Finance is Broken
Traditional finance has always been about keeping the best opportunities for insiders. Billions remain unbanked, while the wealthy enjoy better rates, services, and opportunities, exacerbating inequality. Bitcoin was the first cryptocurrency aimed at addressing these problems, built to separate money from state. But while the industry and asset have been legitimized through things like the BTC ETF, we have yet to take the next step in transforming it into a productive asset capable of offering real returns beyond price appreciation. An asset that can not only be held by anyone, but one that offers them sustainable real yield and empowers them to benefit from an open financial system. Strides have been made that allow BTC holders to access new financial opportunities, but key challenges have prevented BTCFi from taking off:- BTC yields remain driven by expiring points programs and inflationary token incentives
- DeFi strategies for BTC are limited
- Providing BTC liquidity on-chain carries too much risk of loss
Neutron: Where Bitcoin Goes to Grow
Fortunately, the above are all solvable problems — ones Neutron is uniquely well-positioned to solve with:- maxBTC: Tokenized real yield on BTC.
- Supervaults: Advanced market-making vaults that protect deposits from being frontrun while offering CEX-level prices to traders on-chain.
- Isolated Lending Markets: Independent lending markets that maximize leverage while minimizing risks.
Bitcoin Summer
Neutron offers the most attractive risk-adjusted yields on BTC across the entire crypto industry. BTC holders can stack more BTC – in addition to other rewards – by participating in Bitcoin Summer: Neutron’s multi-phase BTC yield campaign in partnership with Lombard, EtherFi, Bedrock, Wrapped Bitcoin, Babylon, Structured, Amber, Valence, Mars, and Astroport. There are three ways to participate in Bitcoin Summer:- Deposit in a Bitcoin Summer vault or position
- Loop maxBTC on Amber
- Lend BTC assets on Amber
- Real BTC yield, powered by maxBTC
- Partner token airdrops (ETHFI, SOLV, and others)
- NTRN rewards
- Lending yield from Amber Finance
- Swap fees from Supervaults
How it works
BTC holders can deposit WBTC, eBTC, solvBTC, uniBTC, and LBTC into a variety of Bitcoin Summer vaults based on their yield, risk, and asset preferences. Lending and DEX liquidity sourced through these vaults unlocks leveraged BTC looping – one of DeFi’s largest and most successful strategies previously unavailable to BTC holders at scale. Through maxBTC – an asset that tokenizes real BTC yield from both on- and off-chain strategies – depositors can earn a base BTC yield of ~5-10%, with the potential to leverage their position up to 10x via looping. As maxBTC looping demand grows, Bitcoin Summer vault depositors capture higher yields through swap fees and lending income paid by loopers. Ready to start earning? Explore all Bitcoin Summer opportunities or learn more about the campaign here.NTRN: The Lynchpin of the Neutron Economy
With a fixed supply and zero inflation, NTRN is the native token that powers Neutron’s decentralized economy. With NTRN, you can:- Stake to secure the network and earn rewards
- Boost your Bitcoin Summer rewards up to 3x
- Earn swap fees by providing liquidity in Supervaults
- Earn real yield through lending
- Trade crypto with leverage
- Take out loans
- Purchase NFTs
- Vote on governance proposals
- Save 30% on transaction fees
Core Architectural Principles
Integrated Architecture
Neutron is purpose-built for DeFi, offering integrated, high-frequency oracles, native automation, and cross-chain modules—all within a single, composable state machine.
Opinionated Blockchains
Neutron takes an opinionated approach to blockchain design, making deliberate choices about infrastructure, security, and user experience to create an optimal environment for DeFi applications.
Proof of Liquid Staking
Neutron’s unique staking model features fixed supply, DAO-driven rewards, no slashing, and curated validator sets, with deep integration of liquid staking into the protocol.
Modular Governance
Neutron’s governance is modular and programmable, with privileged subDAOs, chain managers, and admin modules—enabling flexible, secure upgrades and ecosystem management.
What This Means in Practice
Unlike other networks where applications are isolated in the VM, apps on Neutron can tap directly into the network’s bespoke resources. Developers can leverage purpose-built infrastructure that enables superior designs impossible to build elsewhere. Applications on Neutron benefit from:- Per-block price oracles without third-party dependencies
- Integrated automation for consistent execution of critical functions
- Trust-minimized cross-chain account control and state queries
- Native market primitives for efficient capital allocation
Core Infrastructure Features
These are the foundational features built into Neutron’s protocol layer:Interchain Transactions
Execute transactions on remote chains with built-in acknowledgment handling
Integrated Orderbook
Protocol-native trading venue with high-performance orderbooks and JIT features
Interchain Queries
Trust-minimized querying of remote chain state and data
Native Automation: Cron
Built-in scheduling and execution of recurring tasks
Ecosystem Highlights
Built on Neutron’s integrated infrastructure, these applications showcase what’s possible:Drop Protocol
Deeply integrated liquid staking protocol backed by Lido for native LST functionality
Superbolt
Where NFTs meet DeFi - mint, trade and fractionalize your NFTs
Astroport
Permissionless liquidity network with algorithmic pools across multiple chains
Mars Protocol
Ultimate destination for leveraged yield with perps trading, lending, and borrowing