Liquidium’s Rebrand and Staking Surge Send LIQ Token Rocketing—Just in Time for the Next Crypto Casino Spin

Bitcoin’s DeFi dark horse just got a turbocharge. Liquidium—the protocol that turned BTC into a yield-bearing asset—has shed its old skin with a full rebrand while rolling out a staking model that’s lit a fire under its native LIQ token.

The result? A 48-hour price pump that left even the most jaded degens blinking at their screens. Turns out when you combine Bitcoin’s security with DeFi’s yield mechanics—and sprinkle in some good old-fashioned tokenomics hopium—money starts moving faster than a VC dumping their seed round.

Staking Rewards or Musical Chairs?

Liquidium’s new staking dashboard shows APYs that’d make a traditional banker clutch their pearls (if any still had jobs after the last stablecoin collapse). The protocol now locks over 2,100 BTC in its collateralized loan pools—because nothing says ’financial revolution’ like rehypothecating your crypto during a bull run.

The Fine Print Gambit

Buried in the docs: a clever burn mechanism that tightens token supply every time someone repays a loan. It’s the kind of deflationary sleight-of-hand that makes Ethereum maxis nostalgic for 2021. Meanwhile, Bitcoin OGs are either quietly stacking sats through the protocol or writing angry threads about ’tainted UTXOs.’

As LIQ flirts with its third ATH this month, one question lingers: Is this sustainable DeFi innovation—or just another token engineering fever dream riding Bitcoin’s coattails? Place your bets.

Liquidium introduces staking

On May 13, the Liquidium Foundation confirmed that LIP-12 passed with full community support, marking a significant step in the protocol’s development.

LIP-12 introduces a staking mechanism that enables LIQ holders to earn rewards tied directly to the platform’s revenue.

Under the new model, users can stake LIQ tokens to receive sLIQ, a liquid staking derivative representing their share of the staking pool.

As part of the reward mechanism, 30% of the protocol’s daily revenue will be allocated for market buybacks of LIQ from centralized exchanges. The purchased tokens will then be distributed to stakers. The remaining 70% of revenue will cover operational costs.

The initiative is designed to strengthen long-term token holding and generate consistent demand through automated buybacks. The foundation noted that development is already underway, and a launch date will be announced soon.

New identity

Alongside the staking initiative, Liquidium has rebranded from LiquidiumFi to LiquidiumWTF.

The protocol explained that the updated name reflects the platform’s embrace of Bitcoin’s experimental frontiers, including Ordinals and memecoin culture.

Liquidium CTO Peter Giammanco said the rebrand reflects the platform’s journey in building DeFi tools on Bitcoin. He emphasized the team’s effort to simplify complex technologies while maintaining the core ethos of the Bitcoin network.

He added:

“The goal has always been to turn complexity into clarity, to take what feels impossible on bitcoin and make it feel intuitive. That ethos is baked into everything we do.”

Despite the new branding, Liquidium will continue to support its existing peer-to-peer Bitcoin lending app. The update also introduces a reward feature that allows users to earn 30% of a referred user’s points from their first five loans.

Meanwhile, the team is set to debut a new product called Liquidium.fi at the upcoming Bitcoin 2025 conference. This latest offering will promote the message “Borrow Beyond Borders,” signaling a broader vision of expanding its reach beyond its current user base.