Proposal: Bringing Venus to Hardware Wallets via Strategic Integration with Arculus

Vanguard Vantage Team
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Summary

The Vanguard Team proposes a strategic partnership with Arculus to integrate Venus Protocol directly into their hardware-secured wallet platform, expanding access to security-conscious users and driving significant TVL growth.

This proposal recommends that Venus Protocol pursue a strategic integration with Arculus, a leading hardware-secured wallet platform developed by CompoSecure (NASDAQ: CMPO).

The goal is to enable Venus lending, borrowing, and staking services to be accessed natively within the Arculus App.

With hundreds of thousands of security-conscious users and a growing institutional footprint, Arculus represents a high-value distribution channel for Venus — perfectly aligned with our roadmap to expand secure, user-friendly, and compliant access to DeFi.

This collaboration is the direct result of the ongoing relationship-building and negotiation efforts, reflecting months of behind-the-scenes work by the Vanguard team to position Venus as a preferred DeFi partner within the Arculus ecosystem.

To support a strong joint launch, we propose allocating a $100,000 marketing budget from the Venus Treasury to amplify visibility, onboard new users, and drive ecosystem engagement.

Why Arculus?

Trusted Brand with Institutional Backing

Arculus is built by CompoSecure, a publicly traded company (NASDAQ: CMPO) with a ~$1.39B market cap. It has deep roots in the payments and digital asset custody space, with partnerships across TradFi and Web3.

Rapidly Growing User Base

While specific user numbers are confidential, Arculus has onboarded hundreds of thousands of users globally, particularly in the high-security, hardware-wallet segment of the crypto market.

Security-First UX

Arculus uniquely combines a hardware-secured cold storage solution with a modern mobile user interface, making it ideal for users who demand institutional-grade security when interacting with DeFi.

Wallet-as-a-Platform

Arculus is actively integrating DeFi and blockchain applications directly into its native app. This allows users to access Venus on all supported chains without leaving the wallet, enabling seamless and secure DeFi interactions.

Why is this important for Venus

Growth Potential

  • A 1% conversion of Arculus users could bring thousands of high-value users to Venus.

  • Hardware wallet users tend to hold larger portfolios, which means higher TVL, larger loans, and more protocol utility.

  • This expands Venus beyond Web3 browser-based tools into trusted, institutional-grade self-custody environments.

TVL and Borrowing Volume Impact

  • A successful integration could realistically drive $500M–$800M+ in new TVL over the next 6–12 months.

  • It could also generate $1.6M–$2.5M in annualized revenue for Venus, depending on user engagement and asset utilization, with $800K–$1.3M possible in the first 6 months. These estimates exclude potential upside from liquidation fees and future Venus V5 revenue streams.

  • This integration comes at a pivotal moment for Venus, aligning perfectly with the upcoming Venus V5 upgrade, which is set to be a major milestone.

Institutional and Mainstream Alignment

  • As DeFi matures, hardware wallets are becoming essential for onboarding conservative retail users, family offices, and institutions.

  • By integrating with Arculus, Venus can cement its position as a secure, scalable, and institutional-ready DeFi protocol.

Marketing Support Budget

To capitalize on the integration, we propose a $100,000 budget (in stablecoins) from the Venus Treasury to fund:

  • Co-branded marketing campaigns (Giveaways, videos, blogs, press)

  • Educational content and tutorials within the Arculus app

  • Incentivized onboarding programs for new users

  • Community webinars, AMAs, and product walkthroughs

This budget will be jointly managed by the Venus Vanguard and Arculus teams to ensure efficient allocation and measurable results.

Conclusion

This proposal is more than a marketing initiative — it’s a strategic integration that positions Venus Protocol at the forefront of secure, next-generation DeFi access and enables users to seamlessly interact with their digital assets while ensuring trust and security at the point of every transaction.**

By joining forces with Arculus, Venus has the opportunity to:

  • Reach new, high-trust user demographics

  • Add significant new TVL and borrowing activity

  • Strengthen its brand in both institutional and consumer markets

  • Lead the charge in hardware-secured DeFi adoption

We recommend the Venus community vote in favor of this proposal and the accompanying marketing budget to ensure a successful joint launch.

Let’s bring Venus to hardware wallets and institutions around the world and unlock the next era of secure, scalable, and user-first DeFi.

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I strongly support this comprehensive partnership between Venus and Arculus, which values ​​every security and innovation.

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I’ve been using Arculus for a while now and I have to say I’m excited to see this proposal! I think this collaboration will bear fruit for both parties! :sunglasses: :clap:

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Support thiss proposal.
Integrating with Arculus is a smart move to expand Venus into secure, institutional-grade environments and drive real growth in TVL and adoption. :clap:

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Absolutely love this direction! Bringing Venus to Arculus will help onboard a whole new class of users who value security and usability. Big thanks to the Vanguard team for making this happen — fully support this proposal!

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I fully agree with this proposal to natively integrate Venus Protocol with Arculus. This will attract more users who use hardware wallets like Arculus to start using Venus.

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This is super impressive. Integrating with Arculus feels like a strong move toward expanding Venus’ reach and TVL in a secure, user-first way. I’m especially excited about the potential impact on institutional adoption, so it is a yes from me :blush:

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This is good and will defiantly give us more exposure on our various chain, also make it easier for people to add funds to our protocol knowing they are doing it via a hardware wallet they have a trusted relationship to begin with.

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I believe this suggestion will definitely be beneficial. A partnership with Arculus will not only strengthen the brand strategically but also bring significant TVL and user activity.

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I support this proposal.
I think it is important to have a partnership that leads to the use of Venus in the secure area of cold wallets, without making users gamble on the hassle.

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I support this proposal. Bringing Arculus users to Venus for supplying or borrowing would be a great method to onboard new users and grow Venus’s ecosystem.

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I think it’s a good idea to move on with the Arculus and any other kind of security. As crypto expand, people will seek for a safe way to store and manage their portfolio, XVS has to be there.

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I absolutely believe that Venus should be natively available to every user with a cold wallet. Our protocol meets high standards of safety and usefulness and that’s a fact. The next natural step will be to add Venus to banking tools :muscle::muscle::muscle::muscle:

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This is a great opportunity to attract many new users, also from the traditional financial sector. CompoSecure has a very good reputation and has been on the market for many years. The shareholders are global heavyweights. It should now be clear to everyone that Venus is a blue chip. I think this proposal is a big step forward.

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Im quite excited for this one :heart:

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Great partnership. I definitely support this proposal.

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This is how comunity is build! Arculus has a lot of room to grow as in exposure and comunity. Venus can help and will benefit long term.
Great work from the team

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We need cooperation with Arculus cold wallet to enrich Venus’ TVL.