During this period, my feelings about Morpho can be summarized in one sentence: "The distribution flywheel has started to spin." The underlying layer has made Vaults V2 an auditable, composable, and exit-enabled asset curation layer, while the upper layer uses SDK and Bundler to reduce the integration difficulty to "a few lines of code." The front end is managed by exchanges, wallets, and even banks to accommodate user psychology, integrating the entire experience of deposit, withdrawal, and borrowing into a familiar interface. For ordinary users, this means an increase in the availability, predictability, and exit options of returns and credit; for institutions and integrators, this means a shorter onboarding cycle, clearer division of permissions, and more quantifiable risk control tracks. Several key designs of Vaults V2—"can point to any existing or future version of the Morpho protocol," "roles split into Owner/Curator/Allocator/Sentinel," "factorized absolute/relative risk limits," "one-click in-kind redemption when lacking liquidity"—have transformed the concept of a "non-custodial strategy account" into a product standard, directly committing to an exit path in extreme cases, which is a crucial step in bringing long-term funds on-chain.
Once the underlying has the certainty of 'safe and exit-able', the distribution side can accelerate with confidence. I believe an important signal is Coinbase bridging both ends: one end is 'earning interest on USDC lending' launched directly in the main app, the other end is 'using BTC as collateral to borrow USDC', which has already been implemented, with funds circulating between these two ends through Morpho's vaults, forming a 'familiar entrance + on-chain backend' closed loop. This not only enhances the annualized explainability but also makes the 'on-demand deposits, automatic interest calculation' savings experience more akin to internet finance, while the underlying still maintains on-chain transparency and auditability.
More intriguingly are the actions on the banking side. SG-FORGE has directly deployed its MiCA-compliant euro and dollar stablecoins (EURCV, USDCV) to DeFi, with market making and spot liquidity handled by a professional team, and the vault curated by third-party managers, with collateral including not only ETH and BTC but also tokenized money market fund shares (EUTBL, USTBL). This effectively moves the 'bank's liabilities - asset management' part into on-chain execution tracks while retaining risk control and compliance authority. This approach of 'using open infrastructure within compliance boundaries' will likely be the mainstream model for traditional finance's entry.
To allow more front ends to 'instant access', Morpho has developed the SDK into an entity model aimed at Markets, Vaults, and Positions, featuring built-in simulation, multi-operation bundling on-chain, and React Hooks. For integrators, it changes from 'writing a bunch of data scraping and transformation' to 'fetching the metrics you really need by object', reducing the onboarding difficulty from weeks to days; for users, this translates directly into fewer signatures, fewer transaction steps, and more consistent risk control prompts.
The imagination on the asset side is also being concretized by the 'RWA Operations Manual': whether it is collateralizing private credit notes like mF-ONE and ACRED after tokenizing them on-chain, financing with USDC, or turning certificates from institutional credit vaults into collateralizable, recyclable 'productive assets', their commonality is the on-chain standard process of 'issuance - collateralization - financing - reallocation', combined with custodial leverage and rebalancing strategies like Gauntlet/Aera, RWA is no longer just 'mapping', but has directly become programmable financial components.
From the perspective of distribution radius, apart from leading CEX, embedding the entrance into more chains and apps is also progressing: collaborations on the Crypto.com/Cronos side have brought the Morpho vault into mobile super entrances, paired with its wrapped assets and stablecoin market, the typical form of 'familiar front end, open back end' will continue to expand its reach; on the other hand, new front-end providers and ecosystems (such as the landing in Sei, friend chain forks) are also running data, indicating that the route of 'treating the vault as yield infrastructure' is being adopted by multiple parties.
Returning to personal practice, I will continue to use the 'three-layer' approach: the first layer establishes a stable baseline using the conservative vaults of Vaults V2, focusing on in-kind redemptions and fee curves, ensuring that exits at any point are within expectations; the second layer turns collateralized loans and fixed-term strategies into 'cash flow hedges', using stablecoin yields to cover part of the borrowing costs, making the net curve flatter; the third layer, under qualified circumstances, will trial a small proportion of RWA collateral and custodial leverage, strictly using risk limits and stress scenario constraints on positions. Once more front ends thoroughly understand the SDK effects and governance continuously maps strategies and quotas to products, I will continue to tilt the weights toward 'explainable + exitable' vaults, as that is the asset form with long slopes and thick snow.
The action suggestions for readers are also simple: use small amounts to establish your 'exit baseline', observe original redemptions, transaction times, and fees; compare with the commonly used front ends (exchanges/wallets/apps) that have integrated Morpho, choosing those with fewer signature steps and more transparent rates; if you are ready to embrace RWA, be sure to first understand the quality of collateral, risk control rules, and liquidation logic before discussing scaling. My judgment is that this round of 'underlying standardization + front-end scale distribution' will continue to accelerate, and what you need to do is stabilize your curve first before pursuing higher unit risk returns.
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