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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +title: Fungible Token Vault |
| 3 | +--- |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +[Source Code](https://github.com/OpenZeppelin/stellar-contracts/tree/main/packages/tokens/src/vault) |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +The Fungible Token Vault extends the [Fungible Token](/stellar-contracts/tokens/fungible/fungible) and implements the ERC-4626 tokenized vault standard, |
| 8 | +enabling fungible tokens to represent shares in an underlying asset pool. The tokenized vault standard |
| 9 | +is the formalized interface for yield-bearing vaults that hold underlying assets. Vault shares enable |
| 10 | +hyperfungible collaterals in DeFi and remain fully compatible with standard fungible token operations. |
| 11 | + |
| 12 | +This module allows users to deposit underlying assets in exchange for vault shares, and later redeem |
| 13 | +those shares for the underlying assets. The vault maintains a dynamic conversion rate between shares and |
| 14 | +assets based on the total supply of shares and total assets held by the vault contract. |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +## Overview |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +The [Vault](https://github.com/OpenZeppelin/stellar-contracts/tree/main/packages/tokens/src/vault) module provides a complete implementation of tokenized vaults following the ERC-4626 standard. Vaults are useful for: |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +- **Yield-bearing tokens**: Represent shares in a yield-generating strategy |
| 21 | +- **Liquidity pools**: Pool assets together with automatic share calculation |
| 22 | +- **Asset management**: Manage a pool of assets with proportional ownership |
| 23 | +- **Wrapped tokens**: Create wrapped versions of tokens with additional features |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +The vault automatically handles: |
| 26 | +- Share-to-asset conversion with configurable precision |
| 27 | +- Deposit and withdrawal operations |
| 28 | +- Minting and redemption of shares |
| 29 | +- Preview functions for simulating operations |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | +## Key Concepts |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | +### Shares vs Assets |
| 34 | + |
| 35 | +- **Assets**: The underlying token that the vault manages (e.g., USDC, XLM) |
| 36 | +- **Shares**: The Token Vaults that represent proportional ownership of the assets |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +When assets are deposited into a vault, shares are minted to the depositor. |
| 39 | +The number of shares minted depends on the current exchange rate, which is determined by: |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +``` |
| 42 | +shares = (assets × totalSupply) / totalAssets |
| 43 | +``` |
| 44 | + |
| 45 | +When withdrawing or redeeming, the reverse calculation applies: |
| 46 | + |
| 47 | +``` |
| 48 | +assets = (shares × totalAssets) / totalSupply |
| 49 | +``` |
| 50 | + |
| 51 | +### Virtual Decimals Offset |
| 52 | + |
| 53 | +The vault uses a "virtual decimals offset" to add extra precision to share calculations. |
| 54 | +This helps prevent rounding errors and improves the accuracy of share-to-asset conversions, |
| 55 | +especially when the vault has few assets or shares. It's also a key defense mechanism against |
| 56 | +[inflation attacks](#inflation-precision-attacks). |
| 57 | + |
| 58 | +The offset adds virtual shares and assets to the conversion formula: |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +``` |
| 61 | +shares = (assets × (totalSupply + 10^offset)) / (totalAssets + 1) |
| 62 | +``` |
| 63 | + |
| 64 | +The offset is bounded to a maximum of 10 with both security and UX taken into account. |
| 65 | +Values higher than 10 provide minimal practical benefits and may cause overflow errors. |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | +## Rounding Behavior |
| 68 | + |
| 69 | +The vault implements specific rounding behavior to protect against being drained through repeated rounding exploits. |
| 70 | +Without proper rounding, an attacker could exploit precision loss to extract more assets than they deposited by |
