Sats Terminal - Bitcoin DeFi Aggregation Protocol
Overview
Sats Terminal is a Bitcoin DeFi aggregation protocol that connects fragmented Bitcoin liquidity across chains and protocols, enabling users to trade, borrow, and lend Bitcoin-native assets efficiently. At its core is a routing engine that optimizes execution across multiple decentralized exchanges (DEXs) and lending protocols, saving users 30–40% on average trade costs.
Role
Founder & Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Key Features
- Advanced routing engine for optimal trade execution across multiple DEXs
- Loan aggregator bridging BTC into wrapped versions (wBTC, cbBTC)
- Seamless integration with top protocols like Aave and Morpho
- Cross-chain bridging abstraction for simplified user experience
- Bitcoin-native asset management infrastructure
Technical Achievements
- Built routing engine saving users 30-40% on average trade costs
- Processed ~$15M in volume within months of launch
- Achieved 99.99%+ reliability powering major Bitcoin wallets and front-ends
- Abstracted away complexity of cross-chain bridging for end users
- Created foundational infrastructure for Bitcoin-native DeFi ecosystem
Funding & Recognition
- Raised $1.7M in pre-seed funding
- Backed by Draper Associates
- Backed by Coinbase Ventures
- Supported by other leading investors in the Bitcoin ecosystem
- Part of first batch of BitcoinFi Thesis accelerator
Impact
- Unified fragmented Bitcoin liquidity across multiple chains and protocols
- Significantly reduced trading costs for Bitcoin DeFi users
- Enabled seamless access to Bitcoin lending and borrowing markets
- Built critical infrastructure for the growing Bitcoin DeFi ecosystem
- Powered major Bitcoin wallets with reliable DeFi functionality
Media Coverage
Sats Terminal has been featured in major cryptocurrency and technology publications:
- Bitcoin.com - Coverage of $1.7M funding round (1.558M page views)
- AInvest - Pre-seed funding announcement (2.868M page views)
- OneSafe - Bitcoin DeFi integration feature (340K page views)
- The News Crypto - BitcoinFi accelerator announcement