Earlier, I thought the biggest problem with cross-chain was technology. Later I realized it’s actually trust.
Recently, while researching the BTC ecosystem, I had a question.
Why, after all these years, is there still no particularly smooth connection between Bitcoin and other chains?
At first, I thought it was mainly a technical issue.
The speed isn’t fast enough.
Interoperability is poor.
Development is difficult.
But later I found it’s not that simple.
The real difficulty is:
Do you dare to trust the middle step?
Because the most special thing about BTC is that it doesn’t require you to trust any particular person.
People trust the rules.
But many ways of connecting BTC to other ecosystems introduce new roles.
You need to trust the bridge.
You need to trust the custodian.
You need to trust the new system.
Honestly, this is also why many BTC holders are quite cautious.
They don’t want BTC to play a bigger role.
They just don’t want to sacrifice BTC’s most core value for more ways to play.
When I later saw Babylon, I felt the issue it focuses on is quite interesting.
It doesn’t just think in a simple way of:
“how to move BTC somewhere else.”
Instead, it considers:
“how to keep BTC’s own security logic while participating in more networks.”
Through Bitcoin Staking, BTC can help build the security of other PoS networks, rather than simply turning into another kind of asset.
I think this difference is crucial.
Because very often, the real difficulty isn’t creating new functionality.
It’s adding functionality without breaking the original most important value.
That’s why I think Babylon is worth studying.
It’s not merely about solving how BTC can make money.
It’s about solving whether:
between BTC and other chains, we can build a more trustworthy connection.
Of course, this path still needs time.
Any new mechanism must be validated by the market.
But if, in the future, more networks require security value like BTC, then this kind of connection may become increasingly important.
#Baby $BABY @BabylonLabs_io
Recently, while researching the BTC ecosystem, I had a question.
Why, after all these years, is there still no particularly smooth connection between Bitcoin and other chains?
At first, I thought it was mainly a technical issue.
The speed isn’t fast enough.
Interoperability is poor.
Development is difficult.
But later I found it’s not that simple.
The real difficulty is:
Do you dare to trust the middle step?
Because the most special thing about BTC is that it doesn’t require you to trust any particular person.
People trust the rules.
But many ways of connecting BTC to other ecosystems introduce new roles.
You need to trust the bridge.
You need to trust the custodian.
You need to trust the new system.
Honestly, this is also why many BTC holders are quite cautious.
They don’t want BTC to play a bigger role.
They just don’t want to sacrifice BTC’s most core value for more ways to play.
When I later saw Babylon, I felt the issue it focuses on is quite interesting.
It doesn’t just think in a simple way of:
“how to move BTC somewhere else.”
Instead, it considers:
“how to keep BTC’s own security logic while participating in more networks.”
Through Bitcoin Staking, BTC can help build the security of other PoS networks, rather than simply turning into another kind of asset.
I think this difference is crucial.
Because very often, the real difficulty isn’t creating new functionality.
It’s adding functionality without breaking the original most important value.
That’s why I think Babylon is worth studying.
It’s not merely about solving how BTC can make money.
It’s about solving whether:
between BTC and other chains, we can build a more trustworthy connection.
Of course, this path still needs time.
Any new mechanism must be validated by the market.
But if, in the future, more networks require security value like BTC, then this kind of connection may become increasingly important.
#Baby $BABY @BabylonLabs_io