Maestro, a financial infrastructure platform specifically focused on Bitcoin, has launched a solution designed to enhance the adoption of this leading digital asset within the decentralized finance space.
Summary
- The Bitcoin-centric platform Maestro aims to grow as a provider of BTC yield products for institutional clients.
- Maestro Institutional focuses on utilizing Bitcoin as collateral within capital markets.
Maestro Institutional serves as a treasury financial platform enabling the utilization of Bitcoin as an asset for collateralization in cryptocurrency markets, allowing institutions to engage with this offering in capital markets without the need for asset liquidation.
In a press release, Maestro highlighted that corporations, asset managers, and Bitcoin custody providers can now enhance their BTC holdings with tailored yield and treasury solutions. The Maestro Institutional platform will incorporate leading Bitcoin finance platforms to provide enterprise-level yield products.
“With the new Institutional platform, Maestro meets institutions where they already are. They expect detailed controls, transparent reporting, and strong security. Many current solutions fail to meet the guarantees and compliance standards that financial entities require,” said Marvin Bertin, CEO of Maestro. “With permissioned, KYC-compliant vaults and bank-grade security measures, Maestro enables institutions to unlock yield on Bitcoin without compromise.”
Capitalizing on idle Bitcoin yields
Bitcoin (BTC)’s increasing share in the decentralized finance sector provides institutions with access to over $150 billion in dormant BTC.
Currently, a significant portion of this idle Bitcoin resides on corporate balance sheets, a trend supported by the influx of Wall Street participants investing in major cryptocurrencies through digital asset treasury solutions. Lombard, Solv, and Babylon are among the top ecosystem providers in the BTCfi space.
It is noteworthy that approximately $2 trillion of the total Bitcoin supply is either held in custody or stored off-line as institutional demand intensifies. These institutions are increasingly considering Bitcoin as a yield-bearing asset, looking for avenues beyond traditional financial instruments such as exchange-traded funds.
Maestro aspires to provide a platform for compliant, risk-adjusted yield strategies, with all offerings enabling transactions directly on Bitcoin, eliminating the need for bridging or wrapping.
