Our team built a Bitcoin-backed stablecoin prototype in one hour using AI. A working front-end with Bitcoin price feeds, liquidation logic, and UI. This is the new way: start with the user experience, then build the infrastructure to support it.

Came up with this analogy in the middle of a conversation with Korean execs. This is why I like freeform discussions.

Trustless Bitcoin vaults: No bridges. No custodians. Just cryptographic proof and native BTC. The future of BTCFi is here. 📖 Read the whitepaper:

What if native BTC could power lending, stablecoins, and perps, all without bridges or custodians? Trustless Bitcoin vaults make it possible. Here’s how 🧵

Do you like writing assembly? I don’t. ZKVM changes everything: Write Bitcoin vault programs in Rust, convert automatically to proofs. We're connecting Bitcoin directly to EVM protocols without a single bridge or wrapped asset. Pretty cool, huh?

We're building something that doesn't exist yet: truly programmable Bitcoin vaults. Instead of forcing Bitcoin into existing frameworks, we're creating entirely new APIs that work with Bitcoin's actual design. This could change how every Bitcoin application gets built.

Every lending protocol needs the same three actions: deposit, redeem, liquidate. The challenge: Your collateral lives on Bitcoin. Your protocol lives on EVM chains. Our solution: Program the vault to connect them directly. No bridges, no trust assumptions.

Our trustless vault approach suggests there's a better path: direct Bitcoin programmability that preserves security while enabling sophistication.

SBC has been pivotal for Babylon. Two years ago, we pitched Bitcoin staking to investors at an SBC side event. That was our turning point. We just went back with something new. Some conferences just have that energy.

The 4th Science and Engineering Consensus workshop is happening on Sun at Berkeley, one day before SBC. We have an excellent list of speakers: . Thank you to @poddotnetwork and @babylonlabs_io for their sponsorship. Live stream: