Hong Kong, August 20, 2025 — Core Foundation, the entity dedicated to growing Core, Bitcoin’s leading scaling blockchain, today announced an expanded partnership with Hex Trust to integrate Core’s Dual Staking solution, which enables institutions to timelock Bitcoin to secure the Core network, and earn block rewards. This enhanced collaboration will give institutional investors in APAC and MENA secure access to sustainable Bitcoin rewards, while strengthening Core’s presence in a key hub for digital asset innovation.
Hex Trust, a leading provider of digital asset markets services, custody, and staking, integrates Core’s Dual Staking into its institutional-grade, secure and regulatory-compliant custody infrastructure. The integration will enable Hex Trust's clients to maximise Bitcoin rewards by staking both Bitcoin and CORE tokens, providing a scalable and compliant way for institutions to generate rewards whilst preserving Bitcoin’s integrity within a trusted custodial environment.
"This partnership with Hex Trust is a significant step in unlocking Bitcoin's utility for institutional clients," said Hong Sun, Institutional Contributor at Core. "Hex Trust has consistently been a forward-thinking leader in the digital asset space, and their rapid move to offer new solutions to their clients—who are keen to turn Bitcoin into a productive, secure asset—perfectly aligns with Core’s mission. Together, we are accelerating the adoption of Bitcoin yield strategies and creating a more robust and sustainable ecosystem for Bitcoin DeFi."
Key Benefits for Institutions
"Hex Trust is proud to integrate Core’s Dual Staking, advancing BTCFi and unlocking greater utility for Bitcoin. Through our fully licensed infrastructure, we’re delivering secure, high-quality staking solutions for institutions and family offices across the APAC and MENA regions. Together with Core, we’re driving institutional adoption, innovation, and sustainable growth in the Bitcoin economy,” said Calvin Shen, Chief Commercial Officer, Hex Trust.
Why does this matter for institutions?
This native integration into the Hex Trust platform provides institutional clients with direct and fully secured access to start generating rewards on their Bitcoin holdings and partake into BTCFi without compromise.
This powerful combination allows institutions to confidently access sustainable Bitcoin rewards while maintaining full control and security over their assets. It is a unique offering that merges cutting-edge DeFi innovation with the security and compliance standards required by global institutions.
About Core
Core is the leading Bitcoin scaling solution, transforming idle Bitcoin into a productive, yield-generating asset that powers Bitcoin DeFi at scale. Core’s TimeLock and TimeLock+ offer Bitcoin holders a secure, native way to earn yield by locking BTC directly on the Bitcoin blockchain, without giving up custody or introducing new risk.. This trustless yield mechanism helps to secure the high-performance, EVM-compatible Core blockchain, where users can access an expanding universe of Bitcoin-focused decentralized applications.
Core powers first-of-their-kind products like Valour's yield-bearing Bitcoin ETP and lstBTC—the first liquid, yield-generating Bitcoin asset. The network supports over $500M in DeFi TVL, backed by 7,000+ timelocked Bitcoin and ~75% of Bitcoin mining hash power.
About Hex Trust
Established in 2018, Hex Trust offers regulated institutional digital asset Markets services, Custody, and Staking to builders, investors and service providers. Get access to our comprehensive, secure and regulated suite of services built on our proprietary and fully integrated infrastructure.
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Media Contacts
Core: core@transformgroup.com
Hex Trust: press@hextrust.com
