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2025 wasn’t about @Lombard_Finance adding features. It was about Bitcoin graduating into infrastructure. Month-by-Month, Lombard pushed $BTC through each layer required to function as productive, credit-grade, institution-ready capital. ... January — Infrastructure foundation > Major protocol upgrade just 4 months post-launch > Native $BTC minting expanded across more EVM chains > Auto-minting shipped for UX > $LBTC bridging live via @chainlink CCIP > BFT implementation for the Lombard Security Consortium > Lombard crossed $1B TVL to become the fastest $BTC staking protocol to do so February — Security went institutional > Lombard Security Consortium officially launched, 14 institutions joined at genesis: Galaxy, OKX, Wintermute, Antpool, F2Pool, Figment, Chorus One, Kiln, P2P, Nansen, and more > First production deployment of decentralized, institution-backed $BTC liquidity security > Lombard's @KaitoAI yapper leaderboard launched ($1–5M rewards pool) March — $BTC goes multi-chain, seriously > $LBTC launched on @SuiNetwork with native minting from $BTC > @babylonlabs_io Genesis chain + $BABY token launched and $LBTC holders will be eligible for $BABY > $LBTC crossed 0.1% of total $BTC supply (“0.1% Club”) April — Staking Becomes Composable > Babylon Genesis live + $BABY airdrop for $LBTC stakers > $LBTC SDK launched for wallets, exchanges, and staking platforms > Permissionless $BTC staking went live > 5,000+ $BTC staked into Babylon via Lombard > @EigenFoundation partnership announced → $LBTC becomes first $BTC asset in restaking May — Yield Gets Institutional > @SentoraHQ DeFi Vault launched: - Targeting ~6% APY on $LBTC/$wBTC - Institutional-grade risk engine (Sentora / IntoTheBlock) - No lockups, multi-strategy, cross-ecosystem yield > Ambassador Program launched ($150K+ pool) June — BTC choice architecture > First Lombard Ambassador cohort announced > @katana mainnet launched with $LBTC and $BTCK integrated into katana's core apps > @SushiSwap + @MorphoLabs integrations live for both $LBTC and $BTCK July — Yield Upgrade Announced > Yield-bearing $LBTC upgrade announced > Native BTC-denominated yield without breaking liquidity or DeFi compatibility August — Yield goes live + governance arrives > August 11: $LBTC starts accruing $BTC yield > Liquid Bitcoin Foundation announced > $BARD introduced as Lombard’s native token > Pre-launch Community Sale via @buidlpad September — $BARD + credit plumbing > $BARD contribution stage went live (133K subscriptions, 28K+ verified users) > Economically secured cross-chain bridging announced: @chainlink CCIP + @symbioticfi > Sept 18: $BARD token went live with major exchange listings > KODA partnership (Korea institutional custody) > Ambassador Cohort 2 applications opened October — Bitcoin Enters Capital Markets > $LBTC live on Starknet (1% APY + STRK incentives) > @BotanixLabs collaboration launched > Lombard joined Canton Network as validator > @capmoney_ partnership: $LBTC restaking secures institutional USD loans > $BTC.b acquisition from Avalon ($538M supply) > $LBTC powers @ResolvLabs $BTC Cluster, backing $312M USR > Partnered with @storyprotocol to bring Bitcoin payments to the creator economy. > @SocieteGenerale's SG-FORGE accepts $LBTC as collateral for MiCA-compliant loans > Ambassador Cohort 2 announced November — BTC standards consolidation > SmartCon presence + Chainlink CCIP narrative > $BTC.b launches as canonical BTC on Katana > Dual-asset $BTC strategy validated at chain level December — Settlement layer unlocked > @stable mainnet launched and $BTC.b selected as canonical $BTC for @stable > $BTC-backed stablecoin liquidity goes live > 21-day Lux campaign launched > Big Christmas Drop: 12 badges in 12 days ... 2025 will be remembered as the year Lombard quietly built the rails for Bitcoin to actually be used; staked, secured, lent, and settled. Not hype. Just BTCfi infrastructure that now exists thanks to Lombard.

