I did not want to care about Lorenzo but somehow I do
I spent weeks ignoring Lorenzo because I thought I already knew what it was. Another protocol claiming to give Bitcoin holders yield without losing control, I have seen that story before. So I did not take it seriously. Then for some reason I looked again, and it felt like I had missed something important the first time.
The update about optimizing yield without handing over self-custody should not have surprised me, but it did. It made me realize how tired Bitcoin holders are of being told they have to give up their conviction to earn anything. Every time someone says deposit here, lock there, stake somewhere else, it feels like you are leaving behind the very reason you held BTC in the first place. Lorenzo is the first time I noticed a system built around that frustration instead of ignoring it.
What got to me is how quietly the protocol approaches this. It does not treat Bitcoin holders like they need to be converted. It treats them like what they believe in matters. That is a rare position in an industry that has spent years trying to convince Bitcoin believers to move on. It almost feels like someone finally accepted that conviction is not stubbornness, it is identity.
I am not sure where this leads. Maybe this becomes the turning point for Bitcoin yield or maybe only a few people understand it at first. But I cannot stop thinking about the idea of growth without giving up control. It is the kind of idea that seems too simple until suddenly everyone wants it.
I tried not to care, but it stayed with me anyway.
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