Blockworks launches vaults sector coverage with $7B in AUM tracked across 24 chains
A new dashboard brings together data on 59 curators and 132 assets as DeFi vaults quietly become one of the fastest-growing corners of onchain finance
DeFi vaults have been growing fast enough that someone finally decided to build a proper scoreboard for them. Blockworks Research has launched a dedicated Vaults Overview dashboard, aggregating roughly $7 billion in assets under management across 24 blockchain networks. It tracks 59 curators and 132 distinct assets, all in one place.
What the dashboard actually does
The new Blockworks dashboard surfaces onchain metrics, performance tables, and curator-level breakdowns across three dedicated sub-sections: Curators, Infrastructure, and Top Vaults. You can now compare vault managers the same way you’d compare hedge fund track records, except the underlying data is pulled directly from the chain rather than a quarterly PDF.
Prominent curators featured in the dashboard include Gauntlet, Steakhouse, and Yearn. Blockworks isn’t starting from scratch here. The firm previously developed individual analytics tools for specific vault protocols, including Morpho and Veda. The new dashboard consolidates those efforts into a single unified view.
Why vaults are having a moment
Onchain vault AUM climbed from under $100 million in early 2024 to the multi-billion-dollar range by late 2025. By March 2026, vault AUM across the broader DeFi ecosystem had reached $23.6 billion, representing a 66% increase year-to-date.
What this means for investors and the broader market
The 24-chain scope is worth noting. Vault activity isn’t concentrated on a single network anymore. Capital is distributed across Ethereum, Layer 2 networks, and alternative chains, which creates both opportunity and complexity for allocators trying to optimize across venues.
The risk side of this story deserves equal time. Vault strategies are only as good as the underlying protocols they deploy into, and DeFi has a long history of smart contract exploits, oracle failures, and liquidity crises that wiped out depositors regardless of how sophisticated the curator was.
Regulatory scrutiny of yield-bearing DeFi products is also intensifying in several jurisdictions. The transparency that makes vaults attractive to investors is the same transparency that makes them easy to audit for compliance purposes.