We’re excited to announce The Yield Strategy Campaign by Blend - a new collaboration between Botanix and the Blend protocol, designed to expand how yield is generated within a Bitcoin-based financial ecosystem. Focused on utilizing stablecoin liquidity through Blend’s automated strategies, this initiative strengthens the Botanix ecosystem, delivering enhanced yield opportunities for users.

It’s another step forward in transforming Bitcoin from static capital into a productive foundation for on-chain markets. Even when yield is generated through stablecoins, the resulting liquidity, usage, and fee activity contribute directly to the growth and sustainability of Bitcoin-native finance.

Blend introduces a new paradigm: a programmable savings layer for Bitcoin-centric ecosystems - extending Bitcoin’s security through stablecoin strategies that combine DeFi sophistication with dollar-denominated stability.

Introducing Blend: A Yield Coordination Engine

Blend is a programmable “savings layer” for DeFi, delivering secure and sustainable yield across networks, wallets, stablecoins, and applications. At its core, Blend is a non-custodial, intent-based Yield Coordination Engine that automates yield strategies. Deposited assets are held in individual smart-contract Safes (Gnosis Safe wallets) with full 1:1 custody, isolating funds from others and significantly enhancing security.

Blend’s automation engine allocates capital across carefully vetted DeFi strategies in an optimized, risk-aware manner, targeting the best attainable yield for a given risk profile. Full control is retained at all times: assets remain in the depositor’s Safe and can be withdrawn instantly, without lockups, custodial risk, or opaque fund management.

Designed for simplicity, Blend follows a “set-and-forget” model. A single deposit activates automated strategy execution in the background, including liquidity provision, looping, yield reinvestment, and staking. This increases capital efficiency while maintaining disciplined risk management.

Risk controls are integral to the system. Users can define risk parameters, and positions are automatically adjusted or closed if market conditions change. The result is stable, automated yield generation that functions like a continuously operating DeFi portfolio manager - while ownership of assets remains fully with the user.

All strategies integrated into Blend undergo rigorous curation and transparent on-chain governance. The protocol is supported by comprehensive security audits and uses a performance-based fee model, aligning incentives by earning only when users earn.

Supercharging Stability: The USDC Stablecoin Vault

Imagine stablecoins being transformed into a steady stream of income - without added complexity or hidden risks. 

With the Blend Yield Campaign, we’re launching a dedicated USDC savings vault on Botanix. Users can deposit USDC.e (Botanix’s bridged USDC) into a Blend-managed vault, where funds are automatically deployed into vetted yield protocols through Blend’s coordination engine.

In practice it’s as simple as one deposit - USDC.e begins generating yield on its own. Stablecoins such as USDC “combine the stability of fiat with blockchain’s advantages”, enabling yield generation without exposure to crypto price swings.

• Direct USDC access. Simply deposit USDC.e on Botanix (no BTC required). Blend automatically routes it into the USDC vault.

• Cross-chain optimization yields. Deposits are allocated to leading lending and liquidity pools, generating USD-denominated returns. The process is seamless thanks to LayerZero’s omnichain messaging.

• Passive, stable returns. This works like a decentralized savings account. Holders earn steady interest on USDC without exposure to crypto price swings. Yields compound automatically, with Blend handling strategy execution.

• Extends Botanix’s ecosystem. This new vault adds a stablecoin dimension to our yield offerings. It complements our Bitcoin strategies by opening a USD yield path.

This vault does more than enhance returns; it represents another step toward expanding Bitcoin-native finance. By blending Bitcoin-secured infrastructure with accessible, dollar-denominated yield, idle capital is transformed into productive on-chain capital. With Blend’s built-in safeguards continuously managing risk, the USDC Stablecoin Vault delivers yield designed for long-term sustainability - without sacrificing self-custody, transparency, or user control.

Looking to add stability to your on-chain yield strategy? Jump in at launch and see the difference.