Centralized custodians limit Bitcoin’s role in DeFi. Then how do we unlock BTC’s full potential across chains? 🟠 At House of ZK’s @Bitcoin Economy Conference, @TheTNetwork Co-founder @MacLaneWilkison introduced tBTC: a battle-tested, trust-minimized bridge enabling BTC to flow into multichain DeFi with permissionless mint/redeem, distributed custody, and full onchain transparency. Also available on YouTube ▶️
Key takeaways from the keynote “tBTC as the Bitcoin Liquidity Layer for Multichain DeFi” by @TheTNetwork Co-founder @MacLaneWilkison at House of ZK’s @Bitcoin Economy Conference 👇 1️⃣ Why tBTC matters • Centralized wrappers like WBTC and BTCB dominate BTC in DeFi, but introduce serious custody and credit risks. • tBTC offers a trust-minimized alternative, live for 5+ years with no lost funds. 2️⃣ How tBTC works • Keys sharded into 100 parts, distributed to independent signers • Permissionless mint/redeem on 7+ chains • Full proof of reserve via tBTC Scan 3️⃣ Real adoption today • Borrowing stables on @compoundfinance, @sparkdotfi • Earning yield via @CurveFinance, @Uniswap, @GMX_IO • LP vaults and integrations across @ethereum and L2s 4️⃣ What’s next • Direct mint/redeem from Bitcoin to any chain (no ETH detour) • Exploring BitVM upgrade for 1-of-N security • Expanding to new chains and appchains
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