Sui drives a new DeFi era for Bitcoin

June 16, 2025 by Evans S.

Bitcoin, long confined to its role as a store of value, begins to explore new territories. With the rise of blockchains like Sui, a new era opens: one in which BTC is no longer limited to being a simple asset to hold, but becomes a true key piece of decentralized finance. A transformation as discreet as it is revolutionary, driven by the growth of what is already called BTCFi.

In summary

Sui integrates bitcoin into DeFi through sBTC, LBTC, and WBTC.

BTC holders can now lend, borrow, and generate yield.

A new era for bitcoin opens, beyond its simple function as a store of value.

Bitcoin: from a digital safe to a productive asset

Long considered a static asset, similar to a digital gold bar, bitcoin is changing its skin. If its primary vocation remains value preservation, its economic utility had, until recently, been limited. But times are changing. A new wave, called BTCfi, is sweeping across the historical borders of the protocol. And it is in Sui, a next-generation blockchain, where this change takes a decisive turn.

Thanks to bold integrations with projects like Stacks (sBTC), Lombard Finance (LBTC), and cross-chain bridges for Wrapped BTC (WBTC), Sui allows bitcoin holders not only to 'HODL' but to activate their capital. Lending, borrowing, trading, or generating yields: these are now the new opportunities opened for those who thought their BTC was doomed to immobility.

Sui not only adds a layer of utility: it reshuffles the cards of the DeFi game, integrating bitcoin into an ecosystem previously dominated by Ethereum and its clones. And that is not trivial.