What can collaboration with mining pools bring to the @BitlayerLabs series?
Introduction:
A few days ago, I saw Bitlayer announce a partnership with Antpool and F2Pool. My first reaction was: finally, someone is bringing mining pool resources into BTCFi.
The advantages of mining pools are:
They have a large number of native BTC holders, which is a natural user entry point;
Computing power and network resources can provide support for security and decentralization.
By incorporating mining pools as partners, Bitlayer indicates that it is taking the route of 'acquiring users from the source', which is much smarter than simply being a trading platform.
However, the risks must also be acknowledged:
Mining pools are more focused on mining profits; will they really promote BTCFi?
Is the partnership deep, or is it just marketing?
In other words, this step is indeed valuable, but to truly translate it into ecological activity, stronger incentive mechanisms are needed.
