Helios Finance
  • Introduction
    • Problem - Solution
    • How Helios Differs from Other Protocols
    • Summary of Capabilities
  • Quickstart
    • Installing Leather Wallet
    • Add MIDL regtest on Leather
    • Get test tokens from faucet
    • Experience the new BTC Defi
  • Architecture
    • Overview
      • Helios & MIDL Architecture Overview
      • MIDL Validator Network (DPoS Consensus Layer)
      • Threshold Signature Scheme
      • Lending Logic Layer by Helios
      • Roles and Responsibilities Summary
    • Bitcoin-Native Smart Contracts
    • Bitcoin Settlement Flow and One-Step Transactions
    • Bitcoin Settlement & Finality
  • Core Concepts
    • Overview
    • BTC-Native Liquidity, Expanded Asset Support
      • Interest Mechanics
      • Supported Assets
    • Partial Collateral Swap (Flexible Position Management)
  • Risk Framework
    • Overview
    • Adaptive Risk Optimization (Mempool- & Volatility-Aware LTVs)
      • More on Adaptive Risk Engine
    • Liquidation Mechanics
  • Capital Efficiency and Use Cases
    • Overview
    • Delta-Neutral Yield Strategies
    • Enhanced Yield for Bitcoin Holders
    • Arbitrage and Market Efficiency
    • Tax-Optimized Borrowing
  • Institutional Compliance and Security
    • Overview
    • KYC-Ready Architecture and Permissioned Pools
      • More on Dual-Layer Market
    • AML, Monitoring, and Auditability
    • Regulatory Alignment (MiCA, BIS/IOSCO, etc.)
  • For Developers
    • Overview
    • Interest Rate Model
    • Supply & Borrow Interest
    • Functions
      • Common Functions
      • Supply & Withdraw
      • Borrow & Repay & Liquidate
      • Flashloan
    • SDK Release Plan
    • Smart Contract Interface via MIDL (EVM on Bitcoin)
    • Transaction Fees
  • Oracles and Price Feeds
  • Running a Liquidator or Integration with Exchanges
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  1. Core Concepts
  2. BTC-Native Liquidity, Expanded Asset Support

Supported Assets

1. Core Asset – Native BTC 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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