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I would like to make you aware of the project BOB (build on Bitcoin). In the light of advancements in leveraging Bitcoin, such as BitVM and soon BitVM2, there have been several new projects popping up. In comparison to what other Bitcoin sidechains like Stacks $STX or Rootstock $RIF or other Bitcoin L2s are doing, BOB is building a hybrid L2 combining ETH and BTC. Through this approach, the founders of BOB - around Interlay $INTR co-founder Alexei Zamyatin (PhD in Computer Science from Imperial College London) - are aiming to consolidate liquidity from both ETH and BTC in one single L2. Being fully EVM compatible and able to leverage security from BTC though merged mining ("Optimine"), BOB has the best of both worlds. It will launch it's mainnet at the halving, however there is already an incentivized program up and running. Here you can earn "Spice" (think gas/mana/pre-token) by adding to the TVL of the platform through an ETH smart contract. Depending on what assets you lock, you either earn 1x, 1.3x or 1.5x spice per $ you've locked per day. Once mainnet launches, the funds can easily be transferred to the BOB mainnet. 1.5x: tBTC, wBTC 1.3x: DAI, eDLLR, rETH, STONE, USDC, USDT, wsETH 1x: ALEX, ETH, eSOV Within 12h, the TVL has already surpassed $20M and it was furthermore announced that they've received $10M in seed funding led by Castle Island Ventures. At the moment you can join this program though their website. You'll need an early access code that I will provide in the end of this post. Founder Alexei Zamyatin (@alexeiZamyatin) has a great track record in Bitcoin Defi, having brought Bitcoing DeFi to Polkadot through Interlay and it's iBTC. Moreover, he's written several highly cited scientific papers on Blockchain, bridges and crypto-tech. The website of BOB is gobob.xyz and their Twitter handle is @build_on_bob. In case this has sparked your interest and you're keen on checking out BOB and it's current program, you can either go through their website and press the button to join and use a code (if interested, and you cannot find another code, I can give you the one I know via DM). It's still very early, the program has started less than 24h ago. So don't waste any time and check it out!
ZF, OTK, TET, AGI, Kaspa, SEI, INTR, BNC (Bifrost) and many more really. Tectum's TET is unique though
A bit of INTR and BTC with some spare change and some fun cheap gimmicks and old Hot Wheels Cars at the flea market. Can't resist them :)