New York, USA, November 11, 2025, Chainwire
Threshold Network has rolled out protocol upgrades and an updated website to strengthen tBTC’s position in the Bitcoin on-chain market. This results in tBTC It serves as a trusted tokenized Bitcoin, bridging Bitcoin’s on-chain capital concentration to decentralized financial markets.
According to a recent analysis, 1 million addresses have assets worth more than $100,000. 157,000 addresses hold more than $1 million in Bitcoin, and 19,142 addresses hold more than $10 million in Bitcoin. Together, these addresses are worth an estimated $500 billion. This number has accelerated since the approval of US spot ETFs in 2024. Approximately 65.9% of the total Bitcoin supply is controlled by individuals, most of whom are wealthy investors rather than small individual holders.
Since the US Spot Bitcoin ETF was approved, participation by institutional investors has rapidly increased. Due to ETF inflows and corporate treasury strategies, institutional holdings reached $414 billion in August 2025. Corporate reserves increase 40% to $117 billion in Q3172 publicly traded companies currently hold Bitcoin, totaling over 1 million BTC. micro strategy remains the largest corporate holder 640,000 BTC as of October 2025Managed by US Spot Bitcoin ETF Assets are $169.48 billion, accounting for 6.79% of Bitcoin’s market capitalization. Threshold sees this change as an opportunity to move towards institutional positioning.
New focus: Institutional access through Bitcoin integrity
redesigned Threshold Network Website It features a clean, minimal layout designed for clarity and accessibility. This represents Threshold’s transition from a single protocol to a comprehensive ecosystem that allows Bitcoin to move freely between financial markets.
accompanying things tBTC app Upgraded to simplify your Bitcoin to DeFi experience. Users can now mint tBTC directly onto supported chains in a single BTC transaction, without the need for secondary approvals or unnecessary steps. Redemption of Bitcoin to mainnet is similarly easy, mirroring the simplicity of Bitcoin while remaining fully decentralized.
This upgrade also introduces several new features.
- Use tBTC. A new section built to help users discover where they can deploy their tBTC and leverage their Bitcoin. Provides a comprehensive overview of tBTC integration across multiple DeFi protocols.
- Storage: A new dashboard that brings integrated tBTC vault strategies into a single interface. This gives users access to a carefully selected, externally managed vaulting strategy built with ease of use in mind.
- My activities: This section provides a consolidated record of all user actions across mints, redemptions, and vault participation. All transactions are recorded on-chain, allowing users to easily track history and monitor performance over time.
New tBTC App: Simplicity and Accuracy for Large-Scale Deployment
new tBTC app Introducing a simplified interface focused on efficiency, transparency, and security. This allows users to move seamlessly between Bitcoin and DeFi markets while maintaining full self-control of their assets.
Streamlined minting and redemption
Users can now effortlessly navigate between: Bitcoin The supported network ranges are: Ethereum, layer 2and non-EVM chain, Through a single seamless process.
This new feature eliminates the friction traditionally associated with introducing Bitcoin to DeFi. Users can now redeem for mints tBTC It can be done quickly, securely, and without unnecessary costs or approvals.
- Mint directly to supported chains This allows capital to flow efficiently into the DeFi market and allows institutions to deploy Bitcoin liquidity across multiple ecosystems without relying on centralized intermediaries.
- Direct redemption to Bitcoin mainnet It gives users peace of mind that they can return to native Bitcoin at any time, maintaining trust and liquidity across all use cases.
- Layer 2 signing not required This means that even complex transactions can be completed with a single Bitcoin transfer, reducing operational overhead for institutions and simplifying onboarding for individual users.
These upgrades position tBTC as the most efficient, permissionless access to Bitcoin in the DeFi market.
Gasless Mint on supported networks
Gasless Mint is now possible on supported networks. Users only need to deposit Bitcoin. No wallet signature or additional gas fees required. They simply connect to their wallet, send and receive Bitcoin to a single-use address. tBTC At the chain of their choice. This feature allows users to utilize their Bitcoin capital efficiently without sacrificing control or costs.
“This is a major protocol upgrade that demonstrates Threshold’s maturity as a network,” he said. Karan SalehCo-founder and CPO of Threshold Research Institute.
“We’ve rebuilt the app to provide a unified experience for our users, allowing them to mint, redeem, and deploy Bitcoin faster with confidence and transparency. The new interface provides what our users, both organizations and individuals, have consistently asked for: uncompromising clarity and control.”
Building the future of Bitcoin
Threshold Network, the cross-chain Bitcoin infrastructure protocol that allows BTC to move securely across multiple blockchains, has upgraded its app to support direct minting to supported networks. Zero gas bill. This upgrade will allow Bitcoin holders to access yield strategies, lending markets, and liquidity provision without first routing transactions through Ethereum Layer 1.
This release allows users to mint tBTC directly from the Bitcoin network into supported on-chain ecosystems, removing the need for L1 bridges and greatly simplifying user onboarding.
“The scale of institutional adoption since the ETF’s approval has been extraordinary,” said MacLaine Wilkison, co-founder and CEO of Threshold Labs.
“We are focused on building the infrastructure that allows institutions, funds, and companies to securely interact with Bitcoin on-chain. As traditional finance integrates Bitcoin into their portfolios, tBTC serves as a bridge to ensure this participation is decentralized and transparent.”
and tBTC Available in major ecosystems including Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, Polygon, Sui, Starknet, BOB, and Optimism, Threshold continues to expand integrations to increase liquidity and will soon have access to institutional capital.
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About threshold networks
Threshold Network is the decentralized protocol behind tBTC, a permissionless 1:1 Bitcoin-backed asset secured by a 51 out of 100 threshold signer model. tBTC allows native BTC to be moved between chains such as Ethereum, Base, Sui, Arbitrum, and Starknet without the need for a custodian and without compromising security. With over 5 years of proven security and approximately $4.8 billion in bridge volume, Threshold provides the most proven and least trusted Bitcoin infrastructure on-chain.
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