What is BOB?
The Vision: Putting Bitcoin at the Heart of DeFi
Bitcoin represents the world's largest and most valuable digital asset, yet it remains largely untapped in DeFi. While Ethereum has achieved ~30% DeFi TVL penetration, Bitcoin sits at just 0.3%. BOB exists to bridge this gap, giving everyone access to Bitcoin's potential.
The Problem: Users and institutions want sustainable returns on their Bitcoin holdings, while projects and apps need liquidity in the world's most trusted asset.
The Solution: BOB - The Gateway to Bitcoin DeFi
BOB combines the security of Bitcoin with the DeFi innovation of Ethereum, creating the best place to build and earn yield with BTC.
For Users: 1-click Bitcoin staking, cross-chain BTC swaps, and seamless DeFi access
For Developers: "Integrate BOB EVM, get native BTC access"
Key Innovation: "BTC on BOB is BTC" - The first chain to achieve finality from both Ethereum and Bitcoin.
The Technology: The Hybrid Chain
BOB is an optimistic rollup with ZK proofs on Ethereum secured by billions of dollars of staked Bitcoin, serviced by a hybrid BitVM bridge for native BTC integration.
Core Architecture
Bitcoin Security: BTC on BOB is protected by Bitcoin's security model via BitVM
Ethereum Compatibility: Full EVM compatibility with ZK fraud proofs
Hybrid Finality: Finality secured by both Bitcoin and Ethereum networks
Native BTC Integration: Direct BTC access with a single transaction
Why build on BOB?
Gateway (to BTC DeFi)
Best Bitcoin UX in the ecosystem
1-click BTC DeFi deployment to any DeFi protocol on any chain
Already integrated by Solv, Xverse, Pell, Sovryn
BTC to any chain stake & swaps coming soon
BitVM / Bitcoin Security
BOB co-authored the latest BitVM2 bridge design paper
Member of the BitVM Alliance
Launched bitvm/acc to educate and recruit institutional partners
BitVM live on testnet for institutional onboarding
Secured by billions of dollars of staked BTC via BOB Finality Providers
Ecosystem (Home of BTC DeFi)
Best-in-class EVM and DeFi infrastructure based on the OP stack
Tier 1 DeFi choosing BOB: Uniswap, Euler, Aave, LiFi, Lombard, Chainlink, Babylon, Solv
Institutions choosing BOB: Fireblocks, Cobo, ForDeFi and more to be announced
Strong/fast stablecoin infrastructure with USDC, USDT, Chainlink CCIP, LayerZero
