⚡️Friends, Lombard has announced its entry into @CantonNetwork as a new network validator. Bitcoin is being brought into the mainstream financial system.

Canton is a highly regarded infrastructure in the institutional circle, connecting banks, liquidity providers, and various market settlement networks, focusing on compliant and interoperable institutional solutions. It finally provides a secure and compliant high-speed channel between traditional finance and the blockchain world.

Lombard's entry not only expands the ecological map of Canton but also brings Bitcoin's institutional application scenarios one step closer to realization.

Lombard's position in the BTCFi field is well-known, with assets exceeding $3 billion online, carrying almost all of the on-chain Bitcoin liquidity; the LBTC they issue is the first yield-generating Bitcoin asset, jointly guaranteed for security by 15 institutions including @krakenfx, @okx, and @galaxyhq.

Becoming a validator for Canton means that Lombard is not just a participant but also a guardian, helping the network improve in terms of security, governance, and compliance.

In the next phase, Lombard plans to integrate LBTC into the Canton workflow. This means that Bitcoin can be used directly as compliant collateral on Canton, supporting a series of institutional applications such as settlement, collateral management, and tokenization markets.

Bitcoin is no longer just a crypto asset; it is gradually becoming a core collateral in the traditional financial system. For the ongoing Lombard Season 2 Yapping event (total reward of 0.08% tokens, lasting 6 months), it also presents a good participation opportunity. After all, Lombard's story is entering a more imaginative stage, moving from ecological expansion to actual cooperation.

The integration of BTCFi and TradFi is transitioning from vision to reality. This time, Bitcoin is really coming to town.