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The Bitcoin DeFi thesis I couldn’t ignore: $HEMI | @hemi_xyz

As a researcher, I’ve read many whitepapers but $HEMI made me stop and re-read it three times.

Why?

Because it doesn’t just offer Bitcoin DeFi like everyone else. It proposes a paradigm shift: BTC that is #DeFi.

We’ve seen attempts before: $WBTC, $tBTC, $renBTC...But they all come with a cost: custodians, trust assumptions, systemic risks.

You trade the very thing that made Bitcoin valuable, decentralization for convenience.

Hemi flips the script.

▫️ No custodians

▫️ No wrapped assets

▫️ No bridges

▫️ Every transaction finalizes on Bitcoin via Proof-of-Proof (PoP)

▫️ Programmable BTC via hVM (a Bitcoin node inside an EVM)

▫️ Fully on-chain, redeemable, and composable

→ Instead of “bringing BTC into DeFi”, Hemi makes BTC natively do #DeFi.

Some numbers that caught my attention:

– $909M+ TVL

– 2.98M+ transactions

– 10,630+ contracts deployed

– Native BTC-backed stablecoin live

– Supports both Solidity + Rust for builders

Why does this matter?

Most so-called "Bitcoin L2s" are repackaged versions of older tech, bolted on with buzzwords. They rely on Ethereum-style infrastructure, or worse centralized custody. Bitcoin becomes a sidekick in its own story.

@hemi_xyz is different.

▫️ Modular rollups that plug directly into Bitcoin security

▫️ hVM allows BTC programmability from within smart contracts

▫️ Native, trustless integration without breaking what makes Bitcoin special

My personal take:

1/ If you thought “Bitcoin can’t do DeFi,” you probably haven’t looked at Hemi.

2/ If you believe BTC is just for holding, maybe it’s time to consider staking it.

3/ And if you’re skipping $HEMI because it isn’t trending on X yet, you might be ignoring the real infrastructure layer of Bitcoin DeFi.

This time, it's not hype. It’s happening.