TL;DR:
- ether.fi launched Liquid ETH, Liquid USD and Liquid BTC on KyberEarn, bringing more than $450 million in automated DeFi vault TVL into KyberSwap.
- Partner Vaults lets users deposit multiple wallet assets, with KyberSwap handling token conversion while ether.fi points and partner rewards continue automatically.
- The vaults rebalance and compound rewards across Ethereum strategies, while users can choose instant market exits or slower native withdrawals depending on liquidity and strategy conditions.
ether.fi has brought its Liquid vaults to KyberEarn, giving users access to automated DeFi yield strategies from KyberSwap. In its official announcement, ether.fi said Liquid ETH, Liquid USD and Liquid BTC are now available through the platform. The vault suite holds more than $450 million in TVL. The integration places ether.fi’s automated yield products inside a broader DeFi interface, expanding access beyond its own application while preserving the protocol’s reward structure and hands-off allocation model.
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— ether.fi (@ether_fi) September 25, 2026
ether.fi Expands Automated DeFi Yield Through KyberEarn
The launch introduces Partner Vaults, a new KyberEarn section for yield strategies managed by external protocols. Users can deposit one or multiple tokens from their wallets, even when those assets do not match the vault’s base token. KyberSwap handles the conversion during deposit, removing the need for a separate swap. The setup extends the wider growth of onchain vaults, where automated allocation increasingly replaces manual yield farming across multiple DeFi positions.
Each Liquid vault targets a different asset category. Liquid ETH allocates capital across ETH-focused DeFi strategies, Liquid USD uses market-neutral stablecoin strategies and Liquid BTC focuses on Bitcoin-related DeFi opportunities, with all three running on Ethereum. The strategies rebalance as market conditions change and automatically compound rewards. This model fits ether.fi’s broader expansion beyond liquid restaking into automated capital management and diversified yield products for users seeking less active portfolio management.
Depositors continue earning ether.fi points and partner rewards when entering through KyberEarn, while KyberSwap adds no platform fee to vault deposits. Users can also track their positions from My Vaults and choose between two exit routes. An instant withdrawal can convert the position into another token through market liquidity, while native withdrawals generally take around three days and can require up to 10 days depending on strategy conditions. The flexibility mirrors a broader DeFi trend toward vault products that simplify entry, allocation and exits.
The convenience does not eliminate risk. APYs remain variable, depositing non-base assets can introduce price impact and slippage, and the vaults retain smart contract, market, liquidity and third-party protocol exposure. KyberEarn therefore packages complex yield strategies into a simpler interface without turning them into fixed-return products. With ether.fi Liquid becoming the first Partner Vault integration, the launch also gives KyberEarn a foundation for adding more externally managed strategies as it builds toward a unified hub for onchain earning opportunities.
