# L2 Vault

Source: [https://docs.curve.finance/developer/curve-dao/governance/x-gov/vault](https://docs.curve.finance/developer/curve-dao/governance/x-gov/vault)

The `Vault` is a simple smart contract designed to enable the DAO to manage chain-native assets and ERC-20 tokens across chains other than Ethereum.

`Vault.vy`

The source code of the `Vault.vy` contract can be found on [GitHub](https://github.com/curvefi/curve-xgov/blob/master/contracts/Vault.vy) .

A comprehensive list of all deployed contracts is available [here ↗](https://docs.curve.finance/developer/deployments.md).

This contract is directly controlled by its `owner`, which is the `OwnershipAgent` of the respective chain.

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## Transferring Assets

The contract features a transfer function that allows the `owner` to transfer tokens out of the Vault to a specified receiver address.

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### `transfer`

`Vault.transfer(_token: address, _to: address, _value: uint256)`

Guarded Method

This function can only be called by the `owner` of the contract, which is the respective chain's `OwnershipAgent`.

Function to transfer a specific amount of tokens from the vault to another address.

| Input | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `_token` | `address` | Token to transfer |
| `_to` | `address` | Destination of the asset |
| `_value` | `uint256` | Amount of assets to transfer |

**<>Source code▼**

```vyper
NATIVE: constant(address) = 0xEeeeeEeeeEeEeeEeEeEeeEEEeeeeEeeeeeeeEEeE

owner: public(address)

@external
def transfer(_token: address, _to: address, _value: uint256):
    """
    @notice Transfer an asset
    @param _token The token to transfer, or NATIVE if transferring the chain native asset
    @param _to The destination of the asset
    @param _value The amount of the asset to transfer
    """
    assert msg.sender == self.owner

    if _token == NATIVE:
        send(_to, _value)
    else:
        assert ERC20(_token).transfer(_to, _value, default_return_value=True)
```

**▶Example▼**

This example transfers 1 ARB token from the vault to `0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000` on Arbitrum.

```shell
>>> Vault.transfer('0x912CE59144191C1204E64559FE8253a0e49E6548', '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000', 1000000000000000000)
```

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## Contract Ownership

Ownership of the Vault contract follows the classic model of contract ownership. It includes an `owner` address, which can be updated by first committing a future owner and then applying the changes. More on transfering ownership can be found [here](https://docs.curve.finance/developer/resources/curve-practices.md#commit--apply).