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Core, ‌the Bitcoin-first ‌chain, and how it’s trying to stretch BTC’s usefulness Core DAO (Core DAO 🔶) brands itself as “The Bitcoin Everything Chain.” The pitch is simple: take Bitcoin’s strengths and push them beyond the usual buy-and-hold story. The protocol centers on one main idea: BTC shouldn’t sit...

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Bringing Bitcoin to billions starts with a simple idea: Let people hold BTC, earn yield on it, and actually use it. That means: • Yield-bearing Bitcoin (lstBTC) • Borrowing against BTC without selling • Fast, low-cost transactions Core is turning the vision into reality. 🔶

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Most people still think you have to give up your BTC to earn yield Rich says Core doesn't want your Bitcoin - you time-lock it on-chain from your Ledger, keep full custody, and get paid to secure the network Core DAO 🔶 DROPS out tomorrow Z Protocol
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Most people still think you have to give up your BTC to earn yield Rich says Core doesn't want your Bitcoin - you time-lock it on-chain from your Ledger, keep full custody, and get paid to secure the network Core DAO 🔶 DROPS out tomorrow Z Protocol

MR SHIFT 🦁

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At the recent Core DAO 🔶 ecosystem panel, Leo Mizuhara, CEO and Founder of Hashnote, dove into the benefits of Core's innovative #BTC dual staking model. Leo shared how Hashnote is leveraging #Core to deliver sustainable #Bitcoin yields, combining Bitcoin and Core Token investments for long-term growth. ⬇️ How It Works: ✅ Secure Bitcoin Staking -> Core’s non-custodial staking model allows investors to eliminate additional trust assumptions or slashing risks while ensuring security. ✅ Dual Staking Rewards-> Investors can enhance their Bitcoin yields by staking Core’s native token, CORE, alongside Bitcoin. Hashnote manages the entire process, providing a straightforward way to access higher returns. Key Benefits: ✅ No Added Credit or Custody Risks-> BTC remains securely managed throughout the staking process. ✅ Institutional-grade Ecosystem-> Assets are safeguarded by Hashnote or trusted, top-tier custodians. ✅ Aligned with Bitcoin’s Principles-> Core’s staking mechanism uses Bitcoin’s native timelock feature, ensuring blockchain integrity while generating yields
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At the recent Core DAO 🔶 ecosystem panel, Leo Mizuhara, CEO and Founder of Hashnote, dove into the benefits of Core's innovative #BTC dual staking model. Leo shared how Hashnote is leveraging #Core to deliver sustainable #Bitcoin yields, combining Bitcoin and Core Token investments for long-term growth. ⬇️ How It Works: ✅ Secure Bitcoin Staking -> Core’s non-custodial staking model allows investors to eliminate additional trust assumptions or slashing risks while ensuring security. ✅ Dual Staking Rewards-> Investors can enhance their Bitcoin yields by staking Core’s native token, CORE, alongside Bitcoin. Hashnote manages the entire process, providing a straightforward way to access higher returns. Key Benefits: ✅ No Added Credit or Custody Risks-> BTC remains securely managed throughout the staking process. ✅ Institutional-grade Ecosystem-> Assets are safeguarded by Hashnote or trusted, top-tier custodians. ✅ Aligned with Bitcoin’s Principles-> Core’s staking mechanism uses Bitcoin’s native timelock feature, ensuring blockchain integrity while generating yields

Hashnote

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In the traditional system it’s hard to jump classes. Bitcoin gives ordinary people a real shot to build wealth and change their lives.” - Kevin🌿, Core Contributor at GOAT Network 🟡 Bitcoin is open, scarce, and permissionless - so you don’t need to be “accredited” or plugged into legacy finance to participate. In Las Vegas, Kevin Liu explained how most people don’t want to sell their BTC; they want it to work for them. That’s where sustainable, Bitcoin-native yield matters. GOAT Network’s approach is to keep things on Bitcoin’s rails and align incentives. Users keep self-custody and can park BTC in a time-locked “safebox.” Instead of speculative rewards, yield is sourced from the network’s real usage: as on-chain activity grows, fees/revenue are shared back to participants. More activity → more revenue → more yield - without relying on token emissions or hidden leverage. It’s a path to turning idle BTC into a productive asset while staying aligned with Bitcoin’s security model. Watch the full conversation to see how this model works and what it could do for you (not financial advice):

