Solana emerges as the go-to network for Wrapped Bitcoin: Impact on SOL?

Key Takeaways

Why is Solana’s 30% WBTC dominance significant?

It establishes Solana as a key BTC liquidity hub, driving on-chain activity, DeFi usage, and institutional interest.

How does this impact SOL?

Growing BTC flows and institutional demand boost SOL’s on-chain utility, fee capture, and bullish potential.

Wrapped Bitcoin’s [WBTC] Q3 income report shows traders are actively leveraging cross-chain bridges to pull Bitcoin [BTC] liquidity. Earnings are up 2.3% quarter-over-quarter, closing at $75.6k. 

While this is modest compared to the $2.45 million peak in Q4 last year, it still signals a solid uptick in on-chain activity. Among L1s, Solana [SOL] is clearly dominating this flow, capturing 30.6% of all WBTC users on-chain.

In short, traders are increasingly routing BTC liquidity through Solana.

For example, Orca [ORCA] is the largest WBTC/SOL DEX, where 24-hour volume has hit $16.16 million. Meanwhile, the number of holders has doubled to 55k.

Source: GeckoTerminal

These numbers show that SOL is becoming a key hub for BTC liquidity.

However, it doesn’t stop there. Once tokenized, WBTC moves through Solana’s DEXs, AMMs, lending rails, and yield farms. This allows traders to use BTC liquidity efficiently for swaps, lending, and yield strategies.

According to AMBCrypto, this is where Solana’s L1 strength really shows.

Solana handles BTC at scale

Solana’s L1 infrastructure keeps BTC moving across on-chain strategies.

This on-chain flow explains why traders are making the shift. Traders move BTC on Solana for a fraction of what it would cost on Bitcoin, where fees can range from $5 to $50+ for the same transfer. 

On top of that, Solana can handle 65k+ TPS, enabling BTC to move at scale without network congestion. The result? 30.6% of all WBTC users (1.7 million) are on Solana. Naturally, institutions will follow suit.

Source: Dune

In short, Solana’s WBTC dominance is setting the stage for a bullish run.

With institutional BTC appetite surging and Solana locking in as a liquidity hub, the network is racking up wins on multiple fronts. SOL’s on-chain demand from institutions is hitting all-time highs.

And this clearly isn’t random. With Solana cementing its role as the settlement layer for BTC flows, big money is starting to rotate capital onto the network, positioning SOL as the go-to L1 for institutional BTC liquidity.