{"id":"hashnote","title":"Hashnote","content":"**Hashnote** is a regulated investment management platform that combines traditional finance infrastructure with [decentralized finance (DeFi)](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi) technology to provide institutional-grade investment products. It offers compliant access to [DeFi](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi) markets through a regulated framework that addresses the complexities and risks associated with digital asset investments. [[2]](#cite-id-PGZwSxyVlD)\n\n$$widget0 [YOUTUBE@VID](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_hHBCWEmOY)$$\n\n## Overview\n\nHashnote is a regulated investment management platform that bridges traditional finance and [DeFi](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi) by offering compliant and secure structured investment products. It provides strategies such as yield generation, risk-managed derivatives, and [stablecoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/stablecoin)-based opportunities while ensuring regulatory adherence through [KYC](https://iq.wiki/wiki/know-your-customer-kyc)/[AML](https://iq.wiki/wiki/anti-money-laundering-aml) measures. Hashnote’s platform integrates [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) transparency with institutional-grade financial infrastructure, enabling investors to access [DeFi](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi) markets without direct exposure to platform or counterparty risks. Backed by Cumberland Labs, it focuses on structured solutions that combine on-chain efficiency with traditional financial oversight. [[2]](#cite-id-PGZwSxyVlD)\n\n## Investment Products\n\nHashnote offers several investment products designed to provide institutional investors with regulated access to [DeFi](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi) opportunities:\n\n### US Yield Coin (USYC)\n\nUSYC (US Yield Coin) is the on-chain representation of Hashnote’s Short Duration Yield Fund (SDYF). The fund invests in short-term U.S. Treasury Bills and repo and reverse-repo transactions, with USYC reflecting these underlying assets.\n\nUSYC generates returns based on short-term risk-free rates while leveraging tokenization for faster transactions, transparency, and composability. The structure minimizes protocol, custody, regulatory, and credit risks commonly associated with other tokenized assets. [[5]](#cite-id-RoJKDZq8qv)\n\n### Hashnote Harbor \n\nHashnote Harbor is a service that enables investors to earn yield on [crypto](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) assets while keeping them with a custodian. Using proprietary smart contracts and portfolio management strategies, Hashnote allows derivative transactions to generate option-based returns without transferring assets.\n\nHarbor supports covered call spreads, covered calls, and customized strategies. Covered call spreads involve selling and buying call options at different strike prices to generate yield while limiting downside risk. Covered calls involve selling options against held assets to earn premiums, benefiting investors in flat or mildly [bullish](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bullish) markets. Custom strategies allow tailored approaches for specific yield targets or risk management needs.\n\nHarbor operates through registered entities, with Hashnote Management LLC serving as a Commodity Pool Operator (CPO) and Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA), regulated by the CFTC and a member of the NFA. [[3]](#cite-id-74iarZ8hhy)\n\n### OSYC\n\nHashnote's Opportunistic [Stablecoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/stablecoin) Yield Strategy focuses on generating returns from [stablecoins](https://iq.wiki/wiki/stablecoin) within [DeFi](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi) by leveraging incentive-driven yield opportunities. It targets annual yields between 15% and 40%, capitalizing on [liquidity](https://iq.wiki/wiki/pol-protocol-owned-liquidity) incentives provided by non-economic entities, such as venture capital and token-raise funds, to drive adoption of [stablecoins](https://iq.wiki/wiki/stablecoin).  \n\nThe strategy involves deploying [stablecoins](https://iq.wiki/wiki/stablecoin) into over-collateralized lending protocols and [stablecoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/stablecoin) [liquidity pools](https://iq.wiki/wiki/liquidity-pool) on [Automated Market Makers (AMMs)](https://iq.wiki/wiki/automated-market-maker). Hashnote utilizes platforms like Kamino Finance and Orca while continuously evaluating new protocols. Investments are held in secure [smart contracts](https://iq.wiki/wiki/smart-contract) and MPC wallets through Fireblocks Vaults, with protocols undergoing audits and risk assessments before deployment.  \n\nInvestors may also receive additional yield through [airdrops](https://iq.wiki/wiki/airdrop) from participating protocols. Hashnote’s direct protocol access and fund structure enable it to efficiently identify and act on high-return opportunities. [[4]](#cite-id-UT8rVYzV3Y)\n\n## Partnerships\n- DRW\n- Cumberland Labs\n- [Circle Internet Group, Inc.](https://iq.wiki/wiki/circle)\n- Fireblocks\n- QCP\n- Anchorage Digital\n- [Paxos](https://iq.wiki/wiki/paxos)\n- Komainu\n- [Cosmos](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cosmos)\n- Asia Web3 Alliance\n- [Liquid Collective](https://iq.wiki/wiki/liquid-collective)","summary":"Hashnote is a regulated DeFi investment management platform integrating traditional finance with blockchain technology to offer compliant investment products.","images":[{"id":"QmXo8WYKbLtsNW4ZD59bQie8ZkGPg1FgVoowuMUPhu9CG8","type":"image/jpeg, image/png"}],"categories":[{"id":"organizations","title":"organizations"}],"tags":[{"id":"Organizations"},{"id":"Protocols"},{"id":"Ethereum"},{"id":"Blockchains"},{"id":"Venture"}],"media":[{"id":"Qma7GY9b3goSiXtDdzf1efEyCa7cZRMfZWDtpMhkSfWm8A","type":"GALLERY","source":"IPFS_IMG"},{"id":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_hHBCWEmOY","name":"W_hHBCWEmOY","caption":"","thumbnail":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_hHBCWEmOY","source":"YOUTUBE"}],"metadata":[{"id":"references","value":"[\n  {\n    \"id\": \"ZND1JiVjK1\",\n    \"url\": \"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230228005480/en/Hashnote-Institutional-DeFi-Asset-Management-Platform-Launches-After-%245mn-Incubation-From-Cumberland-Labs\",\n    \"description\": \"Business Wire launch announcement\",\n    \"timestamp\": 1743793006125\n  },\n  {\n    \"id\": \"PGZwSxyVlD\",\n    \"url\": \"https://www.hashnote.com/about\",\n    \"description\": \"Hashnote About page\",\n    \"timestamp\": 1743793006125\n  },\n  {\n    \"id\": \"74iarZ8hhy\",\n    \"url\": \"https://www.hashnote.com/products/harbor\",\n    \"description\": \"Hashnote Harbor product page\",\n    \"timestamp\": 1743793006125\n  },\n  {\n    \"id\": \"UT8rVYzV3Y\",\n    \"url\": \"https://www.hashnote.com/products/opportunistic-stablecoin-yield-strategy\",\n    \"description\": \"Hashnote Stablecoin Strategy page\",\n    \"timestamp\": 1743793006125\n  },\n  {\n    \"id\": \"RoJKDZq8qv\",\n    \"url\": \"https://usyc.docs.hashnote.com/\",\n    \"description\": \"USYC Documentation\",\n    \"timestamp\": 1743793006125\n  }\n]"},{"id":"website","value":"https://www.hashnote.com/"},{"id":"linkedin_profile","value":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/hashnote/"},{"id":"twitter_profile","value":"https://twitter.com/Hashnote_Labs"},{"id":"youtube_profile","value":"https://www.youtube.com/@Hashnote"},{"id":"previous_cid","value":"\"https://ipfs.everipedia.org/ipfs/QmcTt49WmotbQp8DdLYe3HtVJgzePW94maReCQzWY4uH6E\""},{"id":"commit-message","value":"\"Republishing the Hashnote wiki with updated content and structure.\""},{"id":"previous_cid","value":"QmcTt49WmotbQp8DdLYe3HtVJgzePW94maReCQzWY4uH6E"}],"events":[],"user":{"id":"0x8af7a19a26d8fbc48defb35aefb15ec8c407f889"},"author":{"id":"0x8af7a19a26d8fbc48defb35aefb15ec8c407f889"},"language":"en","version":1,"linkedWikis":{"blockchains":[],"founders":["leo-mizuhara"],"speakers":[]}}