New York, United States, November 11, 2025, Chainwire
Threshold network has rolled out protocol upgrades and a revamped website to strengthen tBTC’s position in the Bitcoin onchain markets. This improves tBTCs role as the trusted tokenized Bitcoin, bridging Bitcoin’s onchain capital concentration to decentralized financial markets.
Recently analysis shows that 1 million addresses contain more than $100,000; 157,000 hold more than $1 million, and 19,142 addresses hold more than $10 million in Bitcoin. Together, these addresses represent an estimated value of $500 billion. a figure that has accelerated since the adoption of spot ETFs in the US in 2024. Although individuals hold approximately 65.9% of the total Bitcoin supply, the majority are affluent investors rather than small private holders.
Since the adoption of US spot Bitcoin ETFs, institutional participation has grown rapidly. Institutional investments reached $414 billion in August 2025, driven by inflows into ETFs and corporate treasury strategies. Corporate reserves increased 40% in the third quarter to $117 billionwhile 172 publicly traded companies now own Bitcoin and collectively own over 1 million BTC. MicroStrategy remains the largest business owner with 640,000 BTC, and from October 2025Manage US spot Bitcoin ETFs $169.48 billion in assets, representing 6.79% of Bitcoin’s market cap. Threshold sees this shift as an opportunity to transition to an institutional positioning.
Renewed Focus: Institutional Access with Bitcoin Integrity
The redesigned Threshold Network website features a clean, minimal layout designed for clarity and accessibility. It represents Threshold’s transition from a single protocol to a comprehensive ecosystem that allows Bitcoin to move freely across the financial markets.
The accompanying one tBTC app has been upgraded to simplify the Bitcoin to DeFi experience. Users can now mint tBTC directly to supported chains with a single BTC transaction, without secondary approvals or unnecessary steps. Refunds to the Bitcoin mainnet are equally easy and reflect Bitcoin’s simplicity while maintaining full decentralization.
The upgrade also introduces a number of new features:
- Use tBTC: A new section built to help users discover where they can stake tBTC or put their Bitcoin to work. It provides a comprehensive overview of tBTC integrations across multiple DeFi protocols.
- Safes: a new dashboard that consolidates integrated tBTC vault strategies into a single interface. It gives users access to curated, remotely managed vault strategies built for ease of use.
- My activity: This section provides a unified view of all user actions related to coins, redemptions, and vault participation. Every transaction is recorded on-chain, making it easy for users to track their history and track performance over time.
The new tBTC app: simplicity and precision for large-scale adoption
The new one tBTC app introduces a simplified interface focused on efficiency, transparency and security. It allows users to move seamlessly between Bitcoin and DeFi markets while maintaining complete control over their assets.
Streamlined coining and redeeming
Users can now effortlessly switch between Bitcoin and a range of supported networks including Ethereum, Low 2sAnd non-EVM chains, through a single, seamless process.
This new functionality removes the friction traditionally associated with introducing Bitcoin into DeFi. Users can now mint and exchange coins tBTC quickly, safely and without unnecessary costs or approvals.
- Direct coin operation on supported chains allows capital to flow efficiently into the DeFi markets, allowing institutions to deploy Bitcoin liquidity across multiple ecosystems without relying on centralized intermediaries.
- Instant redemption on Bitcoin Mainnet gives users the confidence that they can always return to the original Bitcoin, maintaining trust and liquidity across all use cases.
- No layer 2 signing required means that even complex transactions can be completed with a single Bitcoin transfer, reducing operational overhead for institutional treasuries and simplifying onboarding for individual users.
Together, these upgrades position tBTC as the most efficient and permissionless entry for Bitcoin into the DeFi markets.
Gasless mining on supported networks
Gasless mining is now possible on supported networks. Users only need to deposit Bitcoin; no wallet signatures or additional gas costs are required. They simply connect their wallet, send Bitcoin to a single-use address and receive tBTC on their chosen chain. This feature allows users to use Bitcoin capital efficiently without compromising custody or fees.
“This is a significant protocol upgrade that represents Threshold’s maturity as a network,” said Callan SaarCo-founder and CPO of Threshold Labs.
“We rebuilt the app to give users a unified experience. Earn, redeem and deploy Bitcoin faster, with confidence and transparency. The new interface delivers what users, both institutional and individual, have consistently asked for: clarity and control without compromise.”
Building the future of Bitcoin
Threshold Network, a 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 costs. The upgrade gives Bitcoin holders access to yield strategies, credit markets and liquidity provision without first routing transactions through Ethereum Layer 1.
This release allows users to stake tBTC directly from the Bitcoin network into supported on-chain ecosystems, eliminating the need for L1 bridging and greatly simplifying user onboarding.
“The scale of institutional adoption since the adoption of ETFs has been extraordinary,” said MacLane Wilkison, co-founder and CEO of Threshold Labs.
“Our focus is on building the infrastructure that allows institutions, funds and companies to securely interact with Bitcoin onchain. As traditional finance integrates Bitcoin into its wallets, tBTC is the bridge that ensures this participation remains decentralized and transparent.”
Of tBTC Available across major ecosystems including Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, Polygon, Sui, Starknet, BOB, and Optimism, Threshold continues to expand its integrations to increase liquidity and soon enable access to institutional capital.
Users can explore the new app and website at https://threshold.network
About Threshold Network
Threshold network is the decentralized protocol behind tBTC, a permissionless 1:1 Bitcoin-backed asset secured by a 51-of-100 signing model. tBTC allows native BTC to move between chains such as Ethereum, Base, Sui, Arbitrum and Starknet without the need for administrators or compromising security. With over 5 years of proven security and approximately $4.8 billion in bridge volume, Threshold offers the most proven, trust-minimized Bitcoin infrastructure on-chain.
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