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Zest Lets Bitcoin Back Ethereum USDC Loans Without Wrapping BTC

TL;DR Zest Protocol has launched a mainnet demo allowing native BTC on Bitcoin to back USDC borrowing on Ethereum. Bitcoin remains inside a self-custodial Taproot vault rather than being wrapped or bridged to another chain.

Bitcoinist Editorial TeamBitcoinist · September 25, 2026 · 53m ago

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