| 71 | +performing many small operations where rounding errors accumulate in their favor. |
| 72 | + |
| 73 | +To prevent this: |
| 74 | + |
| 75 | +- **Deposit/Redeem**: Rounds **down** (depositor receives slightly fewer shares/assets) |
| 76 | +- **Mint/Withdraw**: Rounds **up** (depositor provides slightly more assets/shares) |
| 77 | + |
| 78 | +This ensures the vault always retains a slight advantage in conversions, making such attacks unprofitable. |
| 79 | + |
| 80 | +| Operation | Input | Output | Rounding Direction | |
| 81 | +| ---------- | ------ | ------ | ---------------------------- | |
| 82 | +| `deposit` | assets | shares | Down (fewer shares) | |
| 83 | +| `mint` | shares | assets | Up (more assets required) | |
| 84 | +| `withdraw` | assets | shares | Up (more shares burned) | |
| 85 | +| `redeem` | shares | assets | Down (fewer assets received) | |
| 86 | + |
| 87 | +## Security Considerations |
| 88 | + |
| 89 | +### Initialization |
| 90 | + |
| 91 | +The vault **MUST** be properly initialized before use: |
| 92 | + |
| 93 | +1. Call `Vault::set_asset(e, asset)` to set the underlying asset |
| 94 | +2. Call `Vault::set_decimals_offset(e, offset)` to set the decimals offset |
| 95 | +3. Initialize metadata with `Base::set_metadata()` |
| 96 | + |
| 97 | +These should typically be done in the constructor. Once set, the asset address and decimals offset are **immutable**. |
| 98 | + |
| 99 | +### Decimal Offset Limits |
| 100 | + |
| 101 | +The decimals offset is limited to a maximum of 10 to prevent: |
| 102 | +- Overflow errors in calculations |
| 103 | +- Excessive precision that provides no practical benefit |
| 104 | +- Poor user experience with unnecessarily large numbers |
| 105 | + |
| 106 | +If a higher offset is required, a custom version of `set_decimals_offset()` must be implemented. |
| 107 | + |
| 108 | +### Inflation (Precision) Attacks |
| 109 | + |
| 110 | +The virtual decimals offset helps protect against inflation attacks where an attacker: |
| 111 | +1. Deposits 1 stroop to get the first share (becoming the sole shareholder) |
| 112 | +2. **Donates** (not deposits) an enormous amount of assets directly to the vault contract via a direct transfer, without receiving any shares in return. This inflates the vault's total assets while keeping total shares at 1, making that single share worth an enormous amount |
| 113 | +3. When a legitimate user tries to deposit (e.g., 1000 stroops), the share calculation rounds down to 0 shares because their deposit is negligible compared to the inflated vault balance. The user loses their deposit while receiving nothing |
| 114 | + |
| 115 | +For example: If the attacker donates 1,000,000 stroops after their initial 1 stroop deposit, the vault has 1,000,001 total assets and 1 total share. A user depositing 1000 stroops would receive `(1000 × 1) / 1,000,001 = 0.000999` shares, which rounds down to 0. |
| 116 | + |
| 117 | +The offset adds virtual shares and assets to the conversion formula, making such attacks economically infeasible by ensuring the denominator is never so small that legitimate deposits round to zero. |
| 118 | + |
| 119 | +For more details about the mechanics of this attack, see the [OpenZeppelin ERC-4626 security documentation](https://docs.openzeppelin.com/contracts/5.x/erc4626#security-concern-inflation-attack). |
| 120 | + |
| 121 | +### Custom Authorization |
| 122 | + |
| 123 | +Custom authorization logic can be implemented as needed: |
| 124 | + |
| 125 | +```rust |
| 126 | +fn deposit( |
| 127 | + e: &Env, |
| 128 | + assets: i128, |
| 129 | + receiver: Address, |
| 130 | + from: Address, |
| 131 | + operator: Address, |
| 132 | +) -> i128 { |
| 133 | + // Custom authorization: only allow deposits from whitelisted addresses |
| 134 | + if !is_whitelisted(e, &from) { |
| 135 | + panic_with_error!(e, Error::NotWhitelisted); |
| 136 | + } |
| 137 | + |
| 138 | + operator.require_auth(); |
| 139 | + Vault::deposit(e, assets, receiver, from, operator) |
| 140 | +} |
| 141 | +``` |
| 142 | + |
| 143 | +## Compatibility and Compliance |
| 144 | + |
| 145 | +The vault module implements the ERC-4626 tokenized vault standard with one minor deviation (see Security Considerations). |
| 146 | + |
| 147 | +### ERC-4626 Deviation |
| 148 | + |
| 149 | +<Callout type="warning"> |
