Key highlights:
- Binance has launched a product offering Bitcoin holders a weekly yield
- However, Binance warned that investors can suffer large losses as principal is not protected
- Bitcoin yield products are surging in popularity with several service providers racing to launch their own versions
The Binance crypto exchange has unveiled BTC Yield, a new product that allows long-term Bitcoin holders to generate potential weekly BTC income through an options-based strategy. The launch expands Binance’s growing suite of yield products as exchanges jostle to attract investors seeking passive income without actively trading cryptocurrencies.
Covered call strategy powers BTC Yield
According to the announcement, users subscribe to BTC Yield by depositing BTC, which is exchanged for BTCY, an asset representing their participation. Binance holds the deposited bitcoins as collateral while selling Bitcoin call options to collect option premiums.
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Both principal and yield are settled in BTC upon redemption, with premiums distributed in two ways. A portion is paid directly to users’ spot wallets each week, while the remaining portion is retained within the product, increasing the BTC value represented by each BTCY holding over time.
“Binance Earn is excited to launch BTC Yield, a BTC-denominated yield strategy designed for long-term BTC holders,” read the announcement. “BTC Yield gives a simple way to seek weekly BTC income without actively trading options.”
The product has no fixed maturity date and supports both fast and scheduled redemption options. However, redemption remains subject to liquidity, processing times, and platform conditions.
Despite the potential for weekly BTC distributions, Binance emphasized that BTC Yield is a high-risk investment and does not protect the principal of investors. The exchange warned that BTCY can lose value relative to Bitcoin, meaning investors can receive less BTC than they originally deposited.
Meanwhile, the company disclosed that weekly BTC distributions are not guaranteed and “could be zero.” Furthermore, Binance added that BTC Yield may underperform holding Bitcoin during strong bull markets, where upside gains could be capped by the options positions.
Bitcoin yield products surge in popularity
Binance’s new BTC Yield offering enters a growing market of Bitcoin income products. Last month, BlackRock unveiled a Bitcoin Premium Income ETF (BITA), using a covered-call strategy to generate income from BTC exposure.
Grayscale Investments and Roundhill Investments have launched Bitcoin covered call strategy ETFs, with Goldman Sachs seeking SEC approval for their version of a Bitcoin income ETF.
Among crypto-native platforms, there are a handful of direct competitors. Nexo and Ledn provide Bitcoin yield by lending rather than covered calls, while Bybit and OKX have launched their own versions.
While Coinbase has its own Bitcoin Yield product, it targets mainly institutions compared to Binance’s focus on retail investors. A key difference is that Coinbase generates yield through a cash-and-carry arbitrage strategy, buying spot Bitcoin and selling Bitcoin futures to capture the difference.
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