Fireblocks Announces Native Bitcoin DeFi Support With Stacks Integration
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Key Notes Integration enables institutional custody of STX tokens and interaction with Bitcoin-based lending protocols like Zest and Granite. Stacks L2 produces blocks in 5 seconds versus Bitcoin’s 10 minutes, reducing slippage risks for DeFi transactions. Fireblocks clients gain access to Bitcoin-yielding vaults and BTC-native trading with trillions in potential transaction volume. Fireblocks announced that it has integrated the Stacks network into its platform, bringing direct access to native Bitcoin DeFi applications and services built on the Stacks L2 Bitcoin platform. The integration allows Fireblocks users to custody Stacks (STX) tokens, mint and bridge sBTC, and interact with Bitcoin-based lending and swapping protocols directly from the Fireblocks console. According to a Feb. 4 press release, Fireblocks boasts more than 2,400 institutional clients. This represents a potentially massive influx of high-value investors and traders into the burgeoning Bitcoin DeFi marketplace. Through the integration, these clients will have access to the full suite of dApps and services available via Stacks, including Bitcoin-denominated rewards, Bitcoin-yielding vaults via Hermetica, BTC-backed loans via Zest and Granite, and BTC-native trading and liquidity via Bitflow. Fireblocks now extends to native Bitcoin DeFi. Integrating @Stacks, the leading Bitcoin L2, to bring institutional-grade access to Bitcoin yield. ↳ Dual Stacking ↳ Bitcoin-yielding vaults ↳ BTC-backed loans Infrastructure that powers financial possibility. Live Q1 2026.… https://t.co/Nr1V8UAdnJ — Fireblocks (@FireblocksHQ) February 4, 2026 Bridging Institutional-grade Custody and Bitcoin DeFi This partnership might be viewed as a significant milestone for the Bitcoin Layer 2 (L2) ecosystem. While Bitcoin serves as the flagship blockchain and cryptocurrency (BTC), its adoption by institutional investors and traders focused on DeFi has been what some might deem as long in the making. Despite the overwhelming popularity of the Bitcoin network, Ethereum is, by most definitions, the most popular blockchain for DeFi. This makes Bitcoin a massive untapped market…
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