Rootstock: Bitcoin lending yields may unlock next institutional demand

Bitcoin ’s next institutional push may not hinge on yet another spot-buying wave, RootstockLabs argues. In a report from the Bitcoin infrastructure developer, the firm suggests that lending, yield generation, and balance-sheet financing could become a new channel for using Bitcoin—turning existing holdings into productive financial capital rather than keeping BTC idle. The report estimates that only about 1.5% of Bitcoin’s supply is currently used in lending and Bitcoin-native finance, even as identifiable institutional investors hold roughly 3.9 million BTC .