When I first entered the crypto world, I thought Bitcoin scaling = faster transactions
Until I saw what Citrea and Rootstock were arguing about
I realized this bull market is not what it seems
Institutional money has come in. ETF holdings have surpassed $120 billion.
So what? It's sitting idle on Coinbase.
This isn't a lack of liquidity; it's a lack of a protocol that makes them willing to 'lend out' their coins.
To put it bluntly, the giants dare to buy but not to use, fearing the old relic of 'three signatures controlling billions'.
What is BTCFi currently working on?
It's about 'no one survives'—no one can do evil.
Citrea's block space used as calldata is criticized for occupying mainnet resources
But it's betting that: miners always need to eat; pure payments aren't enough to support a family anymore.
Rootstock is even bolder, directly opening a green channel for institutions.
You want compliance, I provide compliance; you want decentralization, there’s a path too.
This isn't schizophrenia; it's positioning.
BOB's dual-bridge approach is the most intriguing.
On one side, fast entry and exit for experience; on the other side, BitVM slowly grinds the mainnet bridge.
If it succeeds, it will be a hundred billion-level gateway.
This isn't the WBTC model of 'please trust our multi-signature'.
Now it's: please trust the code.
Institutions are also waiting for this signal.
It's not waiting for TPS to exceed ten thousand.
It's waiting for an environment that can prove on-chain that 'no one can touch your money'.
Once it's operational
Bitcoin will no longer be gold.
It will be the hardest collateral in the world.
This round has no token issuance, no idol creation, no shouting for a hundred times.
These builders are laying the foundation.
Wait until it's finished to see who is swimming naked.
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