based on feedback.


Roadmap & Extensions

  • Multi-Duration Support: Parallel cycles with mixed durations.

  • Spectra Integration: Split principal vs. yield tokens.

  • Staking ynRWAx: For higher yield and first redemption rights

  • Tranching: Senior/Junior structures for risk separation.

  • ynUSDx Arbitrage Strategy: Use underpricing arbitrage to optimize returns.

  • Secondary Buffer: ynUSDx can absorb excess withdrawals with a 0% exit fee.

  • Leveraged RWA Strategy: Replicate Securitize-Morpho architecture with rate-aware liquidation and looping via Euler.

  • Always-On Liquidity: Buffer enables mid-cycle exits

Roadmap - Strategy ideas

ynUSDx Arbitrage Allocation into ynRWAx

ynUSDx Arbitrage Allocation into ynRWAx

Market Arbitrage Strategy ynUSDx can strategically allocate into ynRWAx by capturing arbitrage between the real value of ynRWAx and its pool price. Occasionally, the pool price of ynRWAx may dip below its intrinsic value due to short-term confidence imbalances. ynUSDx can exploit this by buying discounted ynRWAx on the market.

Strategy Template

  • Up to 20% of ynUSDx can be allocated to ynRWAx.

  • Whenever ynRWAx trades at a >0.3% discount, buy up to 2% of ynUSDx TVL per day worth of ynRWAx.

  • Hold the position until the next ynRWAx redemption window. Redeem partially or fully based on performance.

Fast-Withdrawal Buffer Facility

ynRWAx can use ynUSDx as a secondary buffer for fast withdrawals, with a 0% withdrawal fee.

This setup allows ynRWAx to provide near-instant liquidity via ynUSDx, enhancing capital efficiency and user experience.

Fast-Withdrawal Buffer Facility

ynRWAx Looping on Levered RWA Strategy (external strategy)

Replicate the Securitize–Morpho model in a permissionless, Ethereum-native environment.

  • Design a fundamental rate oracle with anomaly protection (e.g., Aave Capo-style).

  • Ensure liquidation risks are minimized through robust on-chain checks.

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ynRWAxarrow-up-right simplifies access to private credit yield with auto-compounding, transparent governance, and institutional-grade infrastructure. It is an ideal vehicle for users and DAOs seeking stable, risk-adjusted yield in a single, composable token.

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