1/5🧵 We’re thrilled to share VIA’s next chapter!
Introducing VIA Network, the connection between Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Bitcoin secure, DeFi-ready network that that brings native yield, and turns bridged assets into productive capital 🧵👇
New version of our bridge released
- Code has been refactored and improved for reliable wallet network switching using https://t.co/Al0d503pNa library
Bridge native BTC to Via Testnet
Bridge USDC from Ethereum to Via Testnet
https://t.co/lEl6UWtCSB
VIA NETWORK---Where Bitcoin strength meet Defi Genius .
Forget choosing between security and innovation ,now you can have both!!
Introducing to you all @buildonvia
VIA Network isn’t just another layer ,it’s a sovereign frontier. A zkEVM rollup anchored directly into Bitcoin’s unbreakable security, fused with the full power of Ethereum’s smart contracts. This is where the world’s hardest money meets the world’s most dynamic financial ecosystem.
Bridge your assets from Bitcoin or Ethereum and watch them transform. Here, your deposits become vTokens intelligent, yield-bearing assets that grow automatically from established Ethereum lending pools. Then, put them to work: trade them, provide liquidity, use them as collateral, or even pay your network fees with them. All while being secured by the immutable strength of Bitcoin.
The VIA ecosystem delivers:
· True Bitcoin-Secured Scalability: A zk-rollup that offers Ethereum’s flexibility with Bitcoin’s finality.
· Gas Freedom: Pay transaction fees in BTC or your own yield-earning vTokens.
· EVM-Native Innovation: Deploy any Ethereum contract instantly. Everything just works.
· Composability Unleashed: A seamless, productive DeFi landscape where protocols stack like never before.
Powered by a cutting-edge stack including zkEVM, Taproot-based bridge security, and Celestia for infinite scalability, VIA Network is more than a solution. It’s the new foundation.
Bridge In. Earn Automatically. Build Without Limits.
The Sovereign Bitcoin DeFi Layer is Live.
It's a testnet bridge, so testnet ETH is required
Ensure to add the Ethereum Sepolia network:
https://t.co/f9J4kHIcn5
ETH testnet faucet: https://t.co/pdtsfi7ZLC
USDC Testnet faucet: https://t.co/aYOdKwPPPd
Via <> Ethereum Bridge
Shipped on New Year's Eve last night
https://t.co/LBotpBUnwO
- Assets deployed through DeFi lending
- Receive vUSDC (yield-bearing)
- Earn APY || vUSDC to trade
🟠 Bitcoin Finality
🔵 Ethereum yield
Over the past few days, we’ve been migrating most of our content from https://t.co/Cih6o4lfRo to our new domain, https://t.co/63TWWabkGB as part of our move to Webflow
Merry Christmas everyone🎄
Take a moment to unplug, spend time with your people, and recharge. We’ll be back to building the future of Bitcoin tomorrow ⚒️
🤔 Did you know?
We have over $30 billion in crypto assets bridged to Layer 2 chains. Yet, these assets sit in idle vaults, generating zero return for their holders…👇 🧵
3/3🧵 Where other L2s simply hold your assets, VIA makes them productive by default, transforming passive liquidity into an active, growing base layer for the entire ecosystem.
Here’s how we do it👇
https://t.co/0QSrriXIjp
We’re live with our first @zealy_io campaign
Jump into the quests 👇
https://t.co/8YOubaJXOh
Transparency note:
This Zealy campaign is not an airdrop qualification campaign.
The purpose of these quests is to:
• Identify active contributors
• Support onboarding into the VIA ecosystem
• Begin assigning Discord roles based on active contributions/participation
15 years ago today, Satoshi had his last activity on Bitcoin Forum.
He posted on Dec 12, 2010 urging developers to prioritize security against Denial-of-Service (DoS) risks. And then day after, he disappeared 🥷
No farewell. No spotlight.
Just a protocol that changed the world.
🤔 And every year we ask the same question: