Two Prime makes onchain finance push with $10 million-backed bitcoin yield vault

Digital asset financial services firm Two Prime unveiled a bitcoin

The Axiom WBTC Yield Vault accepts wrapped bitcoin (WBTC), a token representing bitcoin that can be used on other blockchain networks.

The vault requires a minimum deposit of $250,000 in WBTC and has an initial capacity of 1,350 $BTC ($104 million). Returns are subject to market conditions and are not guaranteed.

Two Prime is expanding its lending business into onchain finance, connecting bitcoin holders seeking income with institutions seeking access to bitcoin funding.

The firm, which provides institutional investment strategies and bitcoin-backed lending, has committed roughly $10 million of its own capital to absorb initial losses. The strategy targets borrowers including public companies, credit-rated entities and diversified financial institutions.

Pareto supplies the blockchain-based private credit infrastructure underpinning the vault. ICE Digital Trust and Copper Technologies will hold its assets in custody.

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