| 150 | +The `query_asset()` function will **panic if the asset address is not set**, whereas ERC-4626 requires it to never revert. |
| 151 | + |
| 152 | +**Rationale**: Soroban doesn't have a "zero address" concept like EVM. Returning `Option<Address>` would break ERC-4626 compatibility. |
| 153 | + |
| 154 | +**Mitigation**: Always initialize the vault properly in the constructor. Once initialized, `query_asset()` will never panic during normal operations. |
| 155 | +</Callout> |
| 156 | + |
| 157 | +Aside from this deviation, the vault implementation for Soroban provides: |
| 158 | + |
| 159 | +- **Cross-ecosystem familiarity**: Ethereum developers will recognize the interface |
| 160 | +- **Standard compliance**: Compatible with ERC-4626 tooling and integrations |
| 161 | + |
| 162 | +## Usage |
| 163 | + |
| 164 | +### Basic Implementation |
| 165 | + |
| 166 | +To create a vault contract, implement both the `FungibleToken` and `FungibleVault` traits: |
| 167 | + |
| 168 | +```rust |
| 169 | +use soroban_sdk::{contract, contractimpl, Address, Env, String}; |
| 170 | +use stellar_macros::default_impl; |
| 171 | +use stellar_tokens::{ |
| 172 | + fungible::{Base, FungibleToken}, |
| 173 | + vault::{FungibleVault, Vault}, |
| 174 | +}; |
| 175 | + |
| 176 | +#[contract] |
| 177 | +pub struct VaultContract; |
| 178 | + |
| 179 | +#[contractimpl] |
| 180 | +impl VaultContract { |
| 181 | + pub fn __constructor(e: &Env, asset: Address, decimals_offset: u32) { |
| 182 | + // Set the underlying asset address (immutable after initialization) |
| 183 | + Vault::set_asset(e, asset); |
| 184 | + |
| 185 | + // Set the decimals offset for precision (immutable after initialization) |
| 186 | + Vault::set_decimals_offset(e, decimals_offset); |
| 187 | + |
| 188 | + // Initialize token metadata |
| 189 | + // Note: Vault overrides the decimals function, so set offset first |
| 190 | + Base::set_metadata( |
| 191 | + e, |
| 192 | + Vault::decimals(e), |
| 193 | + String::from_str(e, "Vault Token"), |
| 194 | + String::from_str(e, "VLT"), |
| 195 | + ); |
| 196 | + } |
| 197 | +} |
| 198 | + |
| 199 | +#[default_impl] |
| 200 | +#[contractimpl] |
| 201 | +impl FungibleToken for VaultContract { |
| 202 | + type ContractType = Vault; |
| 203 | + |
| 204 | + fn decimals(e: &Env) -> u32 { |
| 205 | + Vault::decimals(e) |
| 206 | + } |
| 207 | +} |
| 208 | + |
| 209 | +#[contractimpl] |
| 210 | +impl FungibleVault for VaultContract { |
| 211 | + fn deposit( |
| 212 | + e: &Env, |
| 213 | + assets: i128, |
| 214 | + receiver: Address, |
| 215 | + from: Address, |
| 216 | + operator: Address, |
| 217 | + ) -> i128 { |
| 218 | + operator.require_auth(); |
| 219 | + Vault::deposit(e, assets, receiver, from, operator) |
| 220 | + } |
| 221 | + |
| 222 | + fn withdraw( |
| 223 | + e: &Env, |
| 224 | + assets: i128, |
| 225 | + receiver: Address, |
| 226 | + owner: Address, |
| 227 | + operator: Address, |
| 228 | + ) -> i128 { |
| 229 | + operator.require_auth(); |
| 230 | + Vault::withdraw(e, assets, receiver, owner, operator) |
| 231 | + } |
| 232 | + |
| 233 | + // Implement other required methods... |
| 234 | +} |
| 235 | +``` |
| 236 | + |
| 237 | +### Initialization |
| 238 | + |
| 239 | +The vault **must** be properly initialized in the constructor: |
| 240 | + |
| 241 | +1. **Set the underlying asset**: Call `Vault::set_asset(e, asset)` with the address of the token contract that the vault will manage |
| 242 | +2. **Set the decimals offset**: Call `Vault::set_decimals_offset(e, offset)` to configure precision (0-10 recommended) |
| 243 | +3. **Initialize metadata**: Call `Base::set_metadata()` with appropriate token information |
| 244 | + |
| 245 | +**Important**: The asset address and decimals offset are immutable once set and cannot be changed. |
| 246 | + |
| 247 | +### Core Operations |
| 248 | + |
| 249 | +#### Depositing Assets |
| 250 | + |
| 251 | +Users can deposit underlying assets to receive vault shares: |
| 252 | + |
| 253 | +```rust |
| 254 | +// Deposit 1000 assets and receive shares |
| 255 | +let shares_received = vault_client.deposit( |
| 256 | + &1000, // Amount of assets to deposit |
| 257 | + &user_address, // Address to receive shares |
| 258 | + &user_address, // Address providing assets |
| 259 | + &user_address, // Operator (requires auth) |
