Ryan Botto

Laying stone and following the way ܡܫܝܚܐ I love skateboarding

[Ryan Botto @rybotto]

It's been an enjoyable three-year journey with @equineNFT:

2021: I recall the euphoria of minting my first batch of Pioneer Horses.

2022: The launch of the Dapp was a big step. Logging in to view my stable was satisfying.

2023: Equine's partnership with MLabs to develop the platform's smart contracts marked a significant step towards a robust platform.

2024: We stand on the brink of Equine's mainnet launch, and I am happy to be beta testing this awesome game.

Many NFT projects have faded, but Equine has stayed the course, setting the stage for a great 2025! Happy 3 year anniversary Equine!

[FluidTokens @FluidTokens]

This is the time you lock in, double down, and start using DeFi on Cardano:

→ https://t.co/VdRFxHCvml

Lend, Borrow, Stake, Bridge Bitcoin w/ Bifrost, Supply Liquidity, Use Collateral, Earn Yield, Pay Fees with Any Token, Create Tanks, use CARDANO!

Now more than ever. 💙

[Ryan Botto @rybotto]

@FluidTokens Good to hear

[FluidTokens @FluidTokens]

The market goes up and down, while Fluid stays growing 😤

debt, number of wallets and collateral have been soaring in the past 7 days!

This means fluid has now more liquidity, with more users and a higher utilisation.

*Chef’s Kiss* 💙

[Ryan Botto @rybotto]

@FluidTokens I'm ready for this :)

[FluidTokens @FluidTokens]

Are you ready to lend and borrow privately on C̶a̶r̶d̶a̶n̶o̶ Midnight?

FluidTokens will be the go-to for privacy-enabled lending and borrowing 😤

[Charles Hoskinson @IOHK_Charles]

After reflecting deeply on this governance process, a few things are clearer to me than ever.
Cardano is alive. The community is engaged. And that matters more than any single vote.

But this process has shown me something important: Cardano's governance is real. You are not passive holders. You are owners. That is exactly what we built this for.

It has also reminded me that when Cardano has needed it most, the Pentad delivered. IOG, EMURGO, the Cardano Foundation, Midnight Foundation, and Intersect have proven they can coordinate and bring critical integrations to life when the ecosystem needed it. That coordination layer matters now more than ever.

So let me show up the way I should.

I will be in Singapore for the Cardano Summit and I will be on stage. I am also personally committing to partially top up our Token2049 sponsorship to Title level. Being on that main stage is where Cardano and Midnight need to be heard.

To the Pentad, I am inviting all of you to sit down and have a real conversation about the future of governance and how we formalise this coordination going forward.

I am 100% focused on Cardano and Midnight. Always have been. Let me prove it. #strongertogether

[FluidTokens @FluidTokens]

Every single cent of stablecoin liquidity supplied on FluidTokens has been borrowed.

As a lender this means that your loans will fill almost instantly as they go live.

This is your cue to start deploying on Cardano, this is your cue to deploy $USDM👇

[FluidTokens @FluidTokens]

Show me a sign you are still bullish on Cardano, I’ll go first:

There are 655 unique wallets currently staking 16,000,000 $FLDT amounting to almost $1,000,000 in total.

They are getting rewarded monthly with $wBTC and $ADA sourced by collecting 50% of the fees generated on FluidTokens.

Decentralisation done right ✨

[FluidTokens @FluidTokens]

The best ROI for anyone building on Cardano is to use the eUTXO model fully.

BIFROST is a prime example:

→ Cardano SPOs help secure the bridge
→ Watchtowers bring confirmed Bitcoin state to Cardano
→ eUTXO makes the bridge logic easier to verify onchain

[FluidTokens @FluidTokens]

Bridge security is the #1 priority, especially as $BTC starts moving across ecosystems:

The flow starts with Bitcoin finality.

Bitcoin blocks need confirmations. Watchtowers post that confirmed state to Cardano, and the system allows time for challenges if a stronger Bitcoin fork appears.

On the custody side, BTC is secured by Cardano SPOs using threshold signatures, with signing power distributed across operators.

That gives Cardano a cleaner path to Bitcoin liquidity:

A safer bridge built around the strongest features of UTXO chains.

[Patrick Tobler @Padierfind]

Fluidtokens are the ones who put Bitcoin Defi on the map for Cardano. I will always be supporting them and their efforts.

It will take big effort from the entire community to make Bitcoin Defi a success.

[Ryan Botto @rybotto]

@JaromirTesar We have Fluid Tokens

[FluidTokens @FluidTokens]

The Full Stack:

→ Lending and borrowing
→ Smart Accounts for walletless onboarding
→ Bitcoin integration through Bifrost
→ SPO-secured infrastructure
→ Babel Fees and scheduled Tx through Aquarium
→ Simpler DeFi UX

Making Cardano easier to use for everyone💙

[FluidTokens @FluidTokens]

5.3M cardano:native is available across 703 lending pools, showing how broad Cardano’s onchain lending markets are becoming👇

Liquidity is becoming more fragmented, specialized, and permissionless. 😤

Each pool creating its own market conditions, collateral, and yield profile

In practice, this gives lenders and borrowers more ways to price risk, deploy ADA, and create liquidity around specific assets,

*chef’s kiss*

[FluidTokens @FluidTokens]

FluidTokens is slowly turning into a full DeFi layer for Cardano.

Lending is one part of it, but the bigger picture is clear: Smart Accounts, Bifrost, compounding, stablecoin markets, and better access for Bitcoin users.

Do you see the vision? 😤

[Matteo @0xMetamatt]

Friendly reminder that babel fees have already been implemented for 1+ years on @FluidTokens Aquarium.

And yes, they are open source, anybody can use them and they are audited.

The only fair alternative to Aquarium are off-chain Babel fees implementable with nested transactions.

Please stop giving treasury money for already available solutions!

[FluidTokens @FluidTokens]

Smart Accounts are built for one goal: letting Bitcoin users access Cardano without changing their go-to wallet

That means Bitcoin native users can reach Cardano liquidity, apps, and assets from the wallet they already trust, while Cardano gains new TVL and transaction flow.

Made on Cardano by FluidTokens.

[FluidTokens @FluidTokens]

Liquid staking is coming to $STRIKE, know what that means?

You get to maximize your yield using FluidTokens 😤

The strategy is simple: stake $STRIKE, stay liquid, supply it on Fluid, borrow against it, and keep your position earning across Cardano DeFi.

[FluidTokens @FluidTokens]

This is your daily reminder to try out what you supported through Catalyst Fund 14 😉 :

BIFROST: Bitcoin-Cardano bridge secured by Cardano SPOs

Testnet is live, get some tBTC and head here: https://t.co/1FhRWgQr9S

[Pete | Beware of Scammers @astroboysoup]

BIFROST is now live on public testnet.

You can bridge BTC to Cardano, then mint fBTC on Cardano.

That second part matters.

This is where Bitcoin starts becoming usable inside Cardano DeFi, instead of sitting idle in cold storage.

Early testnet UX will be clunky. That’s normal.

But BTC liquidity coming to Cardano is the bit worth watching.

Are we finally getting close to proper Bitcoin DeFi on Cardano?

*Not a paid promotion