# Supported assets & protocols

A Chamber vault can only hold assets and interact with protocols that are on the **protocol-wide allowlist**. Managers pick from this allowlist at [vault creation](/manage/create-a-vault.md); the [Guard System](/security/guard-system.md) enforces the allowlist onchain at every trade. This page explains the shape of the allowlist and how it evolves.

## Two allowlists, not one

There are two layers:

* **Protocol allowlist.** The set of smart contracts (DEXes, lending markets, yield venues) Chamber's Guard System allows any vault to interact with. Protocol-wide and updated by Chamber.
* **Vault's enabled assets.** The set of tokens and position types a single vault has turned on. Each vault enables up to **12 assets** at once, chosen from the protocol-wide asset list.

A trade has to pass **both**: the target protocol must be allowlisted at the protocol level, and the assets involved must be on the vault's own [enabled assets](/manage/permissions-access.md).

## Supported categories

The allowlist is organised by what kind of position the asset represents:

| Category                  | What it is                                | Example assets / positions                   |
| ------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| **Crypto**                | Spot ERC-20 tokens                        | WETH, WBTC, ARB, OP, POL                     |
| **Stablecoins**           | Fiat-backed or overcollateralised stables | USDC, USDT, DAI                              |
| **Lending**               | Lending-market deposit positions          | aTokens (Aave), cTokens (Compound)           |
| **Leverage**              | Leveraged spot tokens                     | Toros leveraged tokens (e.g. ETHBULL3X)      |
| **Liquidity provision**   | LP positions on allowed DEXes             | Uniswap v3 LP NFTs, PancakeSwap CL positions |
| **Yield**                 | Yield-bearing positions                   | Pendle tokens, staked assets                 |
| **Perps (HyperEVM only)** | Perpetual futures                         | Via Hyperliquid on HyperEVM                  |

Which categories are available depends on the chain. See [Chain capabilities](/manage/chain-capabilities.md) for the per-chain matrix.

## How assets and protocols get onto the allowlist

Not every protocol or asset can be added. The Chamber team (and, via governance, the DAO) evaluates candidates against a rough set of criteria:

* **Security.** Established code, multiple audits, production track record.
* **Liquidity.** Enough market depth that the asset can be priced and traded without outsized slippage.
* **Oracle coverage.** A reliable [oracle feed](/concepts/oracles.md) exists (Chainlink, Pyth, or TWAP).
* **Fit.** The asset or protocol solves a real strategy need that isn't already covered.

Additions happen iteratively. The list grows more than it shrinks, but nothing is permanent — a protocol can be removed from the allowlist if it's compromised, deprecated, or no longer safe.

## Wrapped vs native

Some tokens are only available in wrapped form:

* **ETH.** Vaults hold **WETH**, not native ETH. Deposits and withdrawals of ETH are wrapped/unwrapped at the edges.
* **BTC.** Vaults hold **WBTC** (or the chain-equivalent wrapped BTC). Chamber has no native-BTC integration.
* **Gas tokens.** POL on Polygon, ETH on Arbitrum, etc. — the app handles the wrap for you.

This is a smart-contract constraint: ERC-20 is the standard Chamber's contracts speak. Native gas tokens aren't ERC-20.

## What's not supported

* **Arbitrary ERC-20s.** You can't enable a random memecoin via the app. If it's not on the allowlist, it's not available.
* **Arbitrary NFTs.** Vaults can't hold random NFTs as positions. The exceptions are integration-specific NFT positions (Uniswap v3 LPs and similar), which are held directly and priced/unwound by their dedicated [asset guards](/security/guard-system.md).
* **Assets on unsupported chains.** Each vault lives on one chain. If you want exposure on another chain, create (or deposit to) a vault on that chain.

## Related

* [Chain capabilities](/manage/chain-capabilities.md) — per-chain support matrix.
* [Permissions & access](/manage/permissions-access.md) — how managers set their vault's enabled assets.
* [Trading](/manage/trading.md) — what categories and protocols look like in the trade UI.
* [Guard System](/security/guard-system.md) — how the allowlist is enforced.


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