@Mayacrypt @timeuniverse_io $TIME

New $TIME round is live. $0.10 entry → $0.25 TGE • 500 $TIME bonus for early buyers 40% unlock at launch, rest vested. Final window before listing. @timeuniverse_io making early positioning very clear.

@Jack_gtm1 Waiting on szn5

g to morning homies🫶 Earned 13.3 $river points from a single tweet...not sure if that's good tbh but engagement was decent but I still don't really understand how the algo is calculating these points 🤔 ( not sure if it's about timing or just consistency that pays off here…) also staking a good amount of $RIVER + satUSD on the side but it's crazy many new users joined @River4fun campaign over the last few days Still bullish on @RiverdotInc, hopefully real creators will cook 🫶 what about you? you earning good? #river #LET_ENHYPEN_CREATE #altın #btc #crypto #eth #alts

@YusufGemz Gmgm

GM CT 👑 A new day to make some bread. Can I get a GM back ?

@Markkrypt @LunarStrategy 78 mine…

I’ve been testing another bunch of “social score” tools. @LunarStrategy just dropped a Social Cards page that turns your X profile: - quick snapshot of how your account reads. - easy to share in DMs when pitching collabs. - good for teams filtering KOLs fast. If you’re running KOL marketing, Lunar is also one of the agencies I’d put in the “quality operators” bucket. Try yours here: marketeer.lunarstrategy.com

@WyHai_Crypto @Nasun_io Interesting…..

Most DeFi feels the same. Another DEX. Another lending app. Another isolated product. But @Nasun_io is trying something different. Pado isn’t just another DeFi platform. It’s being built as the financial layer of an entire system. • Built natively on Move → security is part of the design • Connected to AI (Baram) → agents can act onchain • Fed by users & liquidity from Gen Sol Not separate products. One loop. That’s where it gets interesting. If DeFi is connected to AI… And AI is connected to user activity… Then value doesn’t just sit in one place. It flows. Most ecosystems talk about integration. Very few actually build it from day one. So the real question is: Is Pado just another DeFi hub… Or the layer that everything else will eventually depend on? Still early. But if this works, it won’t look like traditional DeFi anymore.

@WyHai_Crypto @Nasun_io Good share…

@JefferyCrypt It’s free money szn

Been looking for more places to put USD1 to work, so I'm checking out Aster now that the perp pairs are live. Most people don't know this, but trading fees on USD1 pairs are 8x cheaper than USDT pairs. 0.5bp vs 4bp. There's also a $250K monthly reward pool for trading USD1 perps plus separate incentives just for holding USD1 on the platform. BTC, ETH, SOL pairs live now. 10+ more coming. Free money szn.

Aster isn’t just listing USD1 it’s turning it into a core trading asset. With spot, perps, and margin now live, USD1 moves from passive stablecoin to active liquidity layer on @Aster_DEX. And the incentives are aggressive: • Up to 2.5M $WLFI/month for USD1 perps • Daily rewards for holding USD1 • 0 maker fees + ultra-low taker fees (0.5bps) This will change traders behavior. Lower costs + rewards + usability = capital stays inside the system. More usage → more liquidity → tighter spreads → even more volume. That flywheel is how real distribution happens. USD1 isn’t competing on narrative. It’s embedding itself directly into the trading engine. That’s the difference.

