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Atomiq is building a cross-chain execution and settlement layer around native Bitcoin, combining Bitcoin transaction verification, atomic exchange, RFQ liquidity, and integration tooling for wallets and BTCFi applications.
Troves is building a vault layer on Starknet that packages multi-step BTCFi strategies into simpler deposit-and-withdraw positions, with automated allocation, rebalancing, and reward reinvestment.
BOB Gateway is extending native BTC routes beyond dollar stablecoins into EURC, JPYC, and tokenized gold through XAUt, making Bitcoin a more flexible entry point into global onchain markets.
Arkadiko is one of the earlier DeFi protocols built on Stacks, using overcollateralized positions and the USDA stablecoin to give users liquidity without forcing them to sell their long-term exposure.
Threshold is moving beyond the wrapper narrative. Through tBTC, distributed signer infrastructure, DeFi integrations, and Verifiable Bitcoin Accounts, it is building toward a market where Bitcoin collateral quality matters as much as liquidity.
Liquidium is building a native BTC-backed lending layer where users can borrow stablecoin liquidity against Bitcoin without selling, wrapping, or defaulting to custodial lending routes.
BOB Gateway’s ShapeShift integration is a useful signal for BTCFi: native BTC swaps are becoming easier to access inside self-custody products, without forcing users back to centralized exchange routes by default.
Zentra Finance is building a native lending and borrowing market on Citrea, giving Bitcoin-focused DeFi users a place to supply assets, borrow against collateral, and access liquidity inside Citrea’s app layer.
River is building a chain-abstraction stablecoin system around satUSD, letting users deposit collateral on one chain and mint stable liquidity on another without making manual bridges or wrapped assets the default path.