The investment, worth over $19M at current prices, coincides with Mezo's launch of Bitcoin yield vaults for institutional clients.

The execution layer's launch comes alongside a DeFi stack, including a Bitcoin L1 DEX, permissionless smart contract deployment, and OP-20 token launches.

The Bitcoin DeFi token is up 25% from its launch price.

Threshold Network’s tBTC bridge upgrade opens the door for over $400 billion in institutional Bitcoin to flow into DeFi.

The Ethereum L2 is rolling out BTC staking and yield products as part of its push to become the execution layer for Bitcoin.

The stBTC launch enables Botanix users to earn native yield on their Bitcoin.

Rootstock looks to continue its growth with the addition of Avalon’s lending infrastructure.

On this episode of the Defiant Podcast, Charlie Hu, co-founder of Bit Layer, discusses the evolution of Bitcoin beyond its role as a store of value. The conversation addresses trends in Bitcoin programmability, the development of layer two networks, liquidity in DeFi, and adoption by institutions. Cami and Charlie discuss technical distinctions among Bitcoin scaling solutions and the integration of Bitcoin with other blockchain ecosystems. Then, they conclude by exploring practical considerations for developers and users interested in these changes.

In this episode of The Defiant Podcast, we explore the global shift toward Bitcoin as digital gold with Jeff Garzik, Co-Founder of Hemi, the largest programmable Bitcoin sidechain. Jeff shares his journey as a crypto OG, from contributing to Bitcoin in its earliest days to building innovative scaling solutions for Bitcoin. We discuss macroeconomic trends driving Bitcoin adoption, the evolution of decentralized finance, and how Hemi is shaping the future of BTCFi.

Bitcoin L2 Stacks is using Wormhole’s infra to bring native Bitcoin liquidity to Solana and Sui.