| 260 | +); |
| 261 | +``` |
| 262 | + |
| 263 | +Alternatively, mint a specific amount of shares: |
| 264 | + |
| 265 | +```rust |
| 266 | +// Mint exactly 500 shares by depositing required assets |
| 267 | +let assets_required = vault_client.mint( |
| 268 | + &500, // Amount of shares to mint |
| 269 | + &user_address, // Address to receive shares |
| 270 | + &user_address, // Address providing assets |
| 271 | + &user_address, // Operator (requires auth) |
| 272 | +); |
| 273 | +``` |
| 274 | + |
| 275 | +#### Withdrawing Assets |
| 276 | + |
| 277 | +Users can withdraw assets by burning their shares: |
| 278 | + |
| 279 | +```rust |
| 280 | +// Withdraw 500 assets by burning required shares |
| 281 | +let shares_burned = vault_client.withdraw( |
| 282 | + &500, // Amount of assets to withdraw |
| 283 | + &user_address, // Address to receive assets |
| 284 | + &user_address, // Owner of shares |
| 285 | + &user_address, // Operator (requires auth) |
| 286 | +); |
| 287 | +``` |
| 288 | + |
| 289 | +Or redeem a specific amount of shares: |
| 290 | + |
| 291 | +```rust |
| 292 | +// Redeem 200 shares for underlying assets |
| 293 | +let assets_received = vault_client.redeem( |
| 294 | + &200, // Amount of shares to redeem |
| 295 | + &user_address, // Address to receive assets |
| 296 | + &user_address, // Owner of shares |
| 297 | + &user_address, // Operator (requires auth) |
| 298 | +); |
| 299 | +``` |
| 300 | + |
| 301 | +### Preview Functions |
| 302 | + |
| 303 | +Preview functions allow you to simulate operations without executing them: |
| 304 | + |
| 305 | +```rust |
| 306 | +let expected_shares = vault_client.preview_deposit(&1000); |
| 307 | + |
| 308 | +let required_assets = vault_client.preview_mint(&500); |
| 309 | + |
| 310 | +let shares_to_burn = vault_client.preview_withdraw(&500); |
| 311 | + |
| 312 | +let expected_assets = vault_client.preview_redeem(&200); |
| 313 | +``` |
| 314 | + |
| 315 | +### Conversion Functions |
| 316 | + |
| 317 | +Convert between assets and shares at the current exchange rate: |
| 318 | + |
| 319 | +```rust |
| 320 | +// Convert assets to shares |
| 321 | +let shares = vault_client.convert_to_shares(&1000); |
| 322 | + |
| 323 | +// Convert shares to assets |
| 324 | +let assets = vault_client.convert_to_assets(&500); |
| 325 | +``` |
| 326 | + |
| 327 | +### Query Functions |
| 328 | + |
| 329 | +Check vault state and limits: |
| 330 | + |
| 331 | +```rust |
| 332 | +// Get the underlying asset address |
| 333 | +let asset_address = vault_client.query_asset(); |
| 334 | + |
| 335 | +// Get total assets held by the vault |
| 336 | +let total_assets = vault_client.total_assets(); |
| 337 | + |
| 338 | +// Check maximum amounts for operations |
| 339 | +let max_deposit = vault_client.max_deposit(&user_address); |
| 340 | +let max_mint = vault_client.max_mint(&user_address); |
| 341 | +let max_withdraw = vault_client.max_withdraw(&user_address); |
| 342 | +let max_redeem = vault_client.max_redeem(&user_address); |
| 343 | +``` |
| 344 | + |
| 345 | +### Operator Pattern |
| 346 | + |
| 347 | +The vault supports an operator pattern where one address can perform operations on behalf of another: |
| 348 | + |
| 349 | +```rust |
| 350 | +// User approves operator to spend their assets on the underlying token |
| 351 | +asset_client.approve(&user, &operator, &1000, &expiration_ledger); |
| 352 | + |
| 353 | +// Operator deposits user's assets to a receiver |
| 354 | +vault_client.deposit( |
| 355 | + &1000, |
| 356 | + &receiver, // Receives the shares |
| 357 | + &user, // Provides the assets |
| 358 | + &operator, // Performs the operation (requires auth) |
| 359 | +); |
| 360 | +``` |
| 361 | + |
| 362 | +For withdrawals, the operator must have allowance on the **vault shares**: |
| 363 | + |
| 364 | +```rust |
| 365 | +// User approves operator to spend their vault shares |
| 366 | +vault_client.approve(&user, &operator, &500, &expiration_ledger); |
| 367 | + |
| 368 | +// Operator withdraws on behalf of user |
| 369 | +vault_client.withdraw( |
| 370 | + &500, |
| 371 | + &receiver, // Receives the assets |
| 372 | + &user, // Owns the shares |
| 373 | + &operator, // Performs the operation (requires auth) |
| 374 | +); |
| 375 | +``` |
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