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As broader market turbulence continued through February 2026, several adjustments were implemented across the BitcoinVN staking pools.
Below is a concise overview for our current LPs.
Solana – Maximum Cap Raised
As Solana (SOL) declined by close to 60% (measured in USD) over the past year, the previous pool cap of 1,000 SOL represented less than $100k in value – insufficient to comfortably support our swap operations, which have continued to see rising volume over the same period (even in USD terms).
We have therefore expanded the SOL pool capacity to 2,000 SOL. Allocations to the pool are now open again until the new cap is reached.
Please note that reaching the cap does not imply it will be automatically lifted again. As previously communicated, our policy remains to accept only the level of LP capital required to reliably support operational swap flow. We explicitly avoid taking on more assets under custody than necessary for our operations, as doing so would increase the overall risk profile without providing tangible benefit to the service or its users.
While this update should not be interpreted as urgency from our side, LPs should be aware that once the cap is reached, additional allocations may not be possible for an extended period. Planning ahead is therefore advisable.
wBTC – Maximum Cap Raised
As our regular market review revealed, wBTC remains – despite increasing proliferation of alternatives – the most widely used “Bitcoin-backed” token for a wide range of EVM-style chains.
As such – and as increased usage numbers have shown – we have decided to further raise the cap on wBTC for our liquidity pool, in order to serve more blockchains with ease and avoid orders getting stuck due to low available liquidity.
At present, this remains the only way to earn Bitcoin-linked yield on BitcoinVN. LPs should however remain aware that wBTC is a derivative representation of native Bitcoin and therefore carries additional counterparty risk compared to holding BTC directly.
In parallel, we are exploring a private offering for our BV Prime audience that would allow yield generation on native Bitcoin deployed via the Lightning Network. This initiative is currently in preparation, and we expect to share further updates later in 2026.
If you are interested in this upcoming option, please reach out to our team so we can add you to the waitlist and keep you informed.
GNO liquidity pool
Due to a lack of demand for utilization of the Gnosis chain and the associated GNO coin/token, we have temporarily suspended the related liquidity pool until further notice.
Should these circumstances change and demand resurge, we may consider re-enabling the GNO liquidity pool.
DAI liquidity pool
Contrary to our previous announcement that we planned to consolidate the DAI liquidity pool into our newly created unified USD stablecoin liquidity pool, the feedback received and rising demand for DAI have led us to reconsider and pause the implementation of this consolidation for the time being.
At current usage levels and based on the community feedback received, we will be able to maintain a dedicated DAI liquidity pool as you are used to – with no further changes expected in the near term.
Your feedback – especially when backed by hard numbers – matters. 🙂
APR rising across the board
As most cryptocurrencies have been losing value drastically since the start of the year, some of the displayed APR figures have been increasing to seemingly high levels.
Yes, these numbers are real – and are based on the rolling three-month average turnover of the previous three months. They are not a promise of future APR, but merely a gauge of where LP returns would end up if usage were to remain stable.
However, we trust that you make deliberate choices when allocating your capital: if a specific cryptocurrency loses 50% of its value against the USD within a year, even a 40% APR would still leave you with less purchasing power than before.
On the other hand, a cryptocurrency that gains 10% against the USD over a year may already be attractive at a modest 2–5% APR.
If you are keen to understand how the BitcoinVN staking program works in detail, we encourage you to read the following articles:
BitcoinVN Staking Program – Frequently asked questions
How does staking on BitcoinVN work?
If your specific questions is not covered, please message us – we might include it in a future version of the FAQ or dedicate an entire article if warranted.
Secondary markets for staking tokens
We have been evaluating for quite some time the possibility of allowing our LPs to trade their provided liquidity on a secondary market – to provide more accurate and transparent pricing of these tokens and capital allocations on an ongoing basis.
Our expectation is that these tokens would trade similarly to a bond market – while you receive a “coupon” on them, you are also taking risk on the underlying. This would be a rather sophisticated instrument, but one which we believe may be attractive to some of our more advanced users and capital allocators.
As our trading platform VBTC is undergoing significant changes from 2026 onward due to regulatory developments in Vietnam, please keep an eye out for further announcements. We also welcome your feedback on whether this is a product you would be interested in trading and hedging.
Risk disclaimer
As stated at the beginning of this article, please do not allocate more capital to the BitcoinVN staking pools than you are comfortable with.
Always take into account the worst-case scenario: that the platform you place your trust in – whether BitcoinVN or any other service provider – could face a fatal adversarial incident.
You never want to be in a position where a meaningful portion of the savings required to maintain your current or future standard of living for yourself and your family becomes affected.
As we observe increasingly sophisticated and globally distributed professional threat actors, we urge you to take your cyber and operational security seriously.
If you have more than the equivalent of $1,000 invested in cryptocurrency, consider using a hardware wallet.
If you are in Vietnam, you can have one delivered to your door (or another valid address, as we understand the need to keep your personal location private) or pick one up in person from our colleagues at the BitcoinVN Shop. Authentic products, no customs hassle, and a track record of serving the market since 2017 with genuine Ledger and Trezor devices – now expanded with additional offerings.
If your holdings are significantly larger, you should further scale your security and contingency planning accordingly. Our team is ready to assist you on this front.
Drawing on deep practical experience as exchange operators, we can provide up-to-date guidance based on real-world operational insight from the front lines.