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HK Consensus 2025 SPECIAL EP 5: Rich Rines on Bitcoin's Path to $1,000,000 Bitcoin isn’t just a store of value anymore. With spot ETFs paving the way, institutions are now eyeing structured products, yield, and new ways to integrate BTC into onchain finance. In today's episode, sits down with Rich of Core DAO 🔶 to cover: > Bitcoin’s Institutional Shift > The Rise (and Fall) of Bitcoin L2s > Why Spot ETFs Were Just the Beginning > Bridging Bitcoin’s Utility Gap > The Long Game for Bitcoin DeFi Full episode links below. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:38 Mantle Ad 01:36 HK Crypto Culturre 05:26 Appealing to Institutions 08:46 Changing Bitcoin’s 4-Year Cycle 12:28 Bitcoin’s Current L2 Space 16:15 What is Bitcoin’s Purpose? 20:24 Bitcoin L2s vs ETH L2s 21:06 Redstone Ad 25:39 Core’s Value in the Bitcoin Ecosystem 29:48 Borrowing Bitcoin 33:29 Preservation Through Bitcoin

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🔊🔊 Bitcoin is entering the On-Chain Era with Lombard 💥 While more than 90% of #BTC remains “frozen” in cold wallets, Lombard has brought $3B BTC on-chain — making Bitcoin, for the first time, both secure and yield-bearing, while opening the door to an entire DeFi ecosystem built around $BTC. ⚡️ How it works: BTC → LBTC ✔️ Users deposit BTC into Lombard. ✔️ The system mints LBTC — an on-chain, 1:1 backed version of Bitcoin. ✔️ The underlying BTC is staked via Babylon’s Bitcoin Staking Protocol, generating sustainable yield. 🚩 What makes it unique: LBTC automatically accrues yield in native BTC — no reward claims, no swapping into secondary tokens. This is the breakthrough that lets Bitcoin truly operate in DeFi. 💎 LBTC in DeFi LBTC isn’t just “wrapped BTC” — it’s a multi-chain asset: ✔️ Use it as collateral to borrow stablecoins. ✔️ Provide liquidity in cross-chain pools. ✔️ Deploy into strategies via Lombard’s DeFi Marketplace, optimizing yield without hunting across protocols yourself. 🚩The result: for the first time, BTC flows and performs like ETH or stablecoins in DeFi. 📣 $BARD – the power of the ecosystem ✔️ BARD secures LBTC’s cross-chain bridge through staking. ✔️ Grants governance rights and product steering. ✔️ Unlocks exclusive community benefits (early access, partner deals, event invites). 🚩 #BARD is more than a utility token — it’s the glue that unites users, builders, and partners. 🔒 Security & Transparency Lombard builds trust through: ✔️ Lombard Security Consortium – a collective of top institutions ensuring protocol safety. ✔️ Lombard Ledger – transparent reserves and on-chain operations. ✔️ Regular audits & proof-of-reserve verifications. 🚩 BTC is moving on-chain — but still true to its philosophy: secure, transparent, and decentralized.a

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21,570 views • 11 months ago

Today, Core Scientific and Block announced an ongoing project involving Block’s latest bitcoin mining chip. -Core Scientific and Block will work together on a new miner to democratize Bitcoin mining -Block to supply Core Scientific with ~15 EH/s of new 3 nanometer ASIC mining chips -Core Scientific is the first large-scale miner to procure Block's new ASIC mining technology “We have worked closely with the team at Block to develop the next generation of mining technology that not only helps support our significant hashrate growth plans within our existing infrastructure, but also provides all mining companies with more miner options. Together, Block and Core Scientific are working to define a new paradigm for scaled Bitcoin mining, one designed to deliver important operational benefits while contributing to the longevity and vitality of the Bitcoin Network.” - $CORZ Chief Development Officer Russell Cann Read the full press release:
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Today, Core Scientific and Block announced an ongoing project involving Block’s latest bitcoin mining chip. -Core Scientific and Block will work together on a new miner to democratize Bitcoin mining -Block to supply Core Scientific with ~15 EH/s of new 3 nanometer ASIC mining chips -Core Scientific is the first large-scale miner to procure Block's new ASIC mining technology “We have worked closely with the team at Block to develop the next generation of mining technology that not only helps support our significant hashrate growth plans within our existing infrastructure, but also provides all mining companies with more miner options. Together, Block and Core Scientific are working to define a new paradigm for scaled Bitcoin mining, one designed to deliver important operational benefits while contributing to the longevity and vitality of the Bitcoin Network.” - $CORZ Chief Development Officer Russell Cann Read the full press release:

