Two Prime has officially transitioned its institutional credit business to blockchain infrastructure with the launch of the Axiom WBTC Yield Vault on the Pareto platform on September 16, 2026. The move shifts its traditional lending operations to run entirely on private credit rails.
The product sets an exclusive entry threshold with a 5 WBTC minimum deposit. Based on Bitcoin trading around $76,000 at the time of the announcement, institutional investors need at least $380,000 in initial capital to participate.
To protect client funds, Two Prime committed $10 million from its corporate treasury into the vault. This internal capital serves as a first-loss cushion. In the event of a borrower default, the company’s capital will absorb losses first to safeguard external investors’ assets.
Yield Targets and Borrower Requirements
The product’s annual yield target is set between 1.5% and 2%. This figure is emphasized as a projection rather than a guarantee, as actual returns depend on negotiated loan terms and the creditworthiness of borrowing entities.
To maintain asset quality, Two Prime restricts the criteria for borrowers accessing the vault’s liquidity. The firm only deploys capital to public companies, entities with formal credit ratings, and financial firms with diversified portfolios.
To complete the structure, asset custody is handled by institutional-grade custodians ICE Digital Trust and Copper Technologies.
The requirement to use Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) as the deposit asset introduces an inherent layer of risk. WBTC represents Bitcoin locked to operate as an ERC-20 token on the Ethereum network. This architecture requires investors to bear tokenization security risks and trust in the custodian holding the underlying reserves - risks that do not exist when holding native Bitcoin directly.
Vault Size Remains Undisclosed
The launch on the Pareto platform leaves several operational details undisclosed. Two Prime has not revealed the maximum cap for the vault under its management. Actual figures regarding the amount of capital deployed on launch day were also not disclosed.
The presence of the firm’s $10 million capital cushion mitigates potential defaults for clients. The investment decision now boils down to one metric: whether a maximum annual yield of 2% is worth taking on the technical risks of an ERC-20 token structure. Reported by crypto.news.
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