Introduction#
Slohm is the first decentralized treasury-backed reserve protocol built on Bitcoin Layer 1, powered by OPNet smart contracts. Every Slohm token in circulation is backed by real, productive assets held in an on-chain treasury — not algorithmic promises, not collateral ratios, not pegged targets.
What is Slohm?#
Slohm Finance introduces a new class of digital asset to the Bitcoin ecosystem: a treasury-backed reserve token. Unlike algorithmic stablecoins or inflationary reward tokens, Slohm establishes a growing reserve floor — a minimum backing per token that strengthens over time as the treasury accumulates value.
There is no peg to defend. There is no fixed supply cap. New tokens are minted exclusively when liquid assets are deposited into the treasury or as staking rewards tied to reserve performance. This structural design prevents hyperinflation while enabling organic, value-backed growth.
Key Facts#
| Metric | Value | |---|---| | Presale Round 1 | $250,000 raised | | Time to close | Under 24 hours | | Mainnet target | April 2026 | | Blockchain | Bitcoin Layer 1 | | Smart contracts | OPNet |
Why Bitcoin L1?#
Slohm operates natively on Bitcoin — without bridges, without wrapped assets, without trust assumptions. This is possible through OPNet, a smart contract infrastructure layer embedded directly in Bitcoin L1.
Building on Bitcoin L1 means:
- No bridge risk — Assets are never locked in cross-chain bridges that can be exploited or censored.
- No wrapped tokens — You interact with native Bitcoin, not synthetic representations on another chain.
- No trust assumptions — The protocol inherits Bitcoin's security model directly.
- Full transparency — All treasury operations, bonding events, and staking distributions are verifiable on-chain.
OPNet enables the smart contract logic that powers Slohm's bonding, staking, and treasury management — all executing on Bitcoin L1 with the same finality guarantees as any Bitcoin transaction.
Core Mechanisms#
The protocol operates through three interconnected mechanisms that work together to build and sustain the treasury:
Bonding#
Users deposit BTC, Moto, or Pill tokens into the protocol and receive Slohm at a premium above the current market rate. Every bond strengthens the reserve — all bonded assets enter the treasury immediately. Bonds vest over a defined period before the full payout is claimable.
Staking#
Staked Slohm earns additional Slohm over time through rebase distributions. Staking rewards are funded by treasury yield — real returns generated from deployed assets — rather than arbitrary inflation schedules. Presale participants receive staked Slohm from day one with no additional action required.
Reserve Yield#
Treasury assets are not idle. The protocol deploys capital across a diversified set of strategies including liquidity provision, asset staking, and lending. Yield compounds back into the reserve, improving backing per token and funding staking rewards.
Learn more about Reserve Strategies →
What's Next?#
Continue to How It Works for a deeper look at the treasury model, supply mechanics, and how these three mechanisms interact to create a self-reinforcing reserve protocol.