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🟧 The Capital Layer for Bitcoin, backed by @drapervc & @yzilabs

Joined February 2022
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Zest Protocol retweeted
Loans on @ZestProtocol rose 132% in Q3 to $14.75M, and about three quarters of that came from net new borrowing 👀 stBTC keeps earning the bond payment while it backs a loan. Zest has processed 1,500+ liquidations with no bad debt.
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Zest Protocol retweeted
Borrowing on a chain should not mean betting your BTC on that chain. Institutions already do this with triparty arrangements. Bitcoin Collateral Vaults brings this experience on chain.
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Zest Protocol retweeted
See you in Amsterdam
HEAD OF BITCOIN STRATEGY AT TREASURY TYCHO ONNASCH TO SPEAK AT BITCOIN AMSTERDAM 2026 🇳🇱 "#Bitcoin bear markets build the thing that powers the next bull." 🐂 📍 SugarFactory, Amsterdam 🗓️ November 5–6, 2026
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Zest Protocol retweeted
A big day for the @ZestProtocol Korean community 🇰🇷
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📢 New Listing 🚀 제스트프로토콜(#ZEST) 원화 마켓 추가 안내 🚀 $ZEST/KRW will be listed on #Bithumb! 🔸 Details : feed.bithumb.com/notice/1655… #Bithumb #ZEST @ZestProtocol
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Zest Protocol retweeted
Utilisation on Zest Protocol Stacks market at ATH 🟧
Over $40M is now borrowed on Zest Protocol @Stacks Market. A new all time high.
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Zest Protocol retweeted
Turning Bitcoin from idle asset into productive capital in Singapore 🇸🇬
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Time to close this out 🤝
Levered @Stacks Bitcoin Staking Vault capacity has been extended from 20 to 100 BTC. Already 79 BTC in 🟧
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Zest Protocol retweeted
A few moments later.
Replying to @ZestProtocol
69.62 BTC already made it into the vault. Vault capacity is first come, first served. Vault allocation available here: app.zestprotocol.com/earn/st…
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Zest Protocol retweeted
Levered @Stacks Bitcoin Staking Vault capacity has been extended from 20 to 100 BTC. Already 79 BTC in 🟧
The Levered Bitcoin Staking Vault is open with 100 BTC of capacity. Deposit sBTC or stBTC on @Stacks. The vault borrows sBTC against the stBTC, stakes it into more stBTC with 6% historic APY.
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See you in Singapore
Institutional infrastructure is consolidating. A few categories already have a winner, while others still remain open. On this topic: Melody He, @TheSpartanGroup Marco Manoppo, @sharpbytexyz Nihal Maunder, HSG Tycho Onnasch, @ZestProtocol Jonathan Gieg, @PanteraCapital
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Zest Protocol retweeted
gud tek, people want to do more with bitcoin than just hold it
Why Zest Protocol.
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Zest Protocol retweeted
BTC in a Bitcoin Collateral Vault is recoverable, even if the system fails 🟧
Bitcoin Collateral Vaults always give your BTC a way home.
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Zest Protocol retweeted
I wanted to see what borrowing against native BTC actually feels like, so I tried @ZestProtocol myself. The flow was smooth, but definitely not instant. I deposited 0.00042 BTC (~$35.30) through Xverse, went through several confirmation steps, waited for the vault to finalize, and then borrowed 10 USDC against it. There are quite a few transactions and some waiting involved, especially compared with what I'm used to on EVM. But the UI made each step easy to follow, and the core idea is pretty interesting: native BTC stays on Bitcoin while you borrow USDC on Ethereum. No wrapping. No bridging. First time trying Zest, and the overall experience was straightforward.
Bitcoin Collateral Vaults demo is now on mainnet. Deposit native BTC into a self-custodial vault on Bitcoin L1. Borrow Ethereum USDC against it. The capital layer for Bitcoin.
