What Sovryn does

Sovryn is a Bitcoin-native decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol deployed on the RSK blockchain, a Bitcoin sidechain, and governed as a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) under the legal wrapper "Sovryn Community." Founded in 2020 and operating as a non-custodial dapp at sovryn.app, the platform targets crypto-native Bitcoin holders, DeFi power users, and self-directed crypto investors who want to access trading, lending, borrowing, and yield opportunities without selling their BTC or using a centralized exchange. Sovryn's user base is global and permissionless, with no KYC requirement, and the company itself is described in firmographics as a private, 11–50-employee for-profit headquartered in London, though operationally it runs as a community-governed protocol with token-holder voting via Bitocracy.

Sovryn's product surface comprises a core DeFi dapp with several integrated modules: Sovryn Zero (0% interest loans with a 5% origination fee against BTC collateral), lending pools (DLLR at 6.17% APR lend, BTC at 0.91%, XUSD at 6.32%, DOC at 9.07%, RUSDT at 0%), Sovryn Alpha for spot and 5x margin trading, a Convert function for asset swaps, the BOB Gateway for yield strategies on liquid Bitcoin staking tokens (UniBTC and XSOLV), the Origins cross-chain launchpad, the FastBTC relay for near-instant BTC-RBTC conversion, token bridges to Ethereum and BNB Chain (BSC), the SOV governance and fee-sharing token, and the DLLR Bitcoin-backed USD-pegged stablecoin. The platform has roughly 484.5 BTC (~$29.3M) in total value locked across all networks, 24-hour trading volume of ~3.8 BTC (~$230K), 43 active lines of credit on the Zero protocol holding 261.55 BTC (~$15.6M) at a 690.23% collateral ratio, and 2,260,698 ZUSD in Zero protocol supply.

Revenue is generated entirely at the protocol layer through trading fees, a 5% origination fee on Sovryn Zero loans, lending and borrowing interest rate spreads, and revenue sharing distributed to SOV stakers (up to 23.08% APR). The go-to-market motion is product-led and community-driven: users connect browser or hardware wallets directly, marketing is delivered through a wiki, blog, GitHub open-source repository, and the Bitocracy governance forum, and there are no intermediaries or sales channels. Funding to date totals approximately $7.5M across a $2.1M 2020 round led by Greenfield and a $5.4M October 2022 seed led by General Catalyst, with additional participants including Bering Waters, Bollinger, Collider, Czhang's Digital Investment, Mapleblock Capital, and Monday Capital. The founder and CEO is Edan Yago.

Name

Sovryn

Legal name

Sovryn Community

Website

https://sovryn.app

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sovryn is a Bitcoin-native, DAO-governed DeFi protocol on the RSK sidechain offering non-custodial lending, borrowing, spot and margin trading, a 0% interest loan product, and cross-chain services to crypto-native Bitcoin holders and DeFi users globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Decentralized Finance Protocol

NAICS

Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage (5231), Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities (522320), Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities (52232)

SIC

Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services (6200), Commodity Contracts Brokers & Dealers (6221)

akta.pro primary industry

Decentralized Lending Protocols (DeFi Money Markets) (FSADAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Lending Protocol Infrastructure (Oracles, Rate Models, Vaults) (FSADAFAN), On-Chain Payments & Stablecoin Infrastructure (Issuance, Rails, Treasury) (FSAGAMAD), Wallet Connectivity & Session Protocols (WalletConnect, deep links, QR, auth sessions) (FSAPACAF), Staking Infrastructure & Validator Enablement (Middleware, Slashing Protection, MEV Relays) (FSADAHAJ)

Keywords

• Decentralized finance
• Bitcoin defi
• Lending protocol
• Decentralized exchange
• Yield farming

Headquarters

HQ city

Gibraltar

HQ country

Gibraltar

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Trading Fees: Protocol collects fees on spot and margin trading transactions executed through the AMM and lending pools.
2. Loan Origination Fees: Sovryn Zero charges a 5% origination fee on loans. Borrowers pay this one-time fee to open a line of credit.
3. SOV Staking Fee Sharing: SOV token holders can stake to earn a share of Sovryn's revenue and vote on key decisions in Bitocracy. Revenue from protocol fees is distributed to stakers.
4. Lending/Borrowing Interest: Lenders earn interest from borrowers in lending pools. Current rates include DLLR at 6.17% APR lend, BTC at 0.91% APR lend, XUSD at 6.32% APR lend.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sovryn is a Bitcoin-native decentralized finance protocol deployed on the RSK blockchain, offering decentralized trading, lending, borrowing, and yield farming services. The platform enables users to take 0% interest loans against BTC collateral, lend assets to earn variable interest, trade spot and margin pairs with up to 5x leverage, and stake SOV tokens for governance rights and revenue sharing. The protocol operates as a non-custodial, community-governed dApp where users retain full custody of their funds through direct wallet connections.

