Share a heavyweight Alpha (limited time offer): Bitcoin L2 @BotanixLabs launches "hard yield" Bitcoin product stBTC

Yield: 50% network fee sharing (transparent) + airdrop expectations

Botanix is one of the most "hard" Bitcoin L2s in my eyes.

Botanix Labs has raised a total of $11.5 million, with investors including Polychain Capital, Placeholder Ventures, etc., all of which are top-tier VCs in the crypto space.

The node operators also have a luxurious lineup:

Galaxy (a company owned by Mike Novogratz)

Fireblocks (a custody giant valued at $8 billion)

Alchemy (a top global blockchain development platform)

Antpool (the second-largest Bitcoin mining pool in the world)

Core highlight: Real yield

Traditional yield-generating tokens either rely on inflation or mining subsidies, which essentially means the money comes from the users. But stBTC is different; its yield comes from a 50% share of the fees generated by the Botanix network — this is cash flow generated from real economic activity.

The mechanism is simple:

Deposit BTC → Receive stBTC → Automatically share network fees → Withdraw more BTC

From the data, early users can enjoy a yield rate of over 50%, which will gradually stabilize around 6% as the scale increases.

What's more interesting is the application scenarios. stBTC can be used in protocols like GMX, Blend, Dolomite, supporting the use of yield-generating Bitcoin for collateralized lending. This transforms Bitcoin from "digital gold" into "yield-generating asset".

Timeline:

Genesis vault opens on September 18, with an initial quota of $5 million

5 days later, it will be directly increased to $30 million

Overall, stBTC indeed provides a relatively reliable Bitcoin appreciation plan. For those who are unwilling to sell BTC but hope to obtain additional yield, this is an innovative product worth paying attention to.

Of course, participation also comes with potential airdrop expectations — as a heavyweight product of the Botanix mainnet, early users have a good chance of receiving airdrops.

Participation portal: https://yield.botanixlabs.com/