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iBTC Rebrands to Pioneer Bridgeless Bitcoin for Institutional DeFi We are thrilled to announce the rebranding of iBTC, a pivotal step in our mission to revolutionize Bitcoin’s role in decentralized finance. Our new brand identity reflects our dedication to delivering bridgeless, trust-minimized Bitcoin solutions tailored for institutional DeFi. This evolution brings a refreshed visual identity and an upgraded platform, enhancing security, user experience, and regulatory clarity. Key Highlights: - Bridgeless Bitcoin: Eliminates risks tied to wrapped assets. - Enhanced Security: Features a 2-2 multi-sig and leverages Bitcoin’s full hashrate. - Institutional Focus: DeFi solutions built for compliance and usability. Check iBTC.Network to see what's happening!

What an incredible week at Consensus Hong Kong, with 10,000 attendees, & over 500 startups in attendance from over 40 countries! This was a truly international gathering at the heart of the Asia Pacific. This is my 4th CoinDesk PitchFest & it’s always exciting to see founders bringing forward solutions that are poised for the next phase of the Web3 industry come pitch on the stage. This year was especially competitive, with 12 of the top startups presenting emerging innovations that are gaining traction & demonstrating real-world impact. ?? Congratulations to the winners! ??? Winner: TransCrypts - Zain Zaidi (Founder & CEO) ??? Runner-up: CredShields - Shashank . (Founder & CEO) TransCrypts gives individuals “self-sovereignty” over their ID information, proving their information on-chain. If you haven’t already, check out this great write-up by CoinDesk Editor Benjamin Schiller on their winning pitch: TransCrypts Wins PitchFest at Consensus Hong Kong. “PitchFest gave us the opportunity to present our idea to some of the brightest minds in Web3. It was great to get some feedback & use that to refine our product roadmap as we look to become the standard for self sovereign verifications.” — Zain Zaidi “Participating in the Consensus Hong Kong PitchFest was an incredible experience. It provided a great platform to showcase our vision, connect with industry leaders, & gain valuable insights into the evolving blockchain landscape.” — Shashank ?? Finalists: ? Liquidium - Su Xu (Asia Growth Lead) ? ONEVERSE - Jason Chong (Head of Product) ?? Semi-Finalists: ? Apillon ? - Domen Ursic (Co-Founder & COO) ? Domi Chain - Rooney Chakravorty (Chief Architect) ? GoSats - The simplest onramp to Digital Assets in India - Mohammed Roshan (CEO) ? iBTC - Aki Balogh (Co-Founder & CEO) ? NettyWorth - July Grullon (CEO) ? Tokenyze - Michael So (Co-Founder & CEO) ? Vanilla Finance - Michael Cameron (Co-Founder) ? Zypher Network - Maggie Wang (COO) A huge thank you to all of our judges who helped make this competition what it was: ? Alasdair Foster (CEO, Bullish) ? Andy Kangpan (Co-Founder, Metalayer Ventures) ? Ann Chien (Partner, IVC) ? Forest Bai (Co-Founder & General Partner, Foresight Ventures) ? Leah Callon-Butler (Director, Emfarsis) ? Melody He (Co-Founder & Partner, The Spartan Group) ? Momir Amidzic (Managing Partner, IOSG Ventures) ? Samuel Tse (Head of Investment, Animoca Brands) ? Shiau Sin YEN (Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Titan Fund) ? Vlad V. (General Partner, Mythos Venture Partners) Great to see so many founders pushing their projects forward—excited to see where they go next. Our next stop: Consensus Toronto! Applications for CoinDesk PitchFest opens next week. Looking forward to seeing what this next wave of startups brings to the stage! #ConsensusHongKong #Web3 #AI #Blockchain #TechInnovation #Startups #Investment #Blockchain

Fortuna Custody Solutions is excited to partner with iBTC to provide institutional clients with a secure and compliant solution for earning yields on Bitcoin. Over the past year, the BTCfi ecosystem has evolved significantly, presenting a $2 trillion market opportunity. However, institutions require regulated partners to engage with these protocols. Fortuna is here to bridge that gap.

