**Babylon x Cosmos: Unlocking EVM for Bitcoin**

**Cosmos - The Interchain ⚛️**

For too long, Bitcoin has lacked its own DeFi. Babylon Labs is changing this with its groundbreaking Layer 1 — Genesis, which expands the capabilities of the Bitcoin network by adding DeFi features such as staking and restaking.

Babylon Genesis is a Layer 1 blockchain built on the Cosmos SDK. Thanks to its modular structure, interoperability and smart contract integration are built-in, providing a developer-friendly environment where DeFi primitives and cross-chain workflows coexist under one roof.

And now, with the new EVM compatibility of Cosmos, developers and users can enjoy seamless interaction between the two ecosystems.

*Direct, Trustless, and Secure Bitcoin Staking**

Forget about wrapping, bridges, and pegging. Babylon allows BTC staking without trusting third parties, maintaining full control over your funds and the ability to exit staking at any time.

This simplicity has been made possible by Babylon's Bitcoin Supercharged Networks (BSN), whose trustless architecture brings PoS-level economic security to all connected blockchains. Users can stake native Bitcoin directly from wallets, including Leap, Keplr, and Cosmostation.

The Bitcoin staking protocol from Babylon connects BSN with Bitcoin holders, providing direct access to the largest and strongest community in the crypto industry. And, of course, users receive rewards for locking their Bitcoin in a secure mode to validate other blockchains.

Babylon's innovative approach means that users, developers, and blockchains also benefit from:

**Bitcoin Security** — blockchains gain protection from Bitcoin, the most decentralized cryptocurrency, minimizing reliance on the inflation of the native token.

**Bitcoin Liquidity** — the Babylon ecosystem includes numerous DeFi protocols that can utilize deep Bitcoin liquidity.

*Finalization Providers** — with Babylon's Bitcoin staking protocol, validators will gain access to $1 trillion in potential delegations and earn by validating PoS chains.

**The Best of Both Worlds**

Babylon Genesis supports both CosmWasm and Cosmos EVM, ensuring interoperability between DeFi ecosystems built on Rust and Solidity. dApps created on CosmWasm and EVM will be fully compatible, as both virtual machines use a single token registry instead of separate ones.

This not only allows EVM wallets to connect but also significantly simplifies the deployment of smart contracts. Babylon will feature a pre-compiled module for BTC staking, enabling developers to create composable applications on top of it in EVM. This dual virtual machine approach allows BTC-LST to be used in DeFi applications originally designed for EVM, all within the Babylon Genesis framework, ensuring flexibility and compatibility. Integration via IBC (Inter-Blockchain Communication) and the tokenfactory module makes these cross-chain interactions seamless.

IBC plays a key role in Babylon Genesis. With IBC callbacks and middleware for packet forwarding, complex workflows, such as staking BTC in one BSN and using the received token in the DeFi market of another blockchain, can be executed atomically. Whether it's farming on Osmosis or lending between app chains, Babylon coordinates these processes while Bitcoin ensures security.

**Enhanced UX for Developers and Users**

Dual VM support gives developers and users the best of both worlds.

- The ready-made development stack allows writing code in Solidity/Vyper and deploying the same bytecode as in Ethereum.

- A complete set of Ethereum tools (MetaMask, Foundry, Truffle, Hardhat, Remix, etc.) works "out of the box", simplifying debugging and accelerating development cycles.

With a recent update, Babylon Genesis now supports both EVM addresses (0x) and existing BABY addresses (bbn1).

- New Bitcoin DeFi and Babylon Genesis users can create an EVM address and access all BTCFi products.

- EVM wallets (Metamask, Brave) can be used to create a 0x address in Babylon Genesis to interact with EVM smart contracts and send/receive BABY.

- BTC and BABY holders who want to explore Bitcoin DeFi can create an EVM address and transfer assets from a BABY address in just a few minutes.

- Other users can continue to use BABY addresses as usual.

**Reimagining Bitcoin with EVM**

Babylon is changing Bitcoin's role in the crypto-economy. Using Cosmos SDK and new EVM capabilities, Babylon Genesis offers a modular, cross-chain DeFi layer that combines unprecedented Bitcoin security with the capabilities of other networks.

From native BTC staking to multi-chain liquidity and dual smart contract environments — Babylon is creating the infrastructure for a new Bitcoin DeFi. This is the foundation of a dynamic, composable ecosystem where Bitcoin becomes the driving force of decentralized finance, and users receive the maximum possible rewards.

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