BTCFi contracted to 91,000 BTC by mid-2026. The six events that reset the market, and why custody model now decides where institutional Bitcoin goes.

From Shamir's 1979 paper to NIST standardization, an analysis of how threshold cryptography has matured over the years.

Threshold lands Abra's lending migration to tBTC and posts 228% growth in DeFi TVL/FDV as institutions choose Bitcoin collateral they can verify on-chain.

This case analysis examines the BTCFi market over time and assesses how it has grown and scaled to its current state.

A case study in collateral architecture for Bitcoin-backed lending: stronger guarantees, permissionless design, lower cost, and faster redemptions.

Threshold hardens tBTC at the protocol level and widens the paths for real yield as institutions evaluate Bitcoin as productive on-chain collateral.

A 2026 guide to tBTC DeFi: ranked vaults, deepest pools, lending venues, and how institutions deploy Bitcoin on-chain via Threshold’s Verifiable Bitcoin Accounts.

Across product, liquidity, governance, and market education, Threshold continued to advance a clear thesis: Bitcoin’s next phase of adoption will require infrastructure that preserves custody standards while expanding access to onchain capital markets.

Alea Research's Q1 2026 Benchmark Report of Threshold reviews tBTC supply, BTCFi growth, DeFi deployment, fee capture, and protocol monetization.

Verifiable Bitcoin Accounts are what institutions have always looked for: segregated custody, clear recovery paths, and established legal frameworks.

Bitcoin staking has emerged as a common term in institutional and crypto-native discussions. Here is what it is today.

Threshold DAO has approved the reintroduction of the 20-basis-point tBTC mint fee. The change takes effect April 15, 2026.