I do not think Bitcoin was ever meant to be treated like a disposable asset.
If I owned something as rare as the Mona Lisa, I would not sell it to solve a temporary cash problem. I would borrow against it and keep ownership. Bitcoin deserves the same treatment.
For years, DeFi forced Bitcoin holders into a compromise: wrap it, bridge it, or hand it over to someone else and trust the system. That was the cost of participation.
Trustless Bitcoin Vaults (TBV) from @BabylonLabs_io challenges that model completely.
It lets native BTC stay native—no wrapping, no bridges, no centralized intermediaries—while still being used as collateral. Your keys stay yours. Your Bitcoin stays Bitcoin.
And the most interesting part is already live: the Public Testnet, where native Bitcoin-backed borrowing through Aave v4 is now available. That is not just another lending flow. That is a structural shift in how BTC can be used in DeFi.
To me, this is the real evolution: not forcing Bitcoin to leave home just to unlock liquidity.
If you owned the Mona Lisa, would you sell it… or borrow against it?
@BabylonLabs_io #baby $BABY
If I owned something as rare as the Mona Lisa, I would not sell it to solve a temporary cash problem. I would borrow against it and keep ownership. Bitcoin deserves the same treatment.
For years, DeFi forced Bitcoin holders into a compromise: wrap it, bridge it, or hand it over to someone else and trust the system. That was the cost of participation.
Trustless Bitcoin Vaults (TBV) from @BabylonLabs_io challenges that model completely.
It lets native BTC stay native—no wrapping, no bridges, no centralized intermediaries—while still being used as collateral. Your keys stay yours. Your Bitcoin stays Bitcoin.
And the most interesting part is already live: the Public Testnet, where native Bitcoin-backed borrowing through Aave v4 is now available. That is not just another lending flow. That is a structural shift in how BTC can be used in DeFi.
To me, this is the real evolution: not forcing Bitcoin to leave home just to unlock liquidity.
If you owned the Mona Lisa, would you sell it… or borrow against it?
@BabylonLabs_io #baby $BABY