# Vault Proposal: Turtle Avalanche USDC **URL:** \ **Category:** Proposal Discussion\ **Created:** [October 17, 2025, 7:54am UTC](https://gov.silo.finance/t/vault-proposal-turtle-avalanche-usdc/586 "2025-10-17T07:54:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![9Summits](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/user_avatar/gov.silo.finance/9summits/32/270_2.png) [@9Summits](https://gov.silo.finance/u/9Summits)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2025, 7:54am UTC](https://gov.silo.finance/t/vault-proposal-turtle-avalanche-usdc/586/1 "2025-10-17T07:54:11Z")
![Banner-9Summits](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/uploads/silo/original/1X/a803d160ba0d9642e9d2a9f2aa8d88c4eebd141a.png) # Introducing 9Summits & Our First Silo Vault # Background Hi Silo community, we’d like to give a brief introduction about us. 9Summits is a **global digital asset investment firm** specializing in DeFi yield & Liquid Beta Strategies within the Ethereum ecosystem, partnering with institutions and private LPs to deliver consistent, risk-managed returns across market cycles. We are a lean team of engineers, computer scientists, and strategists **managing over $80 million** with several years of experience. 9Summits combines **deep expertise in capital allocation and risk management** to create bespoke, institutional-grade products **on blue-chip assets** for qualified investors, DAO treasuries, DeFi protocols, and blockchain foundations. ## Rationale Our Flagship strategies run through Lagoon vaults, which are general-purpose, enabling flexible allocation to any asset, protocol, or chain. **These vaults are open to all LPs** , regardless of their size or time horizon. Within this framework, we also design Morpho and Euler markets as a trusted, whitelisted partner. Today, we are thrilled to expand our curation activities to the Silo ecosystem with a [USDC vault on Avalanche](https://app.silo.finance/vaults/avalanche/0xF8C100aB4b2d416609b0Ef18105eBf601b2ec84A). As of writing, the protocol’s **[total utilization ratio stands at 63%](https://dune.com/silo_finance/mega)**, reflecting active borrowing and efficient capital deployment, making this an attractive and dynamic space for participation. ## Risk Management We maintain the majority of our exposure in blue-chip assets and derivatives. Allocations are primarily directed to tier-1, battle-tested protocols, with limited positions targeting potential retroactive airdrop rewards or emerging projects where counterparty or liquidity risks are elevated. **This approach ensures the funds stay liquid while capturing sustainable yield sources.** In the context of the Silo deployment, our operational scope focuses on ensuring safe and efficient capital deployment across approved markets, whether existing or customized by 9Summits. Specifically, this includes: - **Whitelisting markets** based on liquidity, oracle integrity, collateral stability, and the underlying redemption mechanism design to mitigate potential illiquidity events or depegs. - **Setting dynamic caps** to manage liquidity and prevent concentration. - **Allocating and reallocating** to diversify exposure and drive borrowing activity. - **Distributing roles** with permissions tailored to responsibilities and governance needs. Other Details: This Silo stablecoin vault will function as a **sub-strategy within the main Lagoon vault** , created in the context of the **Avalanche Campaign** in collaboration with **[Turtle.xyz](http://turtle.xyz)** and Tulipa Capital. 🔗 [Lagoon Vault access](https://app.lagoon.finance/vault/43114/0x3048925B3EA5A8C12eeCCcb8810F5F7544dB54af) **The timelock will initially be set to 1 day.** Once market additions and cap assignments are finalized, it will be increased to 2 days. Setup was performed through Silo’s official UI and did not require custom contracts. Our team will continuously monitor for unusual activity and conduct rebalancing as needed, while leveraging Silo’s **Hypernative monitoring** for additional safety. Initial liquidity seeding will range between $1–3 million. **Expected APY:** ~8–12% ## Listing Request We request the listing of the Turtle Avalanche USDC vault on the Silo web application’s main interface, providing users with a secure, transparent, and reliable yield opportunity. ## Contact If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out in the comments or via DM. We appreciate your time and look forward to supporting the Silo ecosystem. ---
**Author:** ![discourse\_ai\_spam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c68b51/32.png) [@discourse\_ai\_spam](https://gov.silo.finance/u/discourse_ai_spam)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2025, 7:54am UTC](https://gov.silo.finance/t/vault-proposal-turtle-avalanche-usdc/586/2 "2025-10-17T07:54:17Z")
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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/uploads/silo/original/1X/13d6f032c8beb14fab0a3f9a2e20f79d7a7979e9.png) [@system](https://gov.silo.finance/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2025, 1:39pm UTC](https://gov.silo.finance/t/vault-proposal-turtle-avalanche-usdc/586/3 "2025-10-17T13:39:16Z")