# Supported Assets

**1. Core Asset – Native BTC**\
\&#xNAN;*Bitcoin remains the foundation.* From day one, lenders earn yield in BTC and borrowers can draw either additional BTC (for leverage or shorting) or stable-value assets backed by BTC collateral.

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**2. Stable-Value Assets on Bitcoin**

| Category                      | Examples under evaluation            | Listing considerations                                    |
| ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Taproot-based stablecoins** | Taproot-Assets **USDT,** mUSD (Mezo) | Minting mechanics, oracle quality, mint/burn throughput   |
| **CDP-minted synthetics**     | Bima's **USBD**                      | Collateral ratio, liquidation latency, governance control |
| **Runes / RGB tokens**        | Community-issued USD proxies         | Provenance audits, secondary-market depth                 |

All stablecoins are held and transferred as true Bitcoin UTXOs, so they inherit base-layer finality without wrapped-asset risk.

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**3. Tokenised Assets on Bitcoin**

* **Runes / BRC-20 / RGB fungibles** – Select large-cap tokens may be whitelisted as collateral once liquidity and volatility thresholds are met.
* **Taproot-Assets commodities** – Future listings could include tokenised gold or hash-rate contracts that settle natively on Bitcoin.

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**4. Bridged Liquidity – Hyperlane & Beyond**

While Helios is architected for **Bitcoin-native value**, it can ingest liquidity from other ecosystems when risk-reward justifies it:

* **USDT / USDC from Ethereum, Solana, etc.** bridged via Hyperlane’s permissionless messaging layer.
* **Circuit-breaker limits** and **oracle-verified burn proofs** cap exposure and quarantine any cross-chain incident to a predefined tranche of the pool.

This approach preserves optionality for Layer-2 or side-chain partners without diluting Helios’s primary security model.

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**5. Listing & Risk Governance**

Every new asset—native or bridged—passes through a **quantitative risk engine** that assesses liquidity depth, volatility, oracle robustness, and smart-contract surface area. Parameters such as **loan-to-value**, **reserve factors**, and **liquidation bonuses** are calibrated accordingly and can be updated on-chain via decentralized governance.

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**Key Takeaway**\
Helios starts with BTC but is engineered to **expand safely** across the entire spectrum of Bitcoin-resident and selectively bridged assets—providing borrowers and lenders with a diversified, yet security-aligned, menu of collateral and liquidity options.


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