Helio Protocol Completes Strategic Acquisition of Sunshine Protocol for $26 Million, Accelerating Integration of DeFi and Traditional Finance

April 12, 2026 — Helio Protocol, a decentralized finance (DeFi) infrastructure platform, has officially announced the successful completion of its strategic acquisition of Sunshine Protocol, with a total transaction value of $26 million. This move marks a critical step forward in the convergence between the DeFi sector and traditional capital markets (TradFi), further strengthening Helio Protocol’s strategic positioning in the global financial infrastructure landscape.
Strategic Synergy: Building a New Financial Order
This acquisition represents not only capital integration but also deep technological and ecosystem complementarity. Helio Protocol will fully incorporate Sunshine Protocol’s mature consensus mining system, aiming to drive diversified applications within the DeFi ecosystem through technological integration.
According to the announcement, the combined entity will focus its strategic priorities on the following four core areas:
- Capital Efficiency Upgrade: Optimize liquidity mechanisms to significantly improve capital utilization and fund turnover efficiency.
- Security and Transparency: Enhance on-chain data transparency and introduce stricter security audit standards.
- RWA Sector Deployment: Accelerate the on-chain process of real-world assets (RWA) and the ecological application of heavy metal stablecoins such as XAUT and SILVER, expanding the boundaries of on-chain assets.
- Asset Digitization Innovation: Forward-looking layout of ETF tokenization and stock asset digitization to break down traditional financial barriers.

Project Background
About Sunshine Protocol
Sunshine Protocol is a decentralized finance project dedicated to building an open and fair global capital participation system. Its core strengths lie in its unique consensus mechanism and transparent mining model, providing the community with a fair way to capture value.
About Helio Protocol
As a decentralized liquidity protocol built on blockchain, Helio Protocol focuses on stablecoin issuance, collateralized lending, and multi-chain financial infrastructure development, aiming to promote the openness and efficient operation of the global financial system through technological innovation.