# Migration Roadmap

The SolvBTC governance migration roadmap is illustrated below.

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### Phase 1 — Governance Upgrade

This phase establishes the new institutional governance model and upgrades both signing and protocol administration.

**Key changes:**

* Introduce the institutional Governance Committee
* Upgrade Bitcoin mainnet signing to FROST, operated under the Governance Committee
* Upgrade SolvBTC mint/burn and contract governance to the institutional governace model

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### Phase 2 — FROST Transition

This phase enables a controlled transition by operating the legacy storage system alongside the new FROST system. This allows the FROST system to operate for an extended stabilization period under real production conditions, ensuring a low-risk migration without requiring large Bitcoin transfers.

**Key characteristics:**

* The FROST system operates in production, with all new deposits routed to it
* Legacy hot wallet reserves remain active during the initial phase of the transition
* User redemptions prioritize hot wallet liquidity, followed by legacy cold wallet reserves, enabling a gradual drawdown of legacy storage
* Legacy reserves are progressively redeemed through normal protocol operations rather than bulk migrations

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### Phase 3 — Full FROST Infrastructure

Following the transition phase, the SolvBTC infrastructure operates fully under the FROST-based architecture.

**Key characteristics:**

* All Bitcoin reserves are managed under the FROST-based system
* A FROST-compatible cold storage model manages larger reserves under the institutional governance framework
* The governance committee oversees operations and protocol administration under the institutional governance model

**Expected completion**: by the end of 2026.


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