Product overview

Sovryn is a Bitcoin-native DeFi platform built on the RSK blockchain offering a comprehensive suite of decentralized financial services. The platform operates as a unified ecosystem combining a core DeFi dapp with multiple integrated modules: the Sovryn Zero protocol for 0% interest loans, automatic lending pools for borrowing/lending, spot and margin trading via the Alpha platform, asset conversion, the Bitocracy governance system for SOV token holders, the BOB Gateway for yield optimization with liquid staking tokens, and the Origins cross-chain launchpad. Supporting infrastructure includes the FastBTC Relay for instant Bitcoin-RBTC swaps, token bridges to Ethereum and BSC, the SOV governance token, and the DLLR stablecoin. Users access all services through a non-custodial, community-governed protocol where they retain full control of their funds.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bitocracy: The DAO governance system of Sovryn where token holders vote on platform decisions through proposals (SIPs).
• BOB Gateway
• Sovryn Zero

Products and services

• Sovryn Core Platform Main non-custodial DeFi dApp built on the RSK blockchain providing decentralized trading, lending, yield farming, and cross-chain services for crypto users globally.
• Sovryn Zero Zero-interest loan protocol enabling users to borrow against BTC collateral with only a 5% origination fee. Operates as a separate subprotocol with its own price feed system and 690.23% collateral ratio.
• Lending Pools Automatic lending pools enabling Bitcoin and other asset lending, borrowing, and margin trading with configurable interest rates (e.g., DLLR at 6.17% APR lend, BTC at 0.91% APR lend) and collateral options.
• Sovryn Alpha (Spot and Margin Trading) Trading platform offering market and limit order spot trading and leveraged margin trading with up to 5x leverage on cryptocurrency pairs.
• Bitocracy Decentralized governance system allowing SOV token stakers to participate in on-chain voting for platform decisions and proposals (SIPs) and earn a share of protocol revenue.
• BOB Gateway Yield optimization gateway for liquidity providing with liquid Bitcoin staking tokens (XSOLV BTC and UniBTC), offering strategies with 20x incentive multipliers including Spice, Supply APR, SolvXP+, Babylon Points, and DiamondToken.
• Origins Launchpad Cross-chain launchpad for launching decentralized projects and new token offerings across different blockchain networks.
• DLLR Stablecoin Bitcoin-backed USD-pegged stablecoin with lending at 6.17% APR, integrated with BabelFish aggregation for cross-chain stablecoin liquidity.
• SOV Token Native governance and utility token enabling staking for fee sharing (up to 23.08% APR), voting power in Bitocracy governance, platform rewards, and airdrops.

Quantifiable outcome

• TVL of 484.5 BTC (~$29.3M) demonstrating platform adoption
• +4 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• RSKcoreTechnology or IntegrationSovryn is deployed on the RSK blockchain, a Bitcoin side chain. RSK provides the underlying infrastructure for Sovryn's smart contracts. The native token of RSK is RBTC, which is a 1:1 BTC peg, enabling seamless Bitcoin integration.
• Money On ChaincoreTechnology or IntegrationMoney On Chain operates the MoC Medianizer oracle that Sovryn's Zero protocol uses as its main price feed. Their OMOC oracle protocol was subject to a vulnerability disclosure that led to SIP-0090 pausing the Zero protocol temporarily. MoC has since completed remediation work.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Radiant Capital: Radiant is an omnichain money market allowing collateral to be used across multiple chains. It overlaps with Sovryn's cross-chain lending ambitions and represents the emerging category of chain-agnostic DeFi lending that Sovryn's bridges are attempting to compete with.
• Stargate Finance: Stargate is a cross-chain bridge and liquidity transport protocol. It competes with Sovryn's RSK-Ethereum-BSC bridges by offering native asset swaps across many chains, and represents the broader cross-chain liquidity infrastructure Sovryn's bridge architecture must integrate with rather than compete against.

Broad incumbents

• Venus Protocol: Venus is a BSC-native money market and stablecoin issuer (VAI). Like Sovryn, it bundles lending, synthetic stablecoin issuance, and swap functionality into a single protocol, and competes for the same multi-product DeFi user.

Direct peers

• dYdX: dYdX is a leading decentralized perpetual futures and margin trading exchange. It directly competes with Sovryn Alpha's margin trading product, offering significantly higher leverage and order book depth.
• Curve Finance: Curve is a stablecoin-focused AMM with deep liquidity in like-kind and stable pairs. It competes with Sovryn's AMM for stablecoin swap volume (particularly DLLR/XUSD pairs) and represents the canonical reference for stablecoin DEX design.
• Aave: Aave is the largest decentralized lending protocol. It directly competes with Sovryn's lending pools and Sovryn Zero as a permissionless money market, and its multi-chain deployments (Ethereum, Arbitrum, Polygon, etc.) overlap with Sovryn's cross-chain ambitions.
• Uniswap: Uniswap is the dominant decentralized exchange and AMM. Sovryn's AMM pools and spot trading directly compete with Uniswap's liquidity, and Uniswap's UniswapX and v4 hooks represent ongoing innovation Sovryn must match on a much smaller budget.
• Compound: Compound is a foundational DeFi lending protocol offering algorithmically determined interest rates on crypto collateral. It competes directly with Sovryn's lending pools and uses a similar pool-based architecture for variable-rate borrowing and lending.
• MakerDAO: MakerDAO issues the DAI stablecoin against crypto collateral via vault-based CDPs. Sovryn Zero and DLLR are direct analogues—BTC-collateralized stablecoin issuance with origination fees rather than variable interest—and MakerDAO's RWA expansion represents a competing model for stablecoin demand capture.
• Badger DAO: Badger DAO is a Bitcoin-focused DeFi protocol built around yield strategies for BTC holders. It is the closest peer to Sovryn in terms of Bitcoin-native DeFi positioning, though it focuses more on yield aggregation than core lending infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/DistributedCollective/sovryn-dapp
• Xx.com/SovrynBTC

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors8 records

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M&A

Investments

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