Odaily星球日报讯 模块化 BTC Layer2 区块链启动平台 UTXO Stack 宣布以 5000 万美元估值完成新一轮融资，具体金额暂未披露，投资方包括 UTXO Management、PAKA Fund 和 CMS Holdings。此次融资将用于加速闪电网络流动性开发并将稳定币引入比特币生态。关键里程碑包括：- 1 月初为比特币流动性提供者提供空投奖励；- 2025 年第一季度在闪电网络上推出首个 TGE；-与 CKB Fiber 网络集成。此前 4 月消息，模块化 BTC Layer2 区块链启动平台 UTXO Stack 完成种子轮融资，由 ABCDE 和 SNZ Capital 共同领投，CKB Eco Fund 战略投资，OKX Ventures、Waterdrip Capital、Matrixport、y2z Ventures、DRK Lab 和 UTXO Management（BTC Inc.的投资部门，Bitcoin Magazine 的出版商）参投。

Odaily News Babylon Staking Cap2 was successfully completed, and BTC Layer2 B² Network became the largest blockchain transaction final confirmation service provider (Finality Provider, FP) in the public chain. More than 480 users participated in Babylon staking through B² Network, with a total staking amount of 1,039.4 BTC. It is reported that the staked BTC will ensure the security of B² Network and B² Hub for users.

Odaily News BTA Protocol governance token BTA will be officially launched in August, supporting token withdrawal and trading to accelerate the protocol development process. It is reported that BTA Protocol is a Web3 application platform built on X Layer, focusing on BTC ecological construction and improving the BTC Layer2 ecological sector; currently it includes application protocols such as pledge, lending, and Launchpool.

Odaily News According to official news, Cross-Chain Tokens (ccTokens) announced a strategic cooperation with Nervos CKB Eco Fund, and will issue ccBTC on the CKB main chain to introduce BTC liquidity to the CKB main network. In addition, the cross-chain service provider Meson Finance will serve as the official cross-chain bridge designated by CKB Eco Fund, officially launch the CKB main network and support ccBTC, helping users to achieve cross-chain circulation of ccBTC assets on mainstream public chains and BTC Layer2. It is reported that ccBTC is a token supported by 1:1 Bitcoin reserves. Cactus Custody will serve as the official custodian of BTC assets to ensure the meticulous management of Bitcoin reserves supporting ccBTC; the reserve address, balance and transaction records can be publicly accessed and verified in real time on the ccTokens website. Cactus Custody is a subsidiary of Matrixport and a compliant and licensed trust company in Hong Kong. It complies with anti-money laundering and regulatory standards and provides safe and efficient digital custody solutions. ccBTC will leverage the features of Nervos CKB and RGB++ protocols to ensure the safe flow of BTC in the Bitcoin ecosystem and help various DApps use Bitcoin assets, such as in DEX, decentralized lending, algorithmic stablecoins and derivatives markets, as well as large-scale adoption scenarios such as the Lightning Network and Nostr social protocol. The governance model of ccTokens emphasizes checks and balances through a multi-institutional framework, role and rights isolation, and decentralization to prevent potential misconduct. The project adopts a multi-party confirmation mechanism in key processes such as mining, destruction, and on-chain verification to ensure that cross-chain asset services are transparent and reliable. In addition, the blacklist mechanism supports ongoing governance and compliance work.

Odaily News According to official news, Bitcoin L2 project BEVM officially launched a one-month airdrop event with Bybit Wallet today. Users can use Bybit Web3 plug-in wallet to complete cross-chain, pledge and swap and other interactive tasks to participate in the sharing of a total of 1.47 million BEVM token airdrops. The ecological projects jointly involved in this airdrop event are: pledge liquidity protocol Bido, over-collateralized stablecoin Satoshi Protocol based on BTC ecology, the first decentralized exchange BEVMSwap, and cross-chain protocol oooo Money built specifically for BTC ecology. Users will also receive token airdrops from various ecological projects after participating in project interactions. BEVM is a BTC Layer2 built on Taproot Consensus. The latest round of valuation is $200 million. It has completed tens of millions of dollars in financing and recently received investment from Bitmain. In the first Binance wallet event in April this year, a total of 160,000 KYC users participated, and ORDINAL•RUNES runes were airdropped to participating addresses. The official also announced that in this Bybit event, in addition to receiving BEVM and ecological project tokens, there is also a chance to receive a series of rune airdrops. Bybit is a cryptocurrency exchange that serves more than 20 million users in more than 160 countries or regions, with an average daily trading volume of more than 10 billion US dollars, ranking among the top in the world.

