Partnership targets double‑digit BTC-denominated income under EU‑regulated 'Active Treasury' framework, expanding institutional access to native Bitcoin yield.
Warsaw, March 12, 2026 - Hemi, the world's largest Bitcoin programmability layer, today announced a strategic liquidity partnership with BTCS S.A., a Warsaw Stock Exchange-listed digital asset company, marking one of the first publicly disclosed EU-regulated Bitcoin yield programs executed through a Bitcoin Layer-2 network.
Under a six-month Mainnet TVL Commitment Agreement, BTCS S.A. will deploy between 50 and 100 BTC into Hemi's liquidity program. The agreement includes backstopped annual percentage yields of 10% for the initial two months, followed by 6% for the remaining four months, with all rewards paid directly in BTC and USDC.
The commitment forms part of BTCS S.A.'s publicly stated "Active Treasury" strategy, which targets operational income from Bitcoin reserves without liquidating underlying positions. BTCS S.A. disclosed the agreement in a regulatory filing under Article 17(1) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation (MAR), reflecting the institutional standards applied to the partnership. This disclosure highlights that the yield strategies implemented through Hemi can be managed within a publicly traded company under an EU-regulated reporting framework, a vital requirement for institutional adoption.
"Entering into this agreement marks another important step in the consistent execution of our Active Treasury strategy. Our objective is to generate recurring operational income from our digital asset holdings without liquidating them, while maintaining long-term exposure to Bitcoin. The signed agreement allows us to efficiently utilize a portion of our BTC reserves within a controlled time horizon, with guaranteed minimum return parameters. Participation in the developing Bitcoin DeFi ecosystem enables us to increase the efficiency of reserve management and build a position as a strategic liquidity provider in a new and promising segment of the blockchain market," said Marlena Lipińska, President of the Management Board of BTCS S.A.
Less than 2% of Bitcoin globally is currently productive. For publicly traded companies holding BTC on their balance sheets, idle capital represents a measurable cost. Hemi's infrastructure enables institutional holders to earn native yield through auditable, compliant channels, without wrapping, bridges, or custody compromises.
Jeff Garzik, CEO, Hemi, said, "BTCS S.A. represents exactly the kind of institutional partner Hemi was built for; a publicly traded company with conviction in Bitcoin that now wants that capital to work harder. With less than 2% of Bitcoin globally deployed productively, there is a massive, largely untapped opportunity for corporate treasuries to earn native yield on their BTC without sacrificing custody, taking on bridge risk, or crossing regulatory lines. This partnership proves it can be done at institutional grade, under public-market scrutiny, and we see it as a blueprint for finance teams globally."
Under the agreement, BTCS S.A.'s BTC is used in curated on-chain strategies within Hemi's Bitcoin Layer-2 network, including liquidity provisioning and Bitcoin-native yield programs. These strategies are configured to meet BTCS S.A.'s internal risk, duration, and liquidity requirements. All performance metrics and reward distributions are transparently verifiable on-chain in real time.
The partnership expands Hemi's growing institutional footprint as funds, treasuries, and public companies increasingly seek compliant yield infrastructure for Bitcoin holdings.
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About Hemi
Hemi is the world's largest Bitcoin programmability layer - the institutional infrastructure for putting Bitcoin to work. Built on a core conviction that Bitcoin should generate yield for the people and institutions that hold it, Hemi embeds a full Bitcoin node directly within the EVM and secures every transaction through Proof-of-Proof consensus, enabling native Bitcoin yield without wrapping, synthetic representations, bridges, or custody compromises. The result: over $1.2B in secured value across 90+ integrated protocols and 100,000+ verified users. Hemi was co-founded by Jeff Garzik, a former Bitcoin Core developer; Maxwell Sanchez, inventor of the Proof-of-Proof protocol; and crypto pioneer and investor Matthew Roszak. Backed by YZi Labs (formerly Binance Labs), Breyer Capital, Big Brain Holdings, Republic Digital, Crypto.com, and HyperChain Capital, Hemi is defining the institutional standard for Bitcoin yield infrastructure. Follow Hemi on X and LinkedIn.
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About BTCS S.A.
BTCS S.A. is a publicly listed company that combines a Digital Asset Treasury model with operating revenue from blockchain validation and staking, as well as strategic advisory and IT services. The Company is listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange's NewConnect market (ticker: BTF) and is also dual listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange Open Market (ticker: 36C, WKN A41W9H, ISIN PLVKMTK00015). BTCS S.A. operates under the supervision of the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) and is subject to EU Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) disclosure requirements. Focused on long-term Bitcoin accumulation and shareholder value creation, BTCS S.A. manages a diversified portfolio of digital assets and executes an "Active Treasury" strategy designed to generate recurring, BTC-denominated income from its holdings without liquidating underlying positions. The Company targets sustainable operational income through institutional-grade yield and liquidity programs, positioning Bitcoin treasury management as a core business function.
Learn more at btcs.com.pl
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