hemiBTC Adopts LayerZero’s OFT Standard To Expand Bitcoin in DeFi
Nov 24, 2025
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hemiBTC is also live on Stargate, providing anyone with onchain access to BTC-based liquidity within Hemi’s productive DeFi ecosystem. Stake hemiBTC on Hemi for boosts and access to productive BTC-powered yield.
Stargate is a widely used bridge that enables seamless movement of assets across 90+ chains. Built on LayerZero, any OFT – such as hemiBTC – can move at a perfect 1:1 rate across all connected networks, with zero slippage. Stargate enables hemiBTC to move with maximum efficiency.
On Hemi, hemiBTC is BTC unleashed with programmability, turning it into a core DeFi asset and unlocking yield and liquidity flows. BTC travels to the network through trust-minimized tunnels, where, as hemiBTC staked on Hemi, it becomes fully integrated as a yield-productive asset in DeFi. Importantly, Hemi’s security model extends the same protocol that secures the Bitcoin network to all Hemi transactions, meaning hemiBTC is secured by both Hemi and Bitcoin simultaneously.Stargate’s integration gives users across chains a simple and widely acknowledged means to access BTC liquidity through hemiBTC. Support for hemiBTC opens the door for protocols across the LayerZero ecosystem to access BTC-based DeFi mechanics powered by Hemi.
Use Stargate and begin exploring MinerFi, StableFi, and DATFi opportunities inside the hVM.