Core Scientific

513,182 views • 2 years ago

Where will sustainable Bitcoin-native yield come from - without compromising decentralization? 🟠 At House of ZK’s Bitcoin Economy Conference, this panel explored the tradeoffs behind BTC-native lending, institutional inflows, and yield mechanisms - and what it takes to build sustainable yield models that preserve decentralization and align with Bitcoin’s core values. Featuring: 🔸 norbert, Global Growth at A Lee 🔸 Ben Sigman, CEO of Libre | Bitcoin L2 🔸 Hobart of StarkWare 🥷 🔸 Professor Redouane Elkamhi, Chief Economist at GOAT Network 🔸 Toby Lewis, Co-founder of OrdinalsBot ⚡ Also available on YouTube ▶️
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Where will sustainable Bitcoin-native yield come from - without compromising decentralization? 🟠 At House of ZK’s Bitcoin Economy Conference, this panel explored the tradeoffs behind BTC-native lending, institutional inflows, and yield mechanisms - and what it takes to build sustainable yield models that preserve decentralization and align with Bitcoin’s core values. Featuring: 🔸 norbert, Global Growth at A Lee 🔸 Ben Sigman, CEO of Libre | Bitcoin L2 🔸 Hobart of StarkWare 🥷 🔸 Professor Redouane Elkamhi, Chief Economist at GOAT Network 🔸 Toby Lewis, Co-founder of OrdinalsBot ⚡ Also available on YouTube ▶️

House of ZK

94,302 views • 1 year ago

The founder of #Cardano $ADA Charles Hoskinson on #BitcoinDeFi "when our team started, a proof on Bitcoin was 40GB, now 28.1MB. It used to take 354s to validate a Bitcoin DeFi proof, now 0.149s. It used to cost $14,000 to validate that transaction, now $37." 👇 What used to take 40 GB of data, 6 minutes, and cost over $14,000 to process now takes under 30 MB, less than a second, and costs about $37 — and they already proved it works on Bitcoin’s main network. In plain English: Bitcoin holders will soon be able to put their BTC to work (earn yield, lend, etc.) on #Cardano without handing it over to a middleman or wrapped-token service. The Bitcoin stays locked safely on the Bitcoin network itself. This is one of the clearest signs yet that real, usable #Bitcoin #DeFi is getting closer. This isn't possible elsewhere. Bullish for $ADA. 🔥
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The founder of #Cardano $ADA Charles Hoskinson on #BitcoinDeFi "when our team started, a proof on Bitcoin was 40GB, now 28.1MB. It used to take 354s to validate a Bitcoin DeFi proof, now 0.149s. It used to cost $14,000 to validate that transaction, now $37." 👇 What used to take 40 GB of data, 6 minutes, and cost over $14,000 to process now takes under 30 MB, less than a second, and costs about $37 — and they already proved it works on Bitcoin’s main network. In plain English: Bitcoin holders will soon be able to put their BTC to work (earn yield, lend, etc.) on #Cardano without handing it over to a middleman or wrapped-token service. The Bitcoin stays locked safely on the Bitcoin network itself. This is one of the clearest signs yet that real, usable #Bitcoin #DeFi is getting closer. This isn't possible elsewhere. Bullish for $ADA. 🔥

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37,957 views • 7 days ago

In our recent episode with StarkWare 🥷 & Zcash 🛡️ Co-founder Eli Ben-Sasson | Starknet.io, we discuss Starknet's Bitcoin initiative as a return to first principles. Eli explains how Bitcoin today functions more like gold or real estate - a powerful store of value that mostly sits idle. To unlock lending, borrowing, and broader economic activity without leaving Bitcoin’s trust model, the system needs scalability, better UX, and expressive programmability. He argues that ZK-STARKs are the end-state for achieving this: a way to extend Bitcoin while preserving its core values of self-custody, decentralization, and censorship-resistance. This is the driver behind Starkware’s renewed focus on Bitcoin - bringing the same proof-based scalability used on Ethereum directly to Bitcoin infrastructure. For Eli, this isn’t a pivot; it’s the completion of a vision he first outlined in 2013: scaling Bitcoin with ZK proofs, the Bitcoin way. Tune in to the full episode at
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In our recent episode with StarkWare 🥷 & Zcash 🛡️ Co-founder Eli Ben-Sasson | Starknet.io, we discuss Starknet's Bitcoin initiative as a return to first principles. Eli explains how Bitcoin today functions more like gold or real estate - a powerful store of value that mostly sits idle. To unlock lending, borrowing, and broader economic activity without leaving Bitcoin’s trust model, the system needs scalability, better UX, and expressive programmability. He argues that ZK-STARKs are the end-state for achieving this: a way to extend Bitcoin while preserving its core values of self-custody, decentralization, and censorship-resistance. This is the driver behind Starkware’s renewed focus on Bitcoin - bringing the same proof-based scalability used on Ethereum directly to Bitcoin infrastructure. For Eli, this isn’t a pivot; it’s the completion of a vision he first outlined in 2013: scaling Bitcoin with ZK proofs, the Bitcoin way. Tune in to the full episode at

