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Glossary · DeFi

ERC-4626

Also: ERC4626, tokenized vault standard

ERC-4626 is the Ethereum token standard that defines a common interface for yield-bearing vaults, so that any wallet, aggregator or protocol can deposit into and redeem from a compliant vault without custom integration code.

Vault
A vault is a smart contract that pools depositor funds, deploys them into a strategy, and issues shares whose redemption value rises as the strategy earns, so depositors hold a proportional claim rather than a fixed balance.
Share price
Share price in a vault is total assets divided by total shares outstanding, the figure that rises as yield accrues and that determines how many underlying tokens each share redeems for.

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