# bfBTC Overview

## Introduction

bfBTC is BitFi's cross-chain Bitcoin liquidity staking solution, allowing users to securely stake Bitcoin assets (including BTC, BTCB, and hemiBTC) across multiple blockchain networks and mint bfBTC at real-time exchange rates. Users can redeem their staked assets with accrued yields by burning bfBTC.

**Technical Foundation**

bfBTC is built on an enhanced ERC-20 standard (supporting cross-chain transactions through LayerZero OFT standard) and functions as a multichain Bitcoin-backed token.

**Key Advantages**

* **Multichain Interoperability**: Use bfBTC on Ethereum, BSC, Bitlayer, Hemi, Base, Core, and Goat;
* **Yield Generation**: Earn returns through protocol revenue sharing and liquidity staking incentives;
* **Risk Mitigation**: Assets are held in custody with Ceffu and deployed in yield-generating strategies with capped volatility risk.

bfBTC establishes a trust-minimized bridge for Bitcoin to participate in multichain DeFi, combining:

* The **liquidity** of Bitcoin
* The **programmability** of ERC-20
* Cross-chain settlement **flexibility**

## **Deployment Networks:**

**Mainnet (TICKER):**

* Binance Smart Chain (BSC)
* Bitlayer Mainnet (BTR)
* Hemi Network (HEMI)
* Ethereum Mainnet (ETH)
* Base Mainnet (BASE)
* Core Network (CORE)
* Goat Network (GOAT)
* AILayer (AILAYER)

**Testnet:**

* Ethereum Sepolia (Testnet)
* Binance Smart Chain Testnet
* Bitlayer Testnet
* ~~Hemi Sepolia (Testnet) : Deprecated~~
* Base Sepolia (Testnet)
* Core Testnet2
* Goat Testnet

## BFBTC on AILayer

> **Heads up:** AILayer's BFBTC has not yet activated quantitative strategies and currently functions solely as a 1:1 wrapped Bitcoin with no yield mechanisms implemented.

**Overview**

BFBTC (BitFi BTC) is a wrapped Bitcoin token designed to facilitate on-chain transactions in the DeFi space on AILayer. Fully backed 1:1 by BTC, BFBTC offers both security and reliability. It empowers users to leverage Bitcoin’s value in DeFi projects, creating new opportunities for financial growth.

**Securely Bridging Bitcoin to the Future of Multichain Finance**

Unlock the true potential of Bitcoin within the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. BFBTC enables secure, seamless transactions across multiple blockchain networks, providing a fully-backed solution for users.


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