BTC cross-chain DeFi: they say “self-custody” but in practice the custody authority is handed over to multisigs or bridges—every risk is effectively placed on individuals. @BabylonLabs_io’s TBV locks BTC in the mainnet Taproot using Pre-PegInHTLC and a one-time signature, and external contracts only take the verification signals. The funding-side expectation gap is that BTC doesn’t need to leave the main chain to respond to DeFi logic; the liquidity valuation that was previously built on custody-point incentives needs to be reassessed. $BABY coordinates the incentives for cross-chain validation and settlement, and doesn’t additionally create a credit intermediary. Real security is never about trusting someone—it’s about ensuring fraud cannot get through cryptography. #baby