1/12
Bitcoin holds $1T in value but struggles to support lending, trading, or stablecoins. Scripts are limited, blockspace is tight. A new wave of BTCfi layers is changing that – and Celestia quietly sits underneath many of them https://t.co/LJocoJu9Oe

2/12
Bitcoin layers or BTCfi boost BTC’s capabilities without altering the base layer. Their aim is to turn static $BTC into yield-bearing assets while preserving Bitcoin’s security

The first modular blockchain network that makes it easy for anyone to securely launch their own blockchain. Build whatever 👉 https://celestia.org/build/

7/12
For BTCfi projects that need scale, Celestia can be the data backbone. Example: payy_link batches thousands of Bitcoin transactions off-chain, then posts that data on Celestia.

Users get fast transactions, and Bitcoin stays as the settlement layer

5/12
@celestia offers a radical approach: do less. It handles only consensus and data availability. Celestia just orders blocks of data and makes sure everyone can access them

6/12
This minimalism makes Celestia high-throughput:

Today it does ~8 MB blocks every 6 seconds (~1.3 MB/s). The roadmap aims for blocks over 1 GB.

That is Visa-like capacity on a decentralized network

3/12
Babylon shows what’s possible. It lets holders stake BTC to secure proof-of-stake chains and earn yield. $BTC stays locked in the Bitcoin UTXO set while rewards roll in from multiple networks. Bitcoin security with DeFi-like returns

4/12
The challenge now is infrastructure. Each BTCfi layer needs to store transaction data, reach consensus, and provide high throughput. Bootstrapping a whole new chain for each project is slow and resource-heavy. This is where @celestia steps in