1/ Looping makes up ~1/3 of all Ethereum lending activity. Most of it is staked ETH and stablecoins. RWA looping is next, and it changes everything. It’s the biggest DeFi strategy most people still aren’t talking about. Here’s how it works and how ynRWAx fits in 🧵

$NUSD has been scaling rapidly lately (now sitting at ~$210M TVL), and from a fundamental perspective that trajectory makes a lot of sense. @Neutrl introduces an institutional-grade synthetic architecture backed by a combination of delta-neutral strategies + crypto assets designed to generate sustainable, market-agnostic yield. Rather than relying on directional exposure, the model extracts returns from structural inefficiencies across different market layers: 1⃣ OTC arbitrage → Discounted entries on secondary market w/ systematic hedging for DN exposure 2⃣ Delta-neutral Hedging → Classic funding rate based yield w/o directional exposure 3⃣ Basis and Funding Arbitrage → Spot vs. futures market arbitrage opportunities while maintaining market-neutral exposure Together, these mechanisms currently produce roughly ~8.3% APY, which is highly competitive for a yield source that is both scalable and structurally sustainable. That attractiveness is reflected in user behaviour as well where ~81% of the circ. supply is staked into $sNUSD indicating strong confidence in the system’s long-term yield profile. What makes this particularly interesting is that these opportunities traditionally sit behind institutional OTC desks. By packaging them into a structured onchain asset, the protocol effectively democratises access to OTC market strategies that were historically inaccessible to most DeFi participants. And since $NUSD ’s peg is maintained through unconventional dynamics rather than deep spot liquidity, monitoring the asset’s fair value requires a much more sophisticated oracle design. Pricing is derived directly from the protocol’s NAV meaning the oracle must track the real-time value of Neutrl’s underlying collateral rather than relying solely on exchange prices. Given these requirements, it’s not surprising that @redstone_defi was chosen as the oracle provider since it has built a strong reputation for supporting niche + institutionally oriented assets where traditional price-feed models fall short: 🔸 (Custom) Multi-source aggregation from specific avenues/dynamics unlike the typical CEX-based depth 🔸Low-latency delivery during volatility via push/pull model flexibility (thanks to modular architecture) Taken together, the combination of structured OTC yield with DN design alongside with reliable specialised oracle infrastructure positions $NUSD as a compelling example of how institutional market strategies can be translated into scalable DeFi primitives. This is how we're slowly opening the door for a new generation of YBS that are both sophisticated & broadly accessible imo.

@YusufGemz No stress…. Leave

Me leaving after realizing I cannot change a person’s mindset about crypto in one conversation.

HIP-3 OI hit $1.43B. ATH. Up 100x in 6 months. No incentives driving it. For context: most "innovative" DeFi protocols launched in the same window didn't do $1.43B in total volume. This is what genuine product-market fit looks like in derivatives infrastructure. The discourse of "@HyperliquidX winning perps" is already outdated. HIP-3 is a different primitive; permissionless market creation means the protocol's TAM is no longer defined by crypto asset demand. It's defined by whatever risk anyone anywhere wants to hedge onchain. Follow the flow: - hormuz spike → crude oil perp volume spikes on HIP-3 - RWA desks go live → tokenized asset hedging moves onchain - commodity traders find the venue → basis arb flow enters Each of those is a new capital pool that didn't exist in crypto derivatives 6 months ago. The fee routing is what makes this structural for $HYPE. Every HIP-3 market that opens generates protocol fees. Fees fund buybacks. Buybacks compress float. The OI growth isn't just a usage metric, it's a direct input into token value accrual. $1.43B is not the ceiling. it's the proof that the drain is open.

@HOSS_ibc @doodles OG fr

I am a @doodles for life whether the floor is 20E or 0.0002 ETH Doodles AI is so much fun... logging off for the night GN everyone 💤

@gfon_wolf @Lombard_Finance Are you ready….

Happy Wednesday Guys Up & pumped @Lombard_Finance $BARD Claim Timeline. March 18th 00:00 UTC 1. LUX S2 ends 2. LUX S3 starts March 18th 10am UTC 3. Kaito S1 vested tokens March 18th 1pm UTC 4. LUX S1 vested tokens 5. Kaito S2 Claim March 30th 1pm UTC 6. LUX S2 claim Gmbard

@Nick_Researcher Institutions unlocked the next leg clarity and ETFs ignite.

