ICLighthouse DAO has announced plans to reallocate up to half of its treasury—around 120,000 ICP—into ckBTC over the next six months. The move is aimed at boosting the utility of its treasury assets while strengthening decentralised liquidity and cross-chain trading infrastructure on the Internet Computer.
The ckBTC assets will be deployed into decentralised exchange (DEX) liquidity pools, with the intention of improving trading conditions and supporting the broader DeFi ecosystem. The DAO describes this as a gradual rebalancing process aligned with its long-term treasury management goals.
Unlike traditional diversification plays, the strategy focuses on enabling more active participation in the infrastructure of onchain markets. The DAO sees real, bridgeless Bitcoin—represented by ckBTC—as a key component for growing decentralised liquidity within Internet Computer-based applications.
Because ckBTC must be held in a smart contract rather than a standard wallet, the DAO will use ICDex-Trader, a decentralised application governed by the ICLighthouse Service Nervous System (SNS). This ensures that custody and operations are managed entirely through onchain proposals, without reliance on private keys or individual administrators.
The setup is designed to minimise operational risk, with an SNS-designated operator carrying out routine tasks without withdrawal rights. All actions must pass through the DAO’s governance framework, providing transparency and accountability over how ckBTC assets are used.
As the Internet Computer continues to develop native support for Bitcoin-based assets, DAOs like ICLighthouse are exploring how treasury strategies can contribute to wider protocol liquidity. The outcome of this reallocation could influence how other projects approach similar moves, particularly as interest grows in bridging value between ecosystems without relying on custodial solutions.