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Zest Protocol retweeted
Btc已经8w5了,重新在思考这轮周期到底能有点什么新玩意。互联网产品的故事已经都讲不动了(游戏、元宇宙、社交等),市场统一的共识就是fintech 2.0,全球交易2.0 如果对上个周期刻舟求剑一下的话,BTC生态还是要出东西出来;上个周期是btc上的nft,然后是btc上的meme(ordi、sats、rats等)。 这轮要是btc真变成数字黄金(至少离的更进一步),然后行业更靠向金融而不是互联网,那就围绕着银行、信贷、交易所来看业务。 交易所业务已经足够白热化了;银行和信贷这赛道一直没做起来,一方面是投机财富效应太小了,另一方面也是大家不敢把自己的btc eth到处乱跨链;比如之前BTC L2上出现的空气tvl事件(不点项目名了),其实当时是有机会真的把btc L2做起来,但是顶不住当时发币掏市场掏的太快了,大家选择了邪修。 BTC上其实也该有个AAVE(直接抵押BTC来借钱),之前的问题是得把btc跨到别的链才能去借贷,很多人都不想去担这个风险。之前的解决方法只能wrap/bridge/交给custodian;最近Zest搞了个新的vault能把btc直接留在btc主网上,然后Ethereum / 其他 DeFi chain 读取这个 vault 的状态,直接从别的链上把钱借出来。他们上半年在alpha tge之后冲高了一波回落下来,算是alpha里面开盘表现不错的项目,最近市场流动性回来了,像zest这样有alpha和合约,价格在底部还在做事的团队确实不多了。之前stacks 作为公链估值最高$6b,现在团队出来再创业现在这个市值还是明显低估了 过去大量的央行因为自己有黄金储备,所以能各种自己发货币。所以如果btc真的能变数字黄金这意思的话,能想象的空间还是太大了,直接能给市场平增巨大的流动性。
Bitcoin Collateral Vaults demo is now on mainnet. Deposit native BTC into a self-custodial vault on Bitcoin L1. Borrow Ethereum USDC against it. The capital layer for Bitcoin.
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Zest Protocol retweeted
Do more with your btc 🤠
Bitcoin Collateral Vaults demo is now on mainnet. Deposit native BTC into a self-custodial vault on Bitcoin L1. Borrow Ethereum USDC against it. The capital layer for Bitcoin.
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Zest Protocol retweeted
Great work @TychoOnnasch and @ZestProtocol - one of the hardest and biggest problems in crypto to solve, amazing to see!
Bitcoin Collateral Vaults demo is now on mainnet. Deposit native BTC into a self-custodial vault on Bitcoin L1. Borrow Ethereum USDC against it. The capital layer for Bitcoin.
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I think Bitcoin is more than just an asset. It’s one of the strongest forms of collateral in crypto. But what if your $BTC could stay exactly where it is and still become productive? I’m researching multiple projects working on this, and @ZestProtocol is one of them. What caught my attention is the backing from YZi Labs (formerly Binance Labs) and Draper VC. The idea is simple: your BTC stays on Bitcoin while its value works elsewhere. No wrapping, no pooling, no giving up custody. Take a look at the project and let me know your thoughts.
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I backed Zest Protocol because this team has been building on Bitcoin longer than almost anyone, and they know how to ship great products with amazing user experience. Seeing real Bitcoin collateral working on mainnet, with the coins never leaving Bitcoin, is something I’m incredibly excited about.
Bitcoin Collateral Vaults demo is now on mainnet. Deposit native BTC into a self-custodial vault on Bitcoin L1. Borrow Ethereum USDC against it. The capital layer for Bitcoin.
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Zest Protocol retweeted
A big day for Bitcoin. Borrow Ethereum USDC against self-custodial BTC locked on Bitcoin L1 🟧
Bitcoin Collateral Vaults demo is now on mainnet. Deposit native BTC into a self-custodial vault on Bitcoin L1. Borrow Ethereum USDC against it. The capital layer for Bitcoin.
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