House of ZK

41,240 views • 9 months ago

Merged mining, chain locks, zk based data availability and sidechains. For the 9th episode of our Bitcoin and Beyond presentation series, we had the pleasure to chat with jagdeep sidhu of ROLLUX to about scaling Bitcoin. We discuss the extension of Bitcoin’s security through merge mining, chain locks for finality, long-range attacks on consensus, liquidity bridging, and the key differences in optimistic and zk-rollups in Bitcoin. Jag has a very unique perspective on scaling Bitcoin and is very ethos aligned with the core Bitcoin community. Watch today’s video to uncover what’s really happening behind the scenes in Bitcoin scaling: 00:00 Introduction 03:30 The Bitcoin Superchain 04:39 Rollux Stack 22:46 Layer 0 for Bitcoin 27:10 Why Rollux Needs Syscoin 37:36 Blockchain as Islands 59:48 Conclusions on Scaling Bitcoin
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Merged mining, chain locks, zk based data availability and sidechains. For the 9th episode of our Bitcoin and Beyond presentation series, we had the pleasure to chat with jagdeep sidhu of ROLLUX to about scaling Bitcoin. We discuss the extension of Bitcoin’s security through merge mining, chain locks for finality, long-range attacks on consensus, liquidity bridging, and the key differences in optimistic and zk-rollups in Bitcoin. Jag has a very unique perspective on scaling Bitcoin and is very ethos aligned with the core Bitcoin community. Watch today’s video to uncover what’s really happening behind the scenes in Bitcoin scaling: 00:00 Introduction 03:30 The Bitcoin Superchain 04:39 Rollux Stack 22:46 Layer 0 for Bitcoin 27:10 Why Rollux Needs Syscoin 37:36 Blockchain as Islands 59:48 Conclusions on Scaling Bitcoin

