Bitcoin News Today: BitcoinFi Surges on Staking Momentum With $7.39B TVL Locked

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Friday, Aug 8, 2025 6:56 am ET1min read
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- Maestro's report reveals BitcoinFi's $7.39B TVL, driven by staking with 68,500 BTC locked as of June 2025.

- Babylon leads with $4.79B TVL, followed by Solv ($1.96B) and Lombard ($1.78B), controlling 85% of the market.

- Restaking ($4.46B TVL) and dual staking ($615M) models grow, alongside 42.3% QoQ stablecoin TVL increase to $860M.

- Challenges include low yields and fragmented protocols, but institutional adoption and TradFi-DeFi convergence are expected to boost volumes.

A new report from Maestro highlights the rapid expansion of BitcoinFi, with staking emerging as the core driver of the ecosystem. As of June 30, 2025, over 68,500

bitcoins
are locked in staking protocols, representing a total value locked (TVL) of $7.39 billion. The report identifies Babylon,
Solv
, and Lombard as the top three protocols controlling nearly 85% of the TVL, with Babylon leading with a TVL of $4.79 billion, followed by Solv at $1.96 billion and Lombard at $1.78 billion [1].

The report also notes the growing interest in restaking and dual staking models. Lombard leads in restaking with 14,100 BTC, while Solv holds 7,000 BTC. The total restaked TVL reached $4.46 billion. CoreDAO’s dual staking model alone accounted for $615 million in staked BTC, indicating a shift toward more sophisticated capital efficiency strategies [1].

Despite the momentum, challenges persist. The report points to issues such as suboptimal yields, fragmented composability, and the unproven long-term viability of these protocols. However, Maestro forecasts a surge in volumes as institutional adoption of BTC increases and custodians seek to activate idle assets for yield and utility. Marvin Bertin, co-founder and CEO of Maestro, emphasized the convergence of traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi) into a Bitcoin-denominated capital market, noting that

Bitcoin
is evolving from a static reserve asset into a dynamic financial network [1].

The report further reveals that over $5.5 billion in TVL (52,000 BTC) is now deployed across Bitcoin-aligned layers. Stacks recorded significant growth, adding approximately 2,000 BTC and more than doubling its TVL in the second quarter. Although sidechains still hold the most BTC in BitcoinFi, the architecture is becoming increasingly diverse, with rollups and execution layers showing promising potential [1].

Stablecoins are also gaining traction within the BitcoinFi ecosystem, with $860 million in TVL—a 42.3% quarter-over-quarter increase. Collateralized debt position stablecoins, such as Avalon’s USDa ($559 million), are seeing early adoption, while high-yield offerings like Hermetica’s 25% annual percentage yield (APY) highlight the demand for income-generating assets [1].

In terms of funding, venture capital in the first two quarters of 2025 showed a broadening trend, with DeFi, consumer, and custody sectors receiving the majority of investments [1].

Source: [1] BitcoinFi Booms: $7.39B in BTC Locked as Staking Takes Center Stage (https://api.news.bitcoin.com/wp-json/bcn/v1/post?slug=bitcoinfi-booms-7-39b-in-btc-locked-as-staking-takes-center-stage)