Babylon
Babylon’s Trustless Vaults to Add Native Bitcoin-Backed Lending Through Aave
Babylon is also planning to introduce Bitcoin-backed DeFi insurance, letting BTC holders earn yield while underwriting risk against hacks and exploits.

Bitcoin Liquid Staking Gains Momentum as Lombard Launches BARD Token and Foundation
Lombard is attempting to make the world's original cryptocurrency into a more productive asset for DeFi functions

Babylon Introduces Trustless Bitcoin Vaults for BTC Staking Protocol
The trustless bitcoin vaults harness BitVM3, the latest evolution of BitVM, a framework for enabling smart contracts on the Bitcoin blockchain.

Crypto Exchange Kraken Adds Bitcoin Staking Via Babylon as BTC Driven DeFi Picks Up
Kraken users will now be able to stake their bitcoin directly, locking it in a custodial vault on the native chain.

Babylon, Which Has Over $4B BTC Locked, Launches Layer 1 'Genesis' to Advance Its BTC Yield Platform
With more value tied up in BTC than every other cryptocurrency in existence combined, Babylon is aiming to channel this into the wider crypto ecosystem

The Protocol: Sony Launches Blockchain to Controversy
Also: Bubblemaps roadmap; Babylon interoperability

Babylon Labs Brings New Momentum to Bitcoin ZK Tech Through Bridge to Cosmos Chains
Babylon, developer of the largest BTC staking protocol, is teaming up with Bitcoin developers Fiamma to build a trust-minimized bridge using BitVM2

Could Bitcoin Become DeFi’s Collateral of Choice? Lombard Finance Says So
Lombard Finance aims to produce a yield-bearing bitcoin token, and potentially unleash a new wave of liquidity into the DeFi ecosystem.

'DeFi on Bitcoin' Gets a Boost as BOB L2 Integrates $6B BTC Staking Protocol Babylon
The integration allows BOB, a "hybrid L2," to use Bitcoin as its anchor chain where transactions with assets from other chains can be irreversibly recorded.

Staking Will Define Bitcoin's Role in the Global Digital Economy in 2025
As a significant third native use case for bitcoin, staking will increase bitcoin’s impact on the world's stage.