Aki Balogh?is Founder and CEO of?iBTC, (https://www.ibtc.network), a?project that?harnesses the power of Discrete Log Contracts (DLCs) to establish the?safest, theft-proof, and institutionally compliant?trustless bridge between?Bitcoin, Etherum and other chains.?Aki shares his journey into entrepreneurship and crypto, discusses his vision of how?DLC can unlock?BTCFi, the mechanics of iBTC fka dlcLink, and his thoughts on the?exploding Bitcoin L2 ecosystem. https://lnkd.in/g23Faga6

We're hosting xSpaces with our portfolio company dlcBTC - come join our discussion with Aki Balogh at https://lnkd.in/dcbD2z8A dlcBTC is a non-custodially wrapped $BTC - like wBTC, but permissionless. They've just launched 1CY - a product that allows to stake $BTC at EigenLayer right from your Bitcoin wallet by 1 click of a button / it's a better version of Babylon with real EVM staking, permissionless. Come and listen how this works.

With #Bitcoin being a trillion-dollar asset, there is a large opportunity to unlock idle liquidity through Bitcoin DeFi (BTCFi). Understand what BTCFi is and how Chainlink users like dlcBTC and Solv Protocol are enabling a new DeFi ecosystem on Bitcoin: https://lnkd.in/gx45xeKK

The entire Contribution Capital team participated in the major technology conference TOKEN2049 in Singapore. I’d like to share what we accomplished: - Organized a side event with our portfolio companies Botanix Labs, GOAT Network, Pell Network, dlcBTC, and MasterProtocol, gathering an audience of over 250 people. - Met in person with the founders of our new portfolio company Huddle01 and Mantis. - Connected with partners from Tier 1 crypto funds Pantera Capital, HashKey Capital, and Electric Capital. Also, with partner of Draper Dragon, Richard Wang and Reno Seider, Kraken Ventures. - Networked with the founders of top web3 companies: Fireblocks, WalletConnect Foundation, and Everclear Foundation. And of course, most importantly for us and our investors, we continue to invest in the best web3 companies. P.S. Stay tuned for our activities on X https://lnkd.in/dNMKgtp4

#ARCHIPinterview Flying Crypto Interview mit Aki Balogh, Co-Founder und CEO von dlcBTC Unser ?Flying-Crypto-Reporter? Pascal Hügli konnte im Rahmen des weltweit gr?ssten Krypto-Events TOKEN2049 in Singapur spannende Interviews mit namhaften Krypto-Shapern führen. Im aktuellen Interview spricht er mit Aki Balogh, Co-Founder und CEO von dlcBTC.?Das Gespr?ch beleuchtet die Entwicklung von DLCs (Discrete Log Contracts), einer innovativen Methode, um Smart Contracts auf Basis von Bitcoin zu erm?glichen. ???Erfahren Sie mehr im Flying Crypto Interview: https://lnkd.in/e7CSxnzt ?? Folgen Sie unserem ARCHIP-Kanal für weitere ausgew?hlte Nachrichten aus dem Krypto-Markt und abonnieren Sie jetzt unseren Newsletter: https://lnkd.in/drGZjPt7! #Krypto #Blockchain #Bitcoin #ARCHIP #ARCHIPbyMaerkiBaumann #TOKEN2049; Maerki Baumann & Co. AG

Hey DOers ?? Bitcoin is approaching $70K, signaling new liquidity entering the market, while long-term holders continue to hold strong ?? In our latest episode of Behind the Crypto, Michael Graham, our irreplaceable host and Head of Growth, sits down with Aki Balogh, founder of dlcBTC, to explore how his company is creating a decentralized alternative to the currently available wBTC (wrapped BTC). Watch Here ?? https://lnkd.in/eRduGvit They discuss how this innovation addresses key challenges in cross-chain Bitcoin transfers and could redefine $BTC’s role in DeFi. Happy watching ?? #DeFi #Bitcoin #Web3 #Blockchain #Decentralized #BTC

dlcBTC is partnering with garden.finance built on Catalog to enhance cross-chain BTC swaps! ?? Swap native BTC to dlcBTC in under 10 minutes ?? Theft-proof wrapping with DLCs ?? Unlock DeFi yield for your Bitcoin The future of Bitcoin in DeFi starts here!