DeFi Tech, Institutional Use
A BTC-centric, Collateralized Debt Position Protocol
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A BTC-centric, Collateralized Debt Position Protocol
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BitVault leverages decentralized infrastructure from Liquity V2 () and VaultCraft () to optimize both security and risk management. By building on Liquity V2, BitVault inherits immutable, governance-free smart contracts and automated liquidation mechanisms, ensuring censorship resistance and on-chain transparency. VaultCraft contributes battle-tested, institutional-grade yield architecture, including audited smart vaults and circuit breakers, which together reinforce BitVault’s permissioned borrowing model with robust defense against volatility and systemic risk.
Like Liquity V2, BitVault smart contracts are immutable and devoid of governance functions once deployed. This ensures censorship resistance and trustlessness — there are no admin keys that could alter the protocol rules or user funds, a fundamental tenet of decentralization. 📖
BitVault inherits Liquity V2’s autonomous risk management design. Troves (CDPs) are automatically liquidated on-chain if their collateralization ratio drops below thresholds. This mechanism protects the system from under-collateralization without requiring any manual intervention or centralized action. 📖
BitVault utilizes Stability Pools — a core innovation from Liquity — where participants deposit bvUSD to backstop the system and absorb liquidated debt, earning discounted collateral in return. This creates a decentralized safety net that reinforces peg stability and ensures a solvent protocol. 📖
BitVault employs direct redemption mechanisms inherited from Liquity, allowing users to redeem bvUSD for $1 worth of BTC collateral. This arbitrage mechanism ensures that bvUSD maintains its peg through market forces rather than discretionary or algorithmic adjustments. 📖
While Liquity allows permissionless Troves, BitVault adapts the model with whitelisted Trove NFTs — aligning Liquity’s decentralized Trove architecture with institutional-grade controls. Troves are still non-custodial and fully on-chain, preserving the decentralized logic while ensuring secure, compliant borrowing. 📖