Fireblocks has integrated Stacks, a DeFi layer for the Bitcoin protocol, to offer institutional investors Bitcoin-based lending and interest opportunities, Cointelegraph reported on Tuesday.
Fireblocks uses the Stacks blockchain to overcome the limitation of Bitcoin’s 10-minute block time. Stacks’ average block time is about 29 seconds.
Stacks said all Stacks transactions are recorded on the Bitcoin ledger, resolving the block-time issue that had been the biggest barrier for financial institutions to use BTC-based DeFi.
The integrated service is expected to launch in early 2026, but no detailed schedule was disclosed. Cointelegraph said the partnership reflects institutions’ continued interest in Bitcoin DeFi despite a market downturn.
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