The most composable asset this cycle isn’t $ETH or stables.

It is $LBTC.

Because $BTC with velocity is scarcer than $BTC itself.

Here's my thesis: 🧵

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-- 📌 The Liquidity Layer You Overlooked

"Onchain $BTC" is not the full picture.
The real question is what that $BTC does once it’s onchain.

The answer:

+ It moves.
+ It compounds.
+ It becomes productive.

Most wrapped $BTC sits idle.
@Lombard_Finance changes that.

$LBTC turns $BTC into meta-collateral.
It earns yield.
It powers leverage.
It flows.

-- 📌 Why $LBTC is Built for Now

$BTC is the most pristine asset in crypto.
But historically, it’s also been one of the least composable.

Until $LBTC; a form of $BTC that’s trust-minimized and portable across L2s, EVM chains, and high-speed environments.

Unlike $wBTC, which is centrally custodied and idle,
$LBTC is built for composability.

That means:

+ Instant liquidity for leveraged positions
+ Programmable collateral for yield strategies
+ Seamless integration with lending, restaking, and derivative protocols

Smart capital is already rotating into assets like $LBTC.
Not just to hold $BTC,
But to make it work.

-- 📌 The Rise of Meta-Collateral

In DeFi 2020, collateral was simple: ETH or stables.

In 2024–25, the game has shifted to capital efficiency.

The market wants collateral that:

1. Can move across ecosystems
2. Can earn while deposited
3. Can be rehypothecated without breaking trust assumptions

That’s meta-collateral.
And $LBTC is emerging as the apex version of it.

It’s not just about Bitcoin onchain.
It’s about Bitcoin with velocity.

-- 📌 Lombard Is The Liquidity Engine

While other platforms are still minting wrapped BTC and calling it innovation,
@Lombard_Finance is building the infrastructure to make BTC liquid, composable, and productive.

It acts as:

+ A $BTC-native lending protocol

+ A liquidity router for $LBTC flows

+ A yield-generating engine that preserves BTC’s integrity while unlocking DeFi mobility

Think of Lombard as infrastructure.
Not a product.
A network.

It doesn’t wrap $BTC.
It activates it.

-- 📌 Here’s the asymmetric play:

+ $BTC still dominates crypto’s market cap

+ Its onchain footprint remains tiny relative to its value

+ Most wrapped $BTC is static and underutilized

Yet demand for $BTC-based yield and leverage is exploding

That gap is where Lombard and $LBTC sits.
Right between dormant capital and hyperactive composability.

This isn’t just a new use case.
It’s a new collateral class.

-- 📌 What Happens Next?

Owning $BTC won’t be enough.

You’ll need to deploy it.
The protocols that make $BTC move will win.

$LBTC is the asset.
Lombard is the infrastructure.

DeFi will be rebuilt on top of them.