Turtle forensic reviews The breakdown of what actually backs the liquidity behind Turtle’s top-performing strategies. We’ll dissect the underlying allocations, risk exposure, and collateral mechanics across every major protocol that Turtle LPs are deployed into. This week: @Avantprotocol (avUSD), the largest allocation within the @SiloFinance market of the Avalanche USD vault.

2/ We forensically reviewed the collateral mechanics behind avUSD. For context, avUSD is a stable value token issued by @Avantprotocol, minted/redeemed 1:1 with USDC, and can be staked as savUSD to generate yield. avUSDx serves as an insurance fund for the Avant protocol.

What backs avUSD right now (~$92.14M total across avUSD + avUSDx): 1. Core Yield Positions (~81%) • Diversified @ethena_labs USDe/sUSDe strategies, mainly on @Aave (Ethereum Mainnet & Plasma) and @Term_labs. • Largest sleeve: $42.01M on Aave Mainnet • Additional sleeves on @plasma & Mainnet: $11.15M, $6.47M, $5.95M, $3.95M, $2.68M, $2.56M, $0.20M 2. Readily Accessible USDC (~8%) • $2.79M idle on @Avax • $4.51M deposited in Silo (Avalanche) to facilitate USDC⇄savUSD conversions and maintain fast redemption liquidity 3. AVAX Operations Clip (~0.3%) • $0.28M AVAX on @Benqifinance, primarily used for gas and operational liquidity 4. Insurance & Hedges (~10%) avUSDx composition includes: • $1.70M savUSD (Avax) • $1.12M avUSD (LFJ, Avax) • $2.11M USDC on Bracket (Mainnet) • $4.20M avUSD/savUSD on @eulerfinance (Avax) Minor avUSD balances (Avax)

3/ Why this should reassure LPs: 1. Simple reserve logic: avUSD is USDC-in/USDC-out; staking to savUSD is optional yield on top. 2. High liquidity venues: The bulk sits on Aave/Mainnet & Plasma and Term Finance, with USDC on Avalanche for fast redemption flows. 3. Contagion check: No exposure to @StreamDefi (xUSD) or @elixir (deUSD) in the reserve stack. One operations wallet briefly showed a minimum deUSD balance (under 0.5% of total) that does not back avUSD. New @avantprotocol transparency dashboard qted below.

4/ Bottom line: Given the USDC-pegged mint/redeem, the liquid venue mix, and the insurance sleeve (avUSDx), Avant can meet redemption obligations if needed without relying on riskier “receipt” stablecoins. Turtle USD vault remains fully operational and continues to generate the best risk-adjusted returns in the market, despite a tough week for DeFi.