There will be a couple of EigenLayer(s) in Bitcoin ecosystem? What is @babylon_chain, what they do and why do they exist 😱? Bringing 21M $BTC to PoS chains for yield to BTC holders👀?
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【 Babylon: Turning $BTC from pure store of value into productive yield instrument 】
First one that debuts is @babylon_chain and here's a TLDR about it: Babylon aims to utilize the vast but mostly idle $BTC to enhance the security of Proof-of-Stake (PoS) blockchains.
As per Babylon's whitepaper, they see BTC staking as a two-sided marketplace. On one side, PoS chains require enhanced security and are willing to offer yields for it. On the other, Bitcoin holders possess the capital and are looking to generate yield from it.
By staking their $BTC to support the security of PoS chains, participants can earn rewards derived from transaction fees, block rewards, or other incentive structures devised by the PoS networks.
【 What are the features of BTC staking via @babylon_chain onto PoS Chains be like? 】
⚪️ Full Slashability: Violations trigger slashing of 1/3 of the Bitcoin stake, ensuring only 2/3 adherence is needed for chain functionality.
⚪️ Guaranteed Withdrawal: Honest Bitcoin stakers can withdraw or unbond their funds irrespective of the behavior of other stakers.
⚪️ Fast Unbonding: Unlike typical PoS chains, Babylon enables quick unbonding without social consensus.
⚪️ Immunity to Attacks: Staked $BTC are protected on the Bitcoin network, safeguarding against long-range and "nothing-at-stake" attacks.
【How is the Staker Journey be like ShinChan? 】
1. User locks BTC in a self-custodial vault on the Bitcoin blockchain through a staking transaction.
2. Access to this BTC is restricted to operations authorized by the user's private key.
3. With the private key, user starts validating blocks on the PoS chain.
4. User can issue an unbonding transaction to retrieve BTC after 3 days, or a slashing transaction to burn the BTC.
5. Compliance results in BTC return and rewards; malicious behavior results in the BTC being burned as a penalty.
【Realistically what's the timeline and how to participate?】
Babylon is currently in testnet phase but this is NOT incentivised. Mainnet is still T.B.C. but with 4 phases of testnet already it shud be imminent.
They launched a Galxe quest called Chapter 0 with Point Mystery Box. Probaby points = token yeah for early participants?
Join with ShinChan on this: https://t.co/voiIToJjb3
There are a few ways you can look to participate when Babylon launches mainnet:
(i) Direct staking with @babylon_chain when live
(ii) Restaking with Babylon ecosystem projects, this is much like the status quo of EigenLayer with the debut of LRT. Currently there are 5 protocols and definitely more will be coming to capitalize on this - https://t.co/ynGU12Or8e
As a side note, @SolvProtocol SolvBTC will also expand to Babylon. It is also quite a novel yield-generating assset that sources revenue from:
(i) Staking yield from BTC L2 like @MerlinLayer2@Stacks@BitlayerLabs etc.
(ii) Restaking yield from @babylon_chain
(iii) Trading strategy yield from L2 like @arbitrum + @BNBCHAIN
Currently if you deposit you get 4XP per $1. XP = token and note that Solv is backed by Binance so again iykyk when it goes TGE what will happen👀
(iv) Institutional staking with @Cobo_Global
This is more B2B oriented which Cobo introduces the first-in-market MPC staking solution for whales through one-click stake strategy on @babylon_chain.
What does this mean for protocols? With this institutional solution, whales / large LPs can use the API to stake on @babylon_chain leveraging key sharding tech for security = channeling of gud TVL.
Imagine Babylon + LRT + points + DeFi, there could be a EigenLayer 2.0 in Bitcoin.
Pretty dope professional DeFi farming tool by @Cobo_Global called Argus on top of Safe
You have a decent list of farms and you can automate the rewards claiming with their bot too
This ain't an ad, I just found it useful
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