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Binance-backed Bitcoin DeFi protocol Zest launches yield-bearing BTCz token

The Bitcoin halving has catalyzed a wave of interest in creating DeFi capabilities for Bitcoin, the world’s first blockchain network.

Binance Labs and Tim Draper-backed Zest Protocol have launched their new BTCz token in the latest development for Bitcoin-native decentralized finance (DeFi).

The new BTCz token will allow Bitcoin (BTC) holders to earn a staking yield on their Bitcoin through the Babylon Protocol.

The new Zest Protocol Bitcoin (BTCz) token could bring a significant increase in capital efficiency for the world’s first cryptocurrency, according to Tycho Onnasch, co-founder of the Zest Protocol.

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Binance-backed pSTAKE Finance launches Bitcoin liquid staking solution

pSTAKE is among the most recent protocols making Bitcoin a yield-generating asset with more capital efficiency.

Binance Labs-backed liquid staking protocol pStAKE Finance has unveiled its liquid staking solution for Bitcoin in the latest development for Bitcoin-native decentralized finance (DeFi).

pSTAKE Finance’s solution, built on top of Babylon’s Bitcoin staking protocol, aims to simplify the Bitcoin staking process and offer additional yield generation opportunities for Bitcoin (BTC) holders.

The protocol decided to build Bitcoin-based staking solutions from a fundamental belief in the world’s oldest cryptocurrency, aiming to make it a yield-generating asset, according to Mikhil Pandey, the co-founder and chief strategy officer of pSTAKE Finance.

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