Symbiosis 2025 Recap

This was a defining year for Symbiosis. The protocol scaled to multi-billion-dollar volumes, expanded across dozens of ecosystems, and took a decisive step toward infrastructure ownership with the launch of its own chain.

By the end of the year, Symbiosis had matured into a resilient, non-custodial cross-chain liquidity engine – built for real usage, sustainable economics, and long-term growth.

Milestones

• $3,707,030,600 in volume processed

• 1,346,622 cross-chain transactions executed during the year

• 626,274 unique addresses interacted with the protocol

• +62% YoY volume growth, reflecting sustained protocol adoption

• +363% YoY volume growth on TRON routes

• +1095% YoY volume growth on BTC routes

• 3.5M+ $SIS bought back through protocol revenue

• 11.4M $SIS staked by the end of 2025

• 60+ connected networks unified through a single cross-chain interface

Highlights of the Year

Symbiosis Chain

In 2025, Symbiosis launched Symbiosis Chain, a high-throughput network designed specifically for cross-chain liquidity execution.

• Native execution layer for Symbiosis routes

• Built for scalability, fast iteration, and protocol-level control

• Seamlessly integrated with existing cross-chain flows

The launch marked a strategic shift toward infrastructure ownership and long-term protocol efficiency.

Restaking Integration with Symbiotic

Symbiosis integrated with Symbiotic to complement native $SIS staking with an additional restaking layer.

• Symbiosis validators can participate in Symbiotic as operators

• Restaked assets via Symbiotic vaults increase validator credibility and total locked collateral

• The integration strengthens security and decentralization while preserving a non-custodial design

The Symbiotic integration extended the staking framework beyond native $SIS staking.

Staking & Token Utility

$SIS utility expanded significantly throughout the year, becoming a core part of protocol economics and security.

• Native $SIS staking on Symbiosis Chain with 11.4M $SIS staked

• ~24% APR as of year-end, reflecting a sustainable reward model

• $SIS restaking vaults enabling extended DeFi participation via external infrastructure

Staking aligned network security, token utility, and long-term incentives under a single framework.

Sustainable Economics & Execution Efficiency

Throughout 2025, Symbiosis focused on execution quality and sustainable token economics:

• 0% ETH swap fees (pool + volume), enabling cost-efficient high-volume swaps

• Optimized fees across major EVM and TRON routes

• Consistent monthly $SIS buybacks funded entirely by protocol revenue, with all rewards distributed via buybacks and no token emissions

This model reinforced Symbiosis’ non-inflationary and revenue-driven economics.

Reliability & Security

• Native BTC flows with depository contracts and auto-refund mechanisms

• Completed security audit covering BTC-related infrastructure

• Node-level transaction screening and continuous stress testing during volatile markets

Symbiosis remained fully non-custodial with ~99.9% uptime.

Integrations

Blockchain & Network Integrations

This year, Symbiosis focused on expanding support for emerging and high-growth ecosystems, including:

• Monad

• Berachain

• Plasma

• Sonic

• ApeChain

• Katana

And other emerging networks expanding the Symbiosis ecosystem.

DeFi Protocol Integrations

Symbiosis routed liquidity directly into active DeFi environments, including:

• Raydium and Jupiter for Solana on-chain routes

• DeDust for TON swaps

• EVAA, extending Octopool liquidity across BNB and TON

• Kyber Network for EVM cross-chain swaps

• Symbiotic as infrastructure for $SIS restaking vaults

• Caldera as the infrastructure provider for SIS Chain

  
  

By the end of 2025, Symbiosis had become a battle-tested, non-custodial cross-chain liquidity infrastructure operating at scale.

With its own chain, sustainable token economics, deep ecosystem integrations, and proven reliability, Symbiosis enters 2026 positioned for continued expansion across users, volume, and ecosystems.