For 15 years, Bitcoin has been working towards its goal of being a peer-to-peer electronic cash system. However, due to its inefficiency and limited programmability, many entities can only offer wrapped versions of Bitcoin, which compromises asset transparency and holder privacy.
Zeus Network has now developed a permissionless framework that allows Bitcoin liquidity to flow freely between Bitcoin and Solana. Bitcoin Finance (BTCFi) has entered a new chapter for Bitcoin holders seeking to use Bitcoin in a modern, decentralized way.
APOLLO Mainnet v1 and zBTC: Permissionless Bitcoin Liquidity on Solana
APOLLO is the flagship dApp of the Zeus ecosystem, launched on March 27th, and is the first Bitcoin on-chain exchange on Solana. zBTC is the first permissionless Bitcoin on Solana, providing liquidity to Meteora, HawkFi, Raydium, etc., redefining the way Bitcoin cross-chain liquidity works, and opening up new opportunities for the BTCFi space on Solana.
Liquidity Provision – Provide liquidity on Meteora, HawkFi, and Raydium
Prior to launch, APOLLO has already seen high adoption, with over $40 million in on-chain transaction volume and 50 zBTC minted on Solana. These milestones highlight APOLLO’s ability to overcome the limitations of traditional wrapped Bitcoin solutions by providing a transparent, secure, and trustless platform to bring real Bitcoin liquidity to Solana.
APOLLO is now available to users. Click the link below to access:
Link: https://apollodex.io/
Building BTCFi on Solana
BTCFi, short for Bitcoin Finance, refers to a set of decentralized financial services and applications that leverage the security and liquidity of Bitcoin.
Bitcoin holders have been relying on centralized Bitcoin solutions, which face challenges and risks in areas such as transparency. Therefore, zBTC offers a game-changing alternative, a permissionless 1:1 Bitcoin pegged asset that runs transparently on Solana.
With the public launch of APOLLO on March 27, 2025, all traders can lock their BTC to mint zBTC and withdraw native BTC at any time. APOLLO integrates zBTC into Solanas DeFi ecosystem, which will increase Bitcoin liquidity and bring innovation to BTCFi. In addition, users can use zBTC to execute various DeFi strategies on Solana. As zBTC is integrated and expanded across protocols, opportunities for Bitcoin holders and liquidity providers will also increase.
Use cases for APOLLO and zBTC:
Trading: Exchange zBTC on Jupiter;
Lending: Borrow zBTC and lend USDC on Drift and Save Finance (coming soon);
Vault Strategy (coming soon): Deposit zBTC on Drift and Neutral Trade.
APOLLO provides a decentralized environment where users can remain anonymous, without the need for KYC verification like centralized bridges or wrapped BTC issuers, and without the risk of being frozen or controlled. In addition, the Bitcoin chain proof of reserve (PoR) ZeusScan ensures that every transaction is fully traceable, making the Zeus Network and APOLLOs commitment to security and transparency a reality.
APOLLO: Bitcoin On-Chain Exchange
Soon, APOLLO users will be able to personalize their BTC experience - minting zBTC, exchanging for cbBTC or WBTC, and withdrawing any version of BTC back to native BTC. These goals will validate the market demand for APOLLO and its ability to effectively manage Bitcoin liquidity. With the launch of APOLLO Mainnet v1 and zBTC, Zeus Network is not only redefining the role of Bitcoin in DeFi, but will also drive the next era of financial innovation.
Zeus Ecosystem Future Roadmap
Zeus Network continues to consolidate its market position as a multi-chain layer, planning to integrate UTXO-based assets on Solana (such as DOGE, LTC, KAS), attract major institutional liquidity partners, and enhance ZPL assets to strengthen liquidity coverage. In the future, Zeus Network will launch more Bitcoin dApps on Solana.
