Bitcoin has been around for many years.BTC( ) is still in hibernation in the digital world, which means it’s kept in wallets tightly and appreciated as “digital gold,” Although rarely used. StarkWare Bitcoin leader IliaVolokh says that era could be coming to an end.
The Clear Crypto Podcast’s Nathan Jeffay & Gareth Jenkinson discuss the evolution of Bitcoin from a store of value into a financial instrument.
New use cases unlockable
This conversation focuses on innovations such as wrapped Bitcoin and Trustless Bridges, which may allow for new ways to use the most popular cryptocurrency in the world.
“There is a fantasy that people have that they will put gold under their mattress and that it will somehow multiply. And obviously for gold under the mattress in the literal sense, this is out of the question,” Volokh, said “For Bitcoin, it’s not as clear that it’s out of the question.”
According to him, the reason for this technical hurdle is because Bitcoin’s protocol base was deliberately designed with limited capabilities.
Ether is not the same as EtherETHSolanaSOLBitcoin is not a native supporter of smart contracts and decentralized finance applications (DeFi). Yet, there is a growing demand for this kind of functionality.
“People want to do stuff with it, but they can’t do that much yet,” Jenkinson. Volokh suggests that in the very near future, this might change.
“We’re finally getting to a point where there are technological innovations that allow you to do different things with Bitcoin.”
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Wrapped Bitcoins FTW?
First, you can try the first solution. “wrapped Bitcoin,” The system allows the user to store BTC in a trust party that will then issue a tokenized form on another blockchain, like Ethereum. This method involves giving up control, which is something that many Bitcoiners are against.
“For many Bitcoiners, this is pretty much the worst case scenario… They do not want to accept this drawback.”
The next-generation bridges are trustless, or have low levels of trust. These tools enable Bitcoin owners to communicate with DeFi protocol without giving up control over their assets.
Volokh admits that implementing truly trustworthy solutions will require changes to the protocol, like enabling OP_CAT – a much discussed opcode – but cultural resistance in the Bitcoin community is likely to make this impossible.
Yet hybrid approaches have gained traction for two specific real-life use cases, namely borrowing dollars from Bitcoins and earning yields using BTC. “vaults” Third parties can manage the service. These two technologies are being widely used.
“It will just be good to connect this huge chunk of capital to the rest of finance.” – Ilia Volokh
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