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Staking Will Define Bitcoin's Role in the Global Digital Economy in 2025

As a significant third native use case for bitcoin, staking will increase bitcoin’s impact on the world's stage.

By Fisher YuDec 17, 2024

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David Tse: Bringing Staking to Bitcoin

It’s been a banner year for Babylon, the staking protocol co-founded by Tse.

By Jamie CrawleyDec 10, 2024

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Bitcoin Protocol Babylon Pulls in $1.5B of Staking Deposits as Cap Lifted

The round, known as "Cap-2," allowed users to add staking deposits to the platform for over the course of about 10 Bitcoin blocks on Tuesday.

By Bradley Keoun, Jamie CrawleyOct 8, 2024

Babylon co-founder David Tse (Babylon)

Bitcoin Protocol Babylon Hours Away From Opening 'Duration-Based' Staking Round

The round, known as "Cap-2," will kick off at some time around 18:30 UTC, lasting for about one hour and 40 minutes thereafter

By Jamie CrawleyOct 8, 2024

David Tse, co-founder of Babylon (Bradley Keoun, modified by CoinDesk)

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