The Rollup

45,679 views • 2 years ago

BITCOIN RAILS #41 | Bitcoin Native Staking: When Trust Becomes the Bottleneck | with Babylon founder David Tse 🔗 YOUTUBE: 🌿 SPOTIFY: “99% of Bitcoin is held idle, not because of lack of interest, but because of lack of trust.” Not long after Ordinals (and BRC20) revitalized the “Bitcoin DeFi” narrative, Babylon seemingly leapt onto the scene with what felt like overnight success – locking several billion dollars of TVL in its “trustless Bitcoin staking” protocol. With some of the most interesting advisors and contributors in the space (...seriously, what other projects can claim both domo and яobin linus as collaborators?), Babylon quickly became a “BTC-Fi” Goliath – converting both Bitcoin Season 2 types and formerly staunch ETH maxis alike. In this episode, I sit down with creator David Tse to get the protocol's birth story - and learn how POS staking became the first truly trustless Bitcoin DeFi application in the world. In this episode, we cover: - Why smaller POS chains need better security… and how Bitcoin liquidity may be the answer to securing experimental chains in smaller ecosystems - How David’s former experiences in the Cosmos ecosystem informed the core thesis of using Bitcoin to secure smaller chains - A quick breakdown of Babylon’s staking architecture - and what exactly makes it “trustless” - Babylon’s relationship with BitVM, and the team’s lesser-known contributions to both BitVM2 and BitVM3 (Fun Fact: David Tse is яobin linus's PhD advisor at Stanford 🧑‍🎓) - Why Bitcoiners didn’t want to stake their Bitcoin for yield until now... and how the "trustlessness" thesis is already panning out (with 1 whale dropping a whopping 10K Bitcoin in the protocol just a few months back!) Bitcoin Rails is powered by: - Best In Slot (Best in Slot | BRC2.0 🧑‍🍳) — the leading API for Ordinals and BRC-20 data aggregation and indexing. - Spark (Lightspark) — a Statechains implementation advancing Bitcoin-powered payments. - Citrea (Citrea) — the leading Bitcoin rollup technology and BitVM alliance contributor. 📌 Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:38 Bitcoin++ Insights 01:52 David’s Background and Information Theory 05:34 Journey into Bitcoin and Blockchain 07:34 Scaling Bitcoin with Prism Protocol 10:38 Babylon and Cosmos Ecosystem 13:51 Bitcoin Staking and Security Mechanisms 24:49 The Importance of Reputation in Crypto 25:51 Partners and Announcements Break 27:25 Profile of Babylon Stakers 29:17 The Grand Vision for Babylon 32:40 Garbled Circuits and Secret Revelation 44:05 Trustless Bitcoin Vaults and Future Prospects
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BITCOIN RAILS #41 | Bitcoin Native Staking: When Trust Becomes the Bottleneck | with Babylon founder David Tse 🔗 YOUTUBE: 🌿 SPOTIFY: “99% of Bitcoin is held idle, not because of lack of interest, but because of lack of trust.” Not long after Ordinals (and BRC20) revitalized the “Bitcoin DeFi” narrative, Babylon seemingly leapt onto the scene with what felt like overnight success – locking several billion dollars of TVL in its “trustless Bitcoin staking” protocol. With some of the most interesting advisors and contributors in the space (...seriously, what other projects can claim both domo and яobin linus as collaborators?), Babylon quickly became a “BTC-Fi” Goliath – converting both Bitcoin Season 2 types and formerly staunch ETH maxis alike. In this episode, I sit down with creator David Tse to get the protocol's birth story - and learn how POS staking became the first truly trustless Bitcoin DeFi application in the world. In this episode, we cover: - Why smaller POS chains need better security… and how Bitcoin liquidity may be the answer to securing experimental chains in smaller ecosystems - How David’s former experiences in the Cosmos ecosystem informed the core thesis of using Bitcoin to secure smaller chains - A quick breakdown of Babylon’s staking architecture - and what exactly makes it “trustless” - Babylon’s relationship with BitVM, and the team’s lesser-known contributions to both BitVM2 and BitVM3 (Fun Fact: David Tse is яobin linus's PhD advisor at Stanford 🧑‍🎓) - Why Bitcoiners didn’t want to stake their Bitcoin for yield until now... and how the "trustlessness" thesis is already panning out (with 1 whale dropping a whopping 10K Bitcoin in the protocol just a few months back!) Bitcoin Rails is powered by: - Best In Slot (Best in Slot | BRC2.0 🧑‍🍳) — the leading API for Ordinals and BRC-20 data aggregation and indexing. - Spark (Lightspark) — a Statechains implementation advancing Bitcoin-powered payments. - Citrea (Citrea) — the leading Bitcoin rollup technology and BitVM alliance contributor. 📌 Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:38 Bitcoin++ Insights 01:52 David’s Background and Information Theory 05:34 Journey into Bitcoin and Blockchain 07:34 Scaling Bitcoin with Prism Protocol 10:38 Babylon and Cosmos Ecosystem 13:51 Bitcoin Staking and Security Mechanisms 24:49 The Importance of Reputation in Crypto 25:51 Partners and Announcements Break 27:25 Profile of Babylon Stakers 29:17 The Grand Vision for Babylon 32:40 Garbled Circuits and Secret Revelation 44:05 Trustless Bitcoin Vaults and Future Prospects

