Company
Buck
1 interview on Crypto Coin Show
Buck Labs Inc. was a digital asset technology company headquartered in Miami, Florida, led by founder and CEO Travis VanderZanden.
It launched the BUCK token in early January 2026 and described it as a SavingsCoin, a yield-bearing token intended to stay liquid while rewards accrue. Rewards were funded indirectly by treasury holdings of Strategy's STRC perpetual preferred stock. CoinDesk reported that Strategy and Michael Saylor were not affiliated with Buck and did not sponsor or endorse the token. The reward target was about 7% at launch and was raised to 10% on February 12, 2026, alongside automatic reward distribution.
In April 2026 Buck announced an orderly wind down of its protocol and token, stating that holders would receive 100% of their capital back. The Buck website now states that the project has been shut down and all funds returned to token holders.
26:55Interview · Apr 8, 2026Buck targets 10% APY onchain with Bitcoin-collateralized preferred stockFixed-income yield onchain sounds simple — until you realise most "yield" products in crypto either hide the risk or require constant manual management to capture it. Dan Hillery, Head of Treasury at Buck, breaks down how Buck is building the first SavingsCoin backed by Strategy's…Watch the episode →People we’ve interviewed
About Buck
- Type
- SavingsCoin protocol and yield-bearing token issuer
- Structure
- Company
- Status
- Wound down in 2026; buck.io states funds were returned to token holders
- Founders
- Travis VanderZanden
- Headquarters
- Miami, Florida, USA
- CEO
- Travis VanderZanden
Buck announced a wind down of its protocol and token on April 17, 2026. The buck.io homepage now says the project is shut down and funds returned.
What Buck told us
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“STR C on Strategy Capital structure is three times overcollateralized. It's anywhere from three to six times overcollateralized by the Bitcoin on the balance sheet.”
DHDan HilleryVP of Credit, UTXO Management · Apr 2026▶Watch at 11:01“Bitcoin can fall another 50% and Stretch will still be overcollateralized and Strategy will have 20 years worth of dividend payments for their preferred products.”
▶Watch at 19:08
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