Odaily News B² Network and Merlin Chain have reached a strategic partnership, and the two parties will jointly promote the security and liquidity of the BTC ecosystem. This cooperation will give full play to the advantages of both parties. Merlin Chain will integrate B² Network's DA Layer (data availability layer) - B² Hub, and improve the security of BTC Layer2 through B² Hub. At the same time, mBTC and solvBTC on Merlin Chain can be bridged to the B² network, thereby enhancing the liquidity of the BTC Layer2 ecosystem. B² Hub is the Bitcoin data availability layer launched by B² Network. It combines the Bitcoin mainnet for settlement to ensure that the security of BTC Layer 2 is consistent with that of the Bitcoin mainnet. Merlin is the first ZK Rollup to use B² Hub. In the future, B² Hub will accept more types of Bitcoin Layer 2 solution integrations and share liquidity with the entire BTC ecosystem. This cooperation will greatly enhance the security and liquidity of the Bitcoin ecosystem and help the prosperity and development of the Bitcoin Layer2 ecosystem.

Odaily News According to official news, 20EX, a project based on the BTC ecosystem, is about to release a new round of product upgrade roadmap. The project will launch a new round of product iteration upgrades from the Rune Launchpad launch platform, cross-chain bridge, self-developed BTC Layer2 and Bitcoin ecological aggregation transaction protocol, and continue to fully empower the development of the BTC ecosystem. It is reported that 20EX is a multi-decentralized aggregation protocol based on BTC, aiming to provide users with efficient, secure and convenient cross-chain transactions, inscription aggregation transaction protocols and Rune Launchpad and other BTC Layer2 services. The project has currently received strategic investment from Waterdrop Capital, in-depth support from institutions such as Coin98, Gate.io, Cointelegraph, Hooked Protocol, Blockchaintoday, and the number of platform users has exceeded 20,000.

Odaily News According to official news, WOO announced a strategic partnership with Merlin Chain to jointly promote the adoption of BTC L2 and dominate the rapidly emerging Bitcoin DeFi market. Ben Yorke, Vice President of WOO Ecology, also announced that BitGenie is a pilot project under the WOO Innovation Center-a comprehensive DEX platform that provides one-stop services for Bitcoin native assets such as inscriptions and runes. Jeff Yin, founder of Merlin Chain, said: "We are proud to announce our partnership with WOO, which is consistent with Merlin Chain and WOO's core DNA of promoting transparency and community participation. Together, we are committed to promoting the adoption of BTC's second layer and occupying market share in the BTCFi industry." Yorke said: "We are proud to jointly support BitGenie, the first DEX for runes and Ordinals on BTC L2, providing seamless exchange and liquidity provision, and incentivizing early users. More importantly, BitGenie will actively list other Merlin assets to expand the platform's product range and increase awareness of BTC Layer2 activities."

Odaily News Bitcoin Layer 2 Launchpad MerlinStarter announced the completion of its seed round of financing, with participation from Amber Group, Arkstream Capital, MoonHill Capital, Cogitent Ventures, Mapleblock, CGV and Sidedoor Ventures. This round of financing will be used for ecological cooperation between Merlinstarter and strategic institutions, aiming to promote BTC Layer2 liquidity optimization, project incubation and Starter product iteration, and better realize the interoperability of assets and users between Bitcoin Layer 2 networks. MerlinStarter is the first native launchpad and infrastructure of Merlinchain. The total amount raised in its first two IDOs exceeded 900 million, setting the first and second records in IDO history respectively. The platform has more than 1 million Merlinchain addresses interacting.

Odaily News Zypher Network, a developer of Web3 game engines and application Rollups, announced the launch of the B² Network mainnet. Zypher will help B² Network expand the on-chain game ecosystem through ZKP and AI technology, and will deploy a Layer 3 dedicated to on-chain games based on B² Network and its DA Layer B² Hub. This will be the first Layer 3 in the BTC ecosystem to support on-chain games. B² Hub is a general solution for Bitcoin Layer2 launched by B² Network, which can solve the pain point that BTC Layer2 has difficulty in verifying data on the Bitcoin mainnet, allowing Layer2 to focus more on the application layer. Zypher previously announced the development of a Layer 3 Rollup Stack dedicated to on-chain games, which will be able to achieve a network experience of 0.2s blocktime and 0 Gas.