Introduction

In recent days, confusion between two coins called 'BOB' has skyrocketed in the Binance Square community. Some people claim that the 'old BOB' (BOB — Build On BNB) would be 'fake' or misleading, and that the 'new BOB' (Build On Bitcoin) would be the 'real' version. However, this narrative is fundamentally misguided: they are two distinct projects, with completely different purposes, structures, and risks.

Vision and Proposal: Two Divergent Paths

BOB — Build On BNB (old BOB)

- It is a memecoin, focused on community, humor, and speculation.

- Massive supply (trillions), without deep DeFi growth model.

- Narrative: 'build on the BNB Chain', social engagement, meme potential, hype influence.

BOB — Build On Bitcoin (new)

- An ambitious DeFi protocol, infrastructure project: 'gateway to DeFi on BTC'.

- Hybrid L2: unifies Bitcoin security + interoperability with Ethereum via BitVM.

- Purpose: to enable BTC staking, yield, bridges, true DeFi applications using native BTC.

👉 These two projects are not versions of the same thing, but rather two completely different paths that only share the name 'BOB'.

Tokenomics and Contract

- The contract of BOB Bitcoin (Build On BTC) was designed to allow interoperability and security, not just to serve as a 'meme currency'.

- There is no technical or distribution link between the supposed 'two BOBs': the team, vision, and documents are different.

Risks and Transparency

Risks of BOB Bitcoin ('new')

- Sophisticated contract: sequencing, validity proofs, finality — all of this adds points of failure or risk vectors.

- Dependency on 'Finality Providers' betting BTC.

- There may be future dilution depending on the token distribution strategy.

- Adoption is uncertain: the vision is grand, but executing a hybrid L2 and attracting developers is challenging.

Transparency

- The project has a public whitepaper (vision paper)

- It has a published technical blueprint, explaining the upgrade phase to the hybrid L2.

- Documentation for developers / integrators (Gateway SDK, nodes, etc).

Why the claim 'the old BOB was fake' is misguided

- There is no evidence that BNB-BOB ('Build On BNB') was 'fraudulent': it was, and is, a legitimate memecoin token, with a community, clear supply, and speculative use.

- There has been no official announcement that the 'new BOB' would replace the old one, or of a merger — they are parallel and independent projects.

- Confusing the two can lead to brand misunderstanding: just because they share the acronym (BOB), does not mean they have a functional or institutional relationship.

Conclusion

- These two 'BOBs' are not the same thing.

- The idea that the old BOB was 'fake' and the new one is 'real' likely comes from name/brand confusion and hype, not from technical fact.

- If you are involved with one of the two (or both), it is essential to accurately understand which BOB you are dealing with: the implications, risks, and potential are very different.

- For the Binance Square community: it's important to alert users about this distinction, to avoid entering a token believing it is another.

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Sources Consulted:

- CoinMarketCap — official pages of the two coins called 'BOB'

- Whitepaper of the BOB Build on Bitcoin project (available on CMC)

- Official site of the BOB Build on Bitcoin project — GoBOB

- Official profiles on X of the two communities

- Binance Alpha — risk pages and alerts about the token

- BscScan — analysis of contracts, supply, and transactions

- Bitcoin explorers and BitVM technical documentation

- Market data and historical discussions from Binance Square

- Public information shared by the communities of both tokens