Liquidium has launched Liquidium.Fi, a non custodial cross chain lending platform designed to connect Bitcoin and Ethereum liquidity without relying on wrapped tokens or centralised bridges.
The company, which operates Liquidium.WTF, a lending protocol focused on Bitcoin based assets, says the new platform enables users to supply native Bitcoin and borrow USDT on Ethereum directly from their existing wallets. The first live markets include BTC and USDT on Ethereum, with support for additional assets such as ETH and SOL planned.
Robin Obermaier, Co Founder and Chief Executive of Liquidium, said the aim is to simplify cross chain finance. He stated that the platform allows users to access opportunities across networks without having to switch chains manually or manage synthetic versions of their holdings.
At the centre of the new system is Chain Fusion, a technology developed on the Internet Computer. According to Liquidium, Chain Fusion uses threshold cryptography and decentralised infrastructure to link blockchains such as Bitcoin and Ethereum directly. The company argues this removes the need for centralised custodians and reduces the risks associated with traditional token bridges, which have previously been targeted in high profile exploits across the industry.
Pierre Samaties, Chief Business Officer at the DFINITY Foundation, said interoperability has long limited broader decentralised finance adoption. He described the launch as an example of how Internet Computer technology can be used to access liquidity across networks without handing over control of assets.
Liquidium says users can collateralise native BTC to borrow native USDT, with the protocol managing the process fully on chain through decentralised canister vaults. The approach is intended to allow borrowers to avoid wrapping Bitcoin or transferring assets through external bridge systems.
Cross chain lending has attracted growing interest as liquidity fragments across multiple ecosystems. Bitcoin remains the largest digital asset by market capitalisation, yet much of decentralised finance activity continues to take place on Ethereum and other smart contract networks. Projects attempting to connect these pools of capital have faced technical hurdles and security concerns.
Liquidium enters this space with a track record it describes as established. The company reports processing more than 119,000 loans and over 400 million dollars in borrowing volume through its Bitcoin focused protocol. Independent verification of those figures was not immediately available.
The new platform is currently access code gated as it rolls out. Liquidium says existing users of Liquidium.WTF have received early access codes, either within the app or by email, and that waitlisted users will also be invited.
While the technical model promises a streamlined user experience, cross chain systems remain complex by nature. Security assumptions depend on the robustness of the underlying cryptography and infrastructure, and adoption will hinge on whether users trust the architecture and find competitive rates compared with established lending markets.
Liquidium.Fi is now live, positioning itself as a bridge free alternative in a sector still searching for safer ways to move capital between chains.
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