GlobalStake Projects $500M Inflow for New Bitcoin Yield Gateway
Crypto infrastructure firm GlobalStake launched its Bitcoin Yield Gateway on February 5, 2026, creating a new avenue for institutional investors to earn returns on their bitcoin holdings. The platform aggregates multiple third-party, market-neutral yield strategies behind a unified compliance and onboarding framework. GlobalStake projects it will attract approximately $500 million in bitcoin allocations within its first three months of operation. The initial capital is expected from a Canadian custodial partner, clients of fund administrator MG Stover, and GlobalStake's existing client base of family offices, digital asset treasuries, corporate treasuries, and hedge funds.
Institutions Re-engage BTC Yield With TradFi-Style Controls
A renewed institutional interest in bitcoin yield follows years of caution after the 2022 market downturn, which saw the collapse of major crypto lenders like Celsius Network due to opaque, high-leverage strategies. GlobalStake co-founder Thomas Chaffee stated that the current shift is not driven by a desire for more risk, but by the availability of products that mirror traditional finance.
The behavior change we’re seeing isn’t institutions chasing yield. It’s institutions finally engaging once the strategies, controls, and infrastructure look like something they can actually deploy capital into at scale.
— Thomas Chaffee, Co-founder of GlobalStake.
Unlike earlier DeFi-based offerings, the new wave of products emphasizes fully collateralized and market-neutral approaches. This structure is designed to mitigate the smart-contract and credit risks that previously deterred conservative capital allocators.
Industry Builds Infrastructure to Make Bitcoin a Productive Asset
The move to generate reliable yield reflects a broader market trend of transforming bitcoin from a passive store of value into a productive financial asset. Industry leaders note that professional investors are increasingly demanding that their digital assets generate returns within established risk mandates. Richard Green, director of Rootstock Institutional, recently observed that holders see idle bitcoin as an unproductive asset that “needs to be adding yield.” This sentiment is fueling the development of new infrastructure, with firms like Babylon Labs also developing systems that allow native bitcoin to be used as non-custodial collateral across other financial applications, further expanding its utility.
