Babylon (@babylonlabs

Babylon

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Babylon

@babylonlabs_io

Trustless Infrastructure for Native Bitcoin Collateral.

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Joined August 2022

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Babylon
@babylonlabs_io
Jun 2
Native Bitcoin-backed borrowing is live on Public Testnet with @aave v4. Powered by Babylon Trustless Bitcoin Vaults, users can post Bitcoin as collateral and borrow without giving up custody, wrapping, or bridging. This is the latest step in building native Bitcoin-backed
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Babylon
@babylonlabs_io
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"I think Bitcoin should be a very valuable collateral asset, in the same way that shares of public companies are valuable collateral assets." @alextapscott speaking with @Tristan0x15 and @Cryptocito on the second episode of Double Down. Watch the full recording:
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Babylon
@babylonlabs_io
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There are already many Bitcoin collateral solutions. Most require you to trust a centralized intermediary, accept bridge risk, or turn Bitcoin into a wrapped asset. Trustless Bitcoin Vaults were designed to remove those trade-offs. Hear from @Tristan0x15 as he discusses the
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Cito
@Cryptocito
Jun 23
“I’ve never been more convinced that blockchains will become foundational technology for financial services.” Ten years after co-authoring Blockchain Revolution, Alex Tapscott (@alextapscott) believes the original thesis is becoming clearer, not weaker. Blockchains are becoming
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Babylon
@babylonlabs_io
Jun 23
In less than 3 months over $200M deposits 👏
Aave
@aave
Jun 22
Aave V4 crossed $200 million deposits.
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Babylon
@babylonlabs_io
Jun 23
"We're bringing bitcoin to Ethereum as the first use case. Aave is the biggest DeFi protocol on Ethereum. So we're bringing it to the biggest center of the smart-contract economy." @dntse speaking to @CoinDesk
Bitcoin (BTC) layer-2s face a bear-market reality check
From coindesk.com
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Alex Tapscott
@alextapscott
Jun 22
Check it out tomorrow! Thanks for @babylonlabs_io and co-hosts @Cryptocito and @Tristan0x15 for having me on as their first guest!
Babylon
@babylonlabs_io
Jun 22
The first official Podcast Episode for Double Down will drop tomorrow 🎉 @alextapscott CEO of @CMCC_Global Capital Markets joined @Cryptocito and @Tristan0x15 to discuss; 1⃣ State of the market 2⃣CMCC's latest updates 3⃣Why Miners are pivoting to AI data centres for additional
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Babylon
@babylonlabs_io
Jun 22
The first official Podcast Episode for Double Down will drop tomorrow 🎉 @alextapscott CEO of @CMCC_Global Capital Markets joined @Cryptocito and @Tristan0x15 to discuss; 1⃣ State of the market 2⃣CMCC's latest updates 3⃣Why Miners are pivoting to AI data centres for additional
Cito
@Cryptocito
Jun 21
“When the tide goes out, #Bitcoin will be the asset you want to own.” Tomorrow, we launch the inaugural episode of Double Down with our first guest, Alex Tapscott, CEO of CMCC Global Capital Markets. We cover the risks building around Bitcoin treasury companies and why miners
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Babylon
@babylonlabs_io
Jun 19
Interested to see the end to end flow for native Bitcoin-backed borrowing with @aave v4? Native BTC is locked in a Taproot script on Bitcoin, while the collateral position is recognized by Aave v4. The borrowing flow: post native BTC collateral, borrow supported assets such as
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Babylon
@babylonlabs_io
Jun 18
Native Bitcoin-backed borrowing with @aave v4 on Public Testnet: 📈 2.1 sBTC TVL 🏦 111 active vaults ⚡ 7.95 BTC processed 🗂️ 439 total vaults created Track vault activity, positions, and network metrics through the default TBV explorer from @Xangle_official
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Tristan Dickinson
@Tristan0x15
Jun 16
I'm excited to co-host this podcast with @Cryptocito Double Down is our podcast name and highlights our belief in Bitcoin and the industry. Every couple of weeks we'll bring on interesting guests and talk through the latest updates from their company, the industry and how
Cito
@Cryptocito
Jun 12
📢 I’m partnering with @babylonlabs_io to launch a new #Bitcoin Podcast! Over the past months, I’ve been spending more time with institutional allocators across the GCC and APAC. One theme keeps coming up: Bitcoin is moving beyond “digital gold” into productive collateral.
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Babylon
@babylonlabs_io
Jun 16
Bitcoin is increasingly being treated as a pristine collateral asset. However, most collateral solutions require holders to either trust an intermediary or turn Bitcoin into a synthetic asset. In the first episode of Double Down with @Cryptocito, co-host @Tristan0x15 discusses
Cito
@Cryptocito
Jun 15
Double Down #0: Tristan Dickinson lays out Bitcoin's Collateral Thesis 🟧 Every reserve asset eventually becomes collateral. Gold did it thousands of years ago. #Bitcoin is next, and it's better built for the job: liquid, scarce, verifiable, self-custodial, available 24/7. The
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Babylon
@babylonlabs_io
Jun 16
Ready to close your position and redeem your native $BTC on Public Testnet? In this video @VladDegen explains how to repay borrowed assets, withdraw collateral, and redeem native Bitcoin. 🎥 Watch the testnet guide youtube.com/watch?v=sRg8xk…
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Babylon
@babylonlabs_io
Jun 16
Join the Public Testnet: btc-vaults.testnet.babylonlabs.io Claim testnet tokens from the faucet: tbv-faucet.testnet.babylonlabs.io
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