Put Your Bitcoin to Work Securely and Strategically
BITS combines real yield, institutional grade custody, and cross ecosystem utility, turning your BTC or wBTC into a powerful on-chain asset.
Your marketplace for BTC yield
Launch AppSecure yield, flexible utility,
and future-ready design.
Institutional Grade Access.
Real Finance for Bitcoin.
As traditional finance and decentralized protocols converge, BITS represents a new standard where Bitcoin can participate in yield bearing strategies without compromising on security, regulation, or composability. By bridging verified identity, regulated custody, and smart contract infrastructure, BITS helps shape a more mature financial environment where institutions and on-chain ecosystems coexist with clarity.
The future of finance isn't TradFi or DeFi, it's the infrastructure that makes them work together.
- JD Gagnon, BITS founder
Identity First
Only participants who complete full KYC verification can access the BITS protocol. This ensures every depositor is a known counterparty, supporting a secure and compliant environment for institutional grade activity. Once verified, users can deposit BTC or wBTC into custody with confidence, operating within a framework that prioritizes transparency, accountability, and regulatory alignment from the start.
Trusted Custody
Custody is managed by BitGo, a regulated trust company trusted by leading asset managers, funds, and custodial banks. Assets are never moved. Once deposited, BTC is held in dedicated vaults and encumbered, not lent indiscriminately, but committed through contractual agreements to pre-qualified counterparties operating under defined risk parameters.
Structured Access
These structured arrangements closely mirror the mechanics of traditional secured credit markets. Rather than relying solely on smart contract logic, BITS deploys capital through frameworks governed by Account Control Agreements (ACAs)—formal legal instruments that define rights, responsibilities, and access conditions between parties. Each encumbrance is backed by enforceable contracts, offering both regulatory rigor and clarity for counterparties. This approach prioritizes capital efficiency without sacrificing security.
The Missing Link
By integrating institutional grade custody with the flexibility of tokenized DeFi access, BITS bridges the gap between Bitcoin’s pristine reserve status and regulated financial infrastructure. Capital held in BITS is not just secured, it’s positioned, with the ability to flow into yield generating strategies while maintaining clear provenance, control, and on-chain composability.
This is BTC, institutionalized but interoperable, aligned with the demands of modern capital allocators while retaining the foundational openness of DeFi.
How Does BITS Work?
A seamless system designed to maximize your Bitcoin and wrapped Bitcoin potential.
Deposit BTC or wBTC
Assets are securely custodied via our partner, BitGo, and immediately begin earning ~2.4% APY through managed yield strategies.
Step 1
Deposit BTC or wBTC
Assets are securely custodied via our partner, BitGo, and immediately begin earning ~2.4% APY through managed yield strategies.
Step 2
Receive $BITS
$BITS is the liquid token pegged to your deposit. more than just a receipt, $BITS is built for flexibility and yield generation.
Step 3
Boost Your Yield
Lock your $BITS for 5 months to earn an additional 2% yield on top of your base return.
Redemption Process:
Structured, Not Speculative
This design reflects how capital is managed in traditional financial institutions, with delays not as a limitation, but as part of a controlled, auditable release process. It ensures systemwide predictability, supports capital planning, and allows time to process structured exits responsibly.
$BITS Withdrawal Initiated
User requests redemption through the interface
Withdrawals from BITS follow an institutional grade settlement process.
30 Day Cooldown period
Assets are held in escrow, non-reversible, countdown visible
Once a redemption is initiated, it enters a 30-day cooldown window during which assets are held securely under custodial governance.
BTC Released (Weekday Only)
Release occurs on the next available U.S business day
After the cooldown period, BTC is released in accordance with U.S. business day processing schedules, aligning with standard operational procedures followed by institutional custodians like BitGo.
BITS is engineered on Core Chain, a Bitcoin aligned, EVM compatible blockchain built for scalability, modular execution, and DeFi composability.
By choosing Core, BITS gains a settlement environment that mirrors traditional finance in its control and auditability, while unlocking the freedom and flexibility of decentralized infrastructure. Core's architecture offers:
- Cost-efficient, low latency execution
- EVM compatibility for smart contract orchestration
- Native BTC staking and security alignment
- Seamless cross-chain deployment pathways
This modular framework enables BITS to deliver realtime yield, enforce on-chain redemption logic, and integrate with external protocols, all without ever compromising on Bitcoin-native alignment.
Launch AppBITS leverages Core not just as a chain, but as a principle, where performance meets trust.