Zeus Network, the leading Bitcoin infrastructure layer project on Solana, announced the launch of btcSOL, a new staking product that allows Solana users to earn native Bitcoin yields by staking their SOL or Solana Liquid Staking Tokens. btcSOL was launched on July 17 and is designed to simplify the path for SOL holders to obtain Bitcoin and drive adoption of zBTC, Zeus’ BTC-derived token built on Solana.

The upper limit of btcSOL will be set at 75,000. Zeus plans to expand participation in native Bitcoin activities on Solana in the form of basketball game experience activities, thereby building a more accessible and composable Bitcoin-based financial layer.

“btcSOL provides a way for all SOL holders to steadily build a Bitcoin position, with no cross-chain bridges, no transactions, and no extra steps,” said Justin Wang, Founder and CEO of Zeus Network. “This is a critical piece in achieving our vision of unlocking a native Bitcoin economy on Solana, where BTC will be easy to earn, use, and transfer between applications.”

btcSOL works by issuing a token that represents the SOL staked by users; Zeus then deploys these funds into automated strategies that generate returns and converts the returns into zBTC; users receive rewards in the form of zBTC every day without having to manage positions or interact with multiple protocols; zBTC is pegged 1:1 to native BTC, so users can withdraw back to native BTC or zBTC on Solana without KYC; however, in order to maximize returns, Zeus recommends that users hold btcSOL for at least 24 hours. This holding period ensures that rewards are fairly distributed based on real, ongoing positions rather than rapid staking and unstaking activities.

The launch of btcSOL will also advance another of Zeus’ visions — accelerating the adoption of zBTC in the Solana ecosystem.

On the eve of the launch of btcSOL, Zeus launched the first Bitcoin airdrop on Solana by rewarding selected users with zBTC airdrops. Zeus is focused on increasing the number of active zBTC holders and positioning it as a more decentralized alternative to assets such as wBTC and cbBTC, which have custody risks and may be controlled.

By enabling users to earn and reuse zBTC in lending protocols, liquidity pools, and other decentralized applications, it helps lay the foundation for a Bitcoin-based financial layer that is fully native to Solana.

About Zeus Network

Zeus Network is a Bitcoin infrastructure layer built on the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM) designed to unlock permissionless Bitcoin liquidity and build native Bitcoin applications on Solana. By transforming BTC into a usable, non-custodial asset through zBTC and ZPL, Zeus enables developers to build Bitcoin DApps, enables protocols to adopt decentralized Bitcoin-backed assets, and enables liquidity providers to introduce BTC to other chains without taking on centralization risks. This will make Bitcoin an active and efficient capital asset in the DeFi world.