DeFi Is Ready for Native BTC. Here’s How

DeFi Is Ready for Native BTC. Here’s How

From Web3 Tech Brief By HackerNoon by HackerNoon

May 28, 2026 · 6 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the readiness of native Bitcoin for use in DeFi money markets and the role of SODAX SDK in this transition.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/defi-is-ready-for-native-btc-heres-how . Wrapped Bitcoin was a workaround. The technology’s ready for native BTC in DeFi money markets. The SODAX SDK is the operational version. Check more stories related to web3 at: https://hackernoon.com/c/web3 . You can also check exclusive content about #bitcoin-trading , #cross-chain-defi , #btcfi , #defai , #defi , #native-btc , #sodax , #good-company , and more. This story was written by: @sodax . Learn more about this writer by checking @sodax's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com . Wrapped Bitcoin solved an early DeFi problem and racked up a long ledger of bridge incidents in the process. The infrastructure has matured to the point that native Bitcoin can sit inside a money market as collateral, not as a synthetic IOU. SODAX's SDK exposes that path today, with Bound already routing native BTC trades through it and money market support arriving next.

Topics covered

  • DeFi
  • Bitcoin
  • Web3
  • Money Markets
  • Blockchain

Keywords

  • native BTC
  • DeFi
  • SODAX
  • Wrapped Bitcoin
  • money markets
  • cross-chain
  • bitcoin trading

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HackerNoon

Products: Wrapped Bitcoin, SODAX SDK

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