With inflation and global economic instability rising, the current conditions offer the perfect environment for Bitcoin to thrive.
This is evident from BTC price steadily making its way towards its all-time high (ATH) of $109,000 as capital flows into this leading cryptocurrency with a fixed supply.
In fact, Bitcoin ETFs recorded seven consecutive days of inflows of $3.82 billion from April 21 to 29. With that, cumulative net inflows in Spot Bitcoin ETFs have surpassed $39 billion, with ETF issuers now holding $108.6 billion in total net assets.
Against this return of investor appetite and massively bullish backdrop, on-chain asset manager Maple Finance has partnered with Core to offer institutions sustainable yield on Bitcoin holdings with just one click.
Bitcoin’s Secure On-Chain Deployment
With decades of traditional finance and crypto experience under its belt, Maple has been driving DeFi innovation with decentralized digital asset lending and yield products over the past four years, which has helped it capture over $1 billion under management.
It is now applying its expertise to the Bitcoin space to provide institutional clients the ability to earn sustainable yield through a one-click solution with BTC held with third-party custodians.
This capability is powered by Core, one of the fastest-growing institutional BTC strategies, which unlocks institutional yield opportunities through Bitcoin staking. It is a high-performance EVM Layer-1 blockchain secured by Bitcoin, currently working to enhance the digital asset’s capital efficiency and programmability through products like lstBTC and Valour’s yield-bearing BTC ETP.
Core is now collaborating with Maple to help deliver a yield-bearing, custody-first use case for those looking to deploy their BTC on-chain without worrying about the safety of their digital gold.
“Core’s technology allowed us to build a yield-bearing Bitcoin product that’s both intuitive and institution-ready. The design is smart, the structure is compliant, and the early results are promising,” said Joe Flanagan, Product Lead at Maple Finance.
More than 1,200 BTC has already been staked to Core via Maple’s Bitcoin Yield product.
Simplicity Meets Attractive Yield
The way the secure BTC yield is earned here is that Bitcoin deposits made to Maple are seamlessly deployed into Core’s Dual Staking system, which delivers competitive target yields as high as 8% APY.
This staking setup involves time-locking BTC on the Bitcoin chain via Core’s staking interface with no wrapping or bridging needed. Maple uses staked BTC to borrow USDC at a low Loan-to-Value (LTV), acquires CORE tokens, and hedges the position.
Core’s dual staking mechanism actually enables both BTC and CORE to be staked together to earn rewards from Core validator emissions as well as gas fees. All the while, Bitcoin remains safe in segregated Maple vaults at institutional-grade custody providers BitGo or Copper.
“This marks a major step in the institutionalization of Bitcoin staking. Institutions are demanding simplicity, custody compatibility, and clear yield mechanics. Dual Staking checks all the boxes while deepening BTC alignment with Core,” said Hong Sun, Institutional Contributor to the Core Foundation.
This powerful combo of safety and yield makes Core’s solution a highly attractive one for institutions. This is just the beginning, though, as Core’s upcoming lstBTC launch will further supercharge the Bitcoin yield offering by allowing institutions to retain their custodial setup while unlocking capital-efficient, yield-bearing BTC collateral for use across trading desks, DeFi protocols, and more.
Overall, the Maple and Core partnership marks a key step in Bitcoin’s financial evolution from a non-productive asset into high-efficiency collateral, opening the pathway to more capital inflow and integration into global financial markets.
