Svmuu News: On July 22, the Sui Foundation and Mysten Labs launched the Hashi testnet for the Bitcoin collateral protocol, which allows BTC to serve as collateral for on-chain lending and credit markets without being wrapped into synthetic tokens or bridged across chains.
Hashi maintains Bitcoin on the Bitcoin network. Deposits are protected by a 2-of-2 multisignature mechanism, requiring simultaneous signatures from Hashi’s multi-party computation validators and an independent Guardian Layer. Loan terms and collateral positions are recorded on-chain, allowing lenders to verify the collateral backing.
More than 25 institutional partners are currently testing Hashi’s lending and credit applications, including Bitgo, Cumberland, FalconX, Ledger, Blockdaemon, Bullish, and the Sui ecosystem lending platforms Navi and Scallop.Wave Digital Assets has committed to advancing a three-year tokenization program for Sui-based “Bitcoin” yield bonds following Hashi’s mainnet launch.
Hashi has not yet announced a mainnet launch date. Sui announced the Hashi development network phase in March, positioning the protocol as a solution to enhance capital efficiency in the approximately $1.4 trillion Bitcoin market.