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.

The EVM-compatible Layer 2 solution will bring a verifiably decentralized alternative to the growing Bitcoin DeFi space.

This past week, top Bitcoin staking protocol Babylon launched its L1 mainnet, Genesis, and native crypto asset, BABY. The protocol also announced a partnership with web3 interoperability platform, Axelar.

The move would see the legacy decentralized exchange make its first move towards Bitcoin DeFi.