Frequently asked questions
Control, choice and transparency.
The short answers to what Jethos can access, what changes inside a vault and what is actually available today.
Can Jethos move assets that remain in my wallet?
Jethos does not automatically invest or move unrelated wallet assets. Movement requires a valid wallet signature or a token approval you have granted. You remain responsible for keys, signatures and reviewing/revoking approvals.
Does “under my control” mean absolute immunity?
No system can make that absolute promise. It means Jethos cannot move assets you have not deposited or separately approved. Anyone who controls your keys, a contract with an existing allowance, token-issuer controls or a vulnerability may still affect assets. Self-custody replaces intermediary custody with explicit ownership and responsibility.
What changes after I deposit?
The selected base asset moves into the vault system and you receive shares representing the position. From that point, the capital follows deployed contract logic, configured integrations and documented administrative controls.
Who controls a Jethos vault?
User ownership is represented through shares and withdrawal rights under the contract rules. Strategy execution and administrative functions use roles described in the technical documentation. The PoC is curated and not currently governed as a permissionless public system.
Is Jethos a bank?
No. “Self-custodial financial home” describes the intended user experience. Jethos is currently DeFi software and a private proof of concept, not a regulated bank or insured deposit provider.
Are returns or principal guaranteed?
No. Smart contracts, protocols, assets, oracles, markets and operational systems can fail. Jethos aims to make constraints and evidence understandable, not to remove risk.
Can I always withdraw immediately?
Not necessarily. The PoC currently uses a synchronous withdrawal path, but liquidity, reserve rules, pauses and protocol conditions can cause a transaction to fail or require unwinding. Future products may explicitly show immediate, unwinding or pending states.
Is the complete Jethos system audited?
The site does not claim a completed independent audit of the whole Jethos system. Underlying protocol audits cover their respective systems, not every Jethos integration and control.
Why does the App request a USDC approval?
USDC is an ERC-20 token. LiquidityManager needs an allowance before it can transfer the exact amount selected for deposit. The App requests an exact approval rather than an unlimited one.
Can I revoke the approval?
Yes. The PoC console includes a revoke action that sets the LiquidityManager USDC allowance to zero. Revoking does not withdraw an existing vault position.
What is live today?
A private Arbitrum USDC proof-of-concept deployment and its recorded Aave, Euler and Morpho integrations. The broader wallet, multi-profile, multi-asset and financial-services experience remains progressive development or vision.
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