Bitcoin Standard Hashrate Token (BTCST) is a cryptocurrency that strives to bridge liquidity to Bitcoin's mining market. Launched on December 13, 2020, BTCST is collateralized by Bitcoin's hashrate, with each token representing 0.1 TH/s of Bitcoin mining power at an efficiency of 60 W/TH. This approach aims to allow users to gain exposure to mining rewards and hashpower of any size, at a low cost. BTCST aims to enhance the liquidity and efficiency of mining power markets. BTCST is backed by the Standard Hashrate Group, which is supported by industrial-scale Bitcoin miners.

BTCST operates as a token collateralized by real Bitcoin mining power. By staking BTCST, holders may receive daily Bitcoin contributions that correspond to the staked mining power. This feature aims to allow users to mine Bitcoin from within the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. BTCST tokens can only be issued when eligible miners choose to standardize and tokenize Bitcoin hashrate. BTCST is based on the BEP-20 standard, and snapshots of user balances and total pool balances are taken each hour to calculate user rewards. BTCST operates as a cloud mining platform deployed on a smart chain, offering daily payouts executed by a decentralized application (DApp).

BTCST aims to provide a solution to the limited liquidity in Bitcoin mining. By standardizing and tokenizing mining power into BTCST, it strives to bring exchange-grade liquidity to the mining power market while meeting traders' need for mining exposure. BTCST aims to be used by market participants to enter and exit Bitcoin mining exposure. Furthermore, BTCST can serve the needs of proprietary and algorithmic traders, as the market price of BTCST will perform as a leveraged Bitcoin token.

BTCST was launched on December 13, 2020, by the Standard Hashrate Group, which is backed by industrial-scale Bitcoin miners. These miners collectively represented 12% of BTC's global hashrate as of February 2021. BTCST was introduced with an initial token supply of 1,000,000 tokens. As of March 2021, it has a circulating supply of 589,388 BTCST and a maximum supply of 1,500,000 BTCST. A pool functions as the auditor for BTCST, ensuring legitimacy and transparency. BTCST is governed in the form of a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), where token holders, miners, and the broader token community collectively decide on material issues associated with the project.