Insurance coverage

At Noon, we employ a three-layer insurance structure to protect user capital and deployed assets across both DeFi and traditional finance environments.

Each layer targets a distinct category of risk:

Layer
Coverage Type
Primary Risk Mitigated

1. DeFi Deployment Insurance

Nexus Mutual

Smart contract risk

2. Custodial Insurance

SIPC + Lloyd’s of London

Counterparty risk

3. Noon Insurance Fund

Internal fund

Strategy volatility

1. DeFi Deployment Insurance

Provider: Nexus Mutual Objective: Mitigate smart contract risk in DeFi deployments.

All Noon DeFi strategies are protected by on-chain insurance coverage provided by Nexus Mutual, Web3’s leading decentralised insurance protocol.

Current Coverage
  • Morpho — DeFi Lending Strategy

  • Pendle — PT Deployment Strategy

Verification

Notes:

  • Noon divides deployments across independent DeFi protocols with minimal code overlap to reduce correlated smart contract risk.

  • Scale enables Noon to access institutional-grade coverage at reduced cost, enhancing protection without impacting yield.

2. Custodial Insurance

Partners: Dinari, Alpaca Objective: Mitigate counterparty risk for off-chain and tokenised traditional assets.

The majority of assets that reside outside of CeFi or DeFi — including U.S. Treasury Bills, CLOs, and similar holdings — are held via Dinari, who custody all assets with Alpaca, a regulated U.S. broker-dealer.

Protection Details
  • SIPC coverage — standard protection for brokerage accounts

  • Lloyd’s of London supplemental coverage — extends protection beyond SIPC limits

This ensures that the majority of off-chain or tokenised assets are protected with regulated insurance coverage comparable to institutional custodial standards.

3. Noon Insurance Fund

Objective: Absorb strategy-level volatility and cover non-insurable events.

The Noon Insurance Fund is a self-managed, platform-level safety net designed to enhance yield stability.

Mechanics
  • 10% of gross yield from all strategies is allocated monthly to the fund

  • Funds mature (“season”) for 3 months before distribution to staked $NOON ($sNOON) holders

  • Used to smooth temporary volatility and cover residual risks not addressed by external insurance

For a detailed breakdown of yield flow and fund mechanics, see: Return Distribution & Insurance Fund

Risk Coverage Summary

Risk Category
Insurance Layer
Provider / Source
Coverage Scope

Smart Contract Risk

Layer 1

Nexus Mutual

DeFi protocol exploits, code vulnerabilities

Counterparty Risk

Layer 2

SIPC + Lloyd’s of London

Custodian insolvency or failure

Strategy Volatility

Layer 3

Noon Insurance Fund

Internal yield buffer for limited volatility events

Key Takeaways

  • Multi-layer protection: protocol, custodial, and platform-level coverage

  • On-chain verifiability: all DeFi insurance coverage is public and auditable

  • Regulated counterparties: the majority of off-chain assets are custodied under licensed U.S. institutions

  • Internal yield reserve: Noon allocates part of performance yield to protect user returns

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