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Zest Protocol raises $3.5m Seed round to redefine Bitcoin lending
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Zest Protocol
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ZEST takes to the skies 🛫 The $ZEST - $USDC pool on Aerodrome is now eligible to receive AERO emissions. Welcome, @ZestProtocol.
- Replying to @ZestProtocolLearn more about Zest Protocol's Bitcoin Collateral Vaults:
- The gap in native BTC lending is who can access it. Institutions borrow against BTC without giving up custody via tri-party agreements. Retail surrenders it to a bridge or a wrapper. Bitcoin Collateral Vaults remove that tradeoff.
- Zest Protocol Stacks market is how liquidity moves on @Stacks. Zest Protocol made stacked STX productive with 30%+ of Stacking DAO LSTs deposited. BTC LSTs are next.Loading...
00:00 - BTC is the biggest crypto asset and barely has a role in a $75B DeFi market. The reason: no way to use BTC without giving up custody. Zest Protocol is changing that with Bitcoin Collateral Vaults. BTC stays on L1, stablecoins borrowed across EVM chains.
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My bet for end 2026: 1) BitVM3-style verification ships on mainnet 2) Bitcoin Collateral Vaults eat the wrapped-BTC market 3) wBTC & cbBTC stay under 1% of BTC market cap forever 4) The first $1B in self-custodial BTC loans get issued without a wrapper @ZestProtocol - Zest Protocol reposted
Stacks apps are leading the charge for Bitcoin-native finance. For Bitcoin to become productive capital, it needs apps like @ZestProtocol. Stacks is growing Bitcoin capital.
- Zest Protocol is the base layer for Bitcoin Finance. @renapshah, ex-Binance US and @StacksEndowment President, on why lending is the foundation for productive BTC.
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