# STONEBTC ### **Introducing STONEBTC** STONEBTC is a yield-bearing BTC derivative designed to unlock the full earning potential of Bitcoin holdings while maintaining seamless liquidity across DeFi ecosystems. By integrating advanced BTC yield strategies across **DeFi, CeDeFi, and RWA**, STONEBTC allows users to earn sustainable yields without sacrificing flexibility or utility. ### **Key Features of STONEBTC** * **Automatically Optimized Yields**: STONEBTC provides users with access to advanced, automatically optimized yield strategies, similar to StakeStone’s ETH-based product, STONE. By leveraging diverse yield sources, including Bitcoin staking and restaking networks like Babylon and Symbiotic, STONEBTC dynamically allocates assets to maximize returns and generate sustainable yields without the need for active management, creating a seamless, hands-off experience. * **Omnichain Liquidity**: STONEBTC provides users with omnichain liquidity, thus ensuring liquidity for time-locked BTC assets and providing more flexible methods for exit liquidity. * **Enhanced Capital Efficiency**: By allowing users to earn yields while retaining the ability to utilize their assets in DeFi, STONEBTC enhances capital efficiency. Users can participate in a wide range of DeFi activities, including DEX trading, lending platforms, CDP collateralization, derivatives trading, and even GameFi. ### How Does STONEBTC Work? Getting started with STONEBTC is straightforward: • Deposit your SBTC or LBTC into StakeStone’s protocol. • Your holdings are automatically converted into STONEBTC. • From the moment of deposit, STONEBTC begins generating yield through StakeStone’s underlying strategy vaults. StakeStone’s vaults are designed to integrate multiple yield sources, combining the innovation of DeFi protocols, the stability of CeDeFi institutions, and the growth potential of RWA projects. This balanced approach ensures sustainable and optimized returns for BTC holders. As StakeStone expands support for additional BTC derivatives, STONEBTC will continue to evolve, further enhancing its versatility and accessibility. #### Withdrawals Users can request a withdrawal of their STONEBTC holdings at any time. StakeStone, in collaboration with our market maker, ensures that withdrawals are processed and completed immediately to seven days. This process is designed to guarantee maximum security for users’ assets while maintaining efficient liquidity management. ### Conclusion STONEBTC is not just another BTC derivative. Combined with SBTC (”StakeStoneBTC”), StakeStone’s BTC products are designed to solve two key problems BTC holders face: low or inconsistent yields and restricted liquidity. In the future, we plan to integrate STONEBTC into even more use-case scenarios, including **payment solutions** and other innovative financial utilities. As the omnichain DeFi landscape grows, so too will the opportunities for STONEBTC! --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.stakestone.io/stakestone/sbtc-and-stonebtc/stonebtc.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.