Interlay v2 Whitepaper: From Bridge to BTC DeFi Hub We are excited to share with you the long-awaited whitepaper outlining our vision for the future of Bitcoin in the rapidly growing DeFi space. …

We’re excited to propose Interlay v2, which suggests expanding Interlay from a bridge to a decentralized network that provides DeFi tools for Bitcoin users. We invite the Interlay community to read the whitepaper, share their feedback, and vote on the suggested course of action here. …

We are thrilled to announce the