➥ what's moving in crypto & why institutional players just shifted everything? $BTC reclaiming $74K+ on institutional ETF inflows but the real story is - SEC-CFTC just officially declared $BTC and $ETH digital commodities (March 11 MOU) - Regulatory clarity → institutional capital flooding in - Morgan Stanley, Vanguard now offering to wealth clients trending coins & searches right now from CoinGecko: → @HyperliquidX - $HYPE holding perps dominance, DeFi narratives still strong → $XRP Ledger eco leading gainers today, largest mover category → @RenderNetwork - $RENDER double-digit gains, AI compute still hot → @bittensor_ai - TAO running strong, AI + crypto intersection keeps building bigger narratives heating up right now > RWA tokenization hit $27B+, 4x from 2025 - Institutional batching moving US Treasuries + private credit onchain - Centrifuge TVL > $1B, Ondo > $2.75B - the trillion-dollar play people have been saying > BlackRock's ETHB just launched on Nasdaq March 12 - ETF dominance reshaping market, $1.3B BTC inflows first half of March > Regulatory clarity + institutional infra - SEC-CFTC Joint Harmonization Initiative ongoing - Senate crushed the CBDC ban 89-10 bipartisan fed meeting coming, watch the rate signal things moving fast, stay sharp out there

@Kriptolooo Night night

Good night everyone 🫶🏻 I couldn’t be very active here today I went flying. And it made me think… if we’re not truly feeling this life, what’s the point of living it? Sometimes I feel like I’m in more than one place at once climbing, flying, running. I guess that’s my definition of wealth. And maybe it’s not that different in markets either. Bitcoin moving out of this range either way doesn’t really change the bigger picture. Right now is one of the most open moments the crypto space has offered in years there are opportunities in almost every direction if you’re paying attention. The real question is simply where you choose to stand before the move begins.

@Mayacrypt @1winToken Narratives fade. Cashflow compounds

Most tokens fight for attention. Few are backed by actual money flows. That’s the difference. Crypto casinos quietly process massive volume daily mostly in fiat, not even visible on chain. Yet their tokens? Still priced like narratives. Now zoom in on @1winToken. This isn’t a “what if” project. It’s an existing machine with users, volume, and revenue already in motion. The only question is structure: Can that revenue be routed into ✦ buybacks ✦ burns ✦ real demand loops If yes price becomes a function of activity, not hype. And that’s where things get asymmetric. Because while memes need constant attention to survive, iGaming runs 24/7 regardless of market conditions. If @1winToken gets that alignment right, it doesn’t compete for narratives. It competes on cashflow.

Prediction markets have always been one of the most interesting intersections between information and capital. Predit is turning that into a system where opinions become a measurable track record. The idea behind the leaderboard is simple: show up, make predictions, and accumulate XP over time. It’s not about being the loudest voice in the room. It’s about consistency. The mechanics are straightforward: • daily activity like posting about @preditmarket or making Kalshi trades adds XP • predictions generate XP as volume increases • streaks and milestones multiply your progress • levels reflect long-term participation What makes the timing interesting is that Predit has already raised $2.8M from angel investors while building the early user layer. Right now the leaderboard is still open. Early participation matters because the compounding effect of streaks and prediction volume becomes harder to catch up to later. If you already spend time thinking about markets, it’s a natural place to build a visible prediction record. Start here: predit.market/?invitecode=4Y…

@worldlibertyfi Super excited

"Functional parity, not a secondary option." And we mean it. 🦅 USD1 x ███████. Details dropping soon.☝️

@FabrizioRomano Biggest fraud…. Well that’s Africa for you

🚨🇲🇦 BREAKING: Morocco have been announced as AFCON winners with final result overturned by CAF. Senegal have been declared to have forfeited the match with Morocco declared 3-0 winners by official statement. CAF statement tonight. ⤵️🇲🇦