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Welcome to Slate Sunday, CryptoSlate’s weekly feature showcasing in-depth interviews, expert analysis, and thought-provoking op-eds that go beyond the headlines to explore the ideas and voices shaping the future of crypto. I’m balanced on a box with a spotty WIFI connection and a glitching computer. Moving house disrupts literally every aspect of your life, yet I’m […] The post Build it and they will come may not be enough for Bitcoin DeFi appeared first on CryptoSlate.

CZ's YZi Labs has invested in Avalon Labs to expand Bitcoin-backed finance. Avalon manages over 20,000 BTC through USDa stablecoin, collateralised lending, yield products and a credit card. Fresh capital aims to secure licenses, scale its institutional desk and launch a regulated public fund. The post CZ’s YZi Labs Ignites Avalon, Bitcoin DeFi’s $500M Ecosystem appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin-native DeFi protocol Liquidium has passed a major governance proposal introducing a new staking model tied to the platform revenue. The protocol’s native token LIQ has climbed over 73.3% since the proposal was approved earlier this week. It was trading at roughly $0.25 as of press time, based on CoinGecko data. Liquidium introduces staking On […] The post Bitcoin DeFi protocol Liquidium’s rebrand and staking model propel LIQ token to new heights appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Rootstock’s merged mining hit an all-time high in Q1 2025, even as DeFi TVL dropped 20% and user activity cooled across the Bitcoin DeFi ecosystem. Smart contract platform Rootstock, the home of decentralized finance (DeFi) on Bitcoin, saw a sharp increase in network security and mining engagement in the first quarter of 2025, even as activity cooled. Merged mining participation surged to an all-time high of 81%, up from 56.4% in Q4 2024, driven by the integration of major mining pools Foundry and SpiderPool, according to Messari’s first “State of Rootstock” report for 2025, shared with Cointelegraph. The heightened miner interest boosted Rootstock’s hash power to over 740 exahashes per second, surpassing the total Bitcoin network hashrate recorded in October 2024. As a result, the network is now considered to be in a “mature phase” of merged mining growth. Read more