Isabel Foxen Duke⚡️

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BITCOIN RAILS EPISODE #13: Searching for "Real Yield" on Bitcoin | With Core DAO 🔶 contributor richrines.core 🔶 Even the most hardline Bitcoin maxis would be hard-pressed not to admit that if there was a safe, trustless, and permissionless way to get yield on their Bitcoin—they might be interested. The question really is—how would that work? What does that look like? And is that possible? I brought on CoreDAO contributor Rich Rines to discuss, largely because—little known fact—they are currently the largest TVL 'scaling solution' on Bitcoin offering staking. Not an episide to be missed if you are a builder or entrepreneur in the space... Rich has strong opinions on why the dog-eat-dog approach to building doesn't work—and what founders should be focused on instead. This episode is powered by Best In Slot—the leading API for Ordinals and BRC20 data aggregation and indexing. This episide can also be seen on YouTube or Spotify—linktree in bio. TIMESTAMPS: 00:50 What is CoreDao? 01:50 Satoshi+: How Core Network is secured 02:55 What’s wrong with Merged Mining? 04:00 How CoreDao contributes to Bitcoin security 05:10 Is CoreDao a Bitcoin L1 or an L2? 06:27 Creating native staking yield for BTC 08:30 Yes, the staking is trustless 10:00 Why proof of stake doesn’t need slashing 11:10 There is no trustless slashing on Bitcoin today 12:50 How CoreDao hit product-market fit 14:30 What problems does CoreDao solve? 16:20 BTC is collateral - not currency 17:10 How did Core’s TVL grow so fast? 20:00 Converting normies to Core 21:35 Core’s “fair launch” token approach 24:50 Why bother with crypto tribalism? 26:00 The death of VC tokens, rise of fair launches 30:50 Could utility coins boom now that Trump is back? 33:20 Who will survive in this token market? 36:30 Market saturation and lack of flows 39:40 Bitcoin staking through ETFs? 41:35 Institutional vs retail staking with Core 43:30 Cool technology is not enough 46:15 Stacks and its staying power 47:10 Rich’s advice: play infinite games 48:55 Growing to scale and fee revenue 50:45 The biggest potential use case: lending/ borrowing 54:15 Rich isn’t bullish on OP_CAT happening soon… 56:30 …but is still cheering for Taproot Wizards
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BITCOIN RAILS EPISODE #13: Searching for "Real Yield" on Bitcoin | With Core DAO 🔶 contributor richrines.core 🔶 Even the most hardline Bitcoin maxis would be hard-pressed not to admit that if there was a safe, trustless, and permissionless way to get yield on their Bitcoin—they might be interested. The question really is—how would that work? What does that look like? And is that possible? I brought on CoreDAO contributor Rich Rines to discuss, largely because—little known fact—they are currently the largest TVL 'scaling solution' on Bitcoin offering staking. Not an episide to be missed if you are a builder or entrepreneur in the space... Rich has strong opinions on why the dog-eat-dog approach to building doesn't work—and what founders should be focused on instead. This episode is powered by Best In Slot—the leading API for Ordinals and BRC20 data aggregation and indexing. This episide can also be seen on YouTube or Spotify—linktree in bio. TIMESTAMPS: 00:50 What is CoreDao? 01:50 Satoshi+: How Core Network is secured 02:55 What’s wrong with Merged Mining? 04:00 How CoreDao contributes to Bitcoin security 05:10 Is CoreDao a Bitcoin L1 or an L2? 06:27 Creating native staking yield for BTC 08:30 Yes, the staking is trustless 10:00 Why proof of stake doesn’t need slashing 11:10 There is no trustless slashing on Bitcoin today 12:50 How CoreDao hit product-market fit 14:30 What problems does CoreDao solve? 16:20 BTC is collateral - not currency 17:10 How did Core’s TVL grow so fast? 20:00 Converting normies to Core 21:35 Core’s “fair launch” token approach 24:50 Why bother with crypto tribalism? 26:00 The death of VC tokens, rise of fair launches 30:50 Could utility coins boom now that Trump is back? 33:20 Who will survive in this token market? 36:30 Market saturation and lack of flows 39:40 Bitcoin staking through ETFs? 41:35 Institutional vs retail staking with Core 43:30 Cool technology is not enough 46:15 Stacks and its staying power 47:10 Rich’s advice: play infinite games 48:55 Growing to scale and fee revenue 50:45 The biggest potential use case: lending/ borrowing 54:15 Rich isn’t bullish on OP_CAT happening soon… 56:30 …but is still cheering for Taproot Wizards

Isabel Foxen Duke⚡️

34,866 views • 1 year ago

THE $250k $ETH THESIS "There’s 100x in it." Vivek of Etherealize says Ethereum is better money than Bitcoin. Gold-like, but with staking yield. A call option on money itself. A monetary asset plus the settlement layer for tokenized finance, stablecoins, DeFi, institutions and trillions in RWAs. Gold has no yield. Bitcoin has no native yield. ETH secures the network and earns staking yield. Institutions on $ETH vs $SOL: "To be completely frank, Solana never comes up"
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THE $250k $ETH THESIS "There’s 100x in it." Vivek of Etherealize says Ethereum is better money than Bitcoin. Gold-like, but with staking yield. A call option on money itself. A monetary asset plus the settlement layer for tokenized finance, stablecoins, DeFi, institutions and trillions in RWAs. Gold has no yield. Bitcoin has no native yield. ETH secures the network and earns staking yield. Institutions on $ETH vs $SOL: "To be completely frank, Solana never comes up"

SamAlτcoin.eth ☀️

40,113 views • 1 month ago