Babylon Labs proposed an Aave V4 integration enabling borrowing against native Bitcoin collateral directly on the Bitcoin network, avoiding wrapped BTC, bridges, and custodians. The system uses Taproot-based vault scripts and introduces a non-transferable asset called vaultBTC to represent locked BTC collateral within Aave. Aave founder Stani Kulechov endorsed the proposal, highlighting its potential to bring billions of BTC liquidity into Ethereum DeFi markets. The proposal is under governance review and requires further audits and approvals before launch.
A major Ethereum whale with 131,000 ETH borrowed $10 million in USDe stablecoins from Aave to purchase 5,818 ETH at $1,719 each, continuing a pattern of leveraged ETH accumulation. This strategy uses DeFi leverage by borrowing stablecoins against exi...
Babylon, a Bitcoin staking protocol, has secured over $5 billion in staked Bitcoin, allowing users to stake BTC natively on Bitcoin's network and earn yield by helping secure Proof-of-Stake chains. Through a new partnership with Aave, users can now b...
