Solv Protocol joins Zeus Network as the first Institutional Guardian, unlocking institutional-grade Bitcoin liquidity on Solana.
In a powerful step forward on April 23rd, 2025, a defining milestone for Zeus Network has been marked:
Solv Protocol, the on-chain Bitcoin reserve currently holding over 25,000 BTC under management, has joined as the first Institutional Guardian to deploy BTC on Solana for yield opportunities.
Solv Protocol: Bringing Institutional-grade BTC on Solana
The on-chain Bitcoin reserve for BTC staking yield.
Users of Solv Protocol can deploy their Bitcoin in DeFi, CeFi, and TradFi markets for lending, trading, and yield generation while maintaining full control across various ecosystems, including Ethereum, BNB Chain, Avalanche, Arbitrum, and more.
Together with Zeus Foundation, Mechanism Capital, Animoca Ventures, and Anagram, Solv Protocol has pioneered the role of the first Institutional Guardian, enabling users to access DeFi opportunities on Solana now.
Guardian & Institutional Guardian
Through the Multi-Party Computation (MPC) design, both types of Guardians operate as MPC nodes to validate transactions between Bitcoin and Solana, ensuring secure Bitcoin liquidity flow onto Solana.
The key distinction between Guardian and Institutional Guardian lies in the latter’s specific designation for institutions holding BTC that wish to deploy it on Solana.
As an Institutional Guardian, Solv Protocol can deploy its Bitcoin holdings on Solana’s high-performing DeFi ecosystem through a permissionless architecture without requiring centralized custody.
Solv x Frag x Zeus
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Solana: Top Choice for Institutional Adoption of Digital Assets
Blockchain technology is no longer a fringe innovation; it is rapidly becoming the foundation of the current financial system. As institutions recognize the superiority and inevitability of this transformative technology, they are actively integrating digital assets into their strategies.
Blockchain is going to take us from the financial system of today to the financial system of tomorrow. Solana has always been an important part of that. — Jason Urban, Global Head of Trading at Galaxy Digital
In the last few years, major financial institutions have recognized the importance of establishing a strong presence in cryptocurrency, particularly on Solana. Leading payment companies like Visa, PayPal, and Stripe have embraced stablecoins for cross-border transactions, with the total market cap reaching $12.808 billion.
Most notably, the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock expanded its $1.7B tokenized money market fund BUIDL to Solana in partnership with Securitize, a real-world asset (RWA) tokenization platform, bringing institutional-grade yield opportunities to the ecosystem.
This growing institutional adoption of cryptocurrency transforms traditional finance by improving system efficiency, transparency, and global accessibility.
Institutions Have Arrived on Solana
While Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) and countries like the US and El Salvador keep Bitcoin in cold storage, institutions like Solv Protocol and BlackRock are maximizing capital efficiency by deploying liquidity and tokenized assets on Solana.
With Solv Protocol’s launch as the first Institutional Guardian, Solana's permissionless gateway for institutional Bitcoin liquidity is now open. As more institutions join, Solana continues to lead the adoption of tokenized assets, with Zeus Network catalyzing this financial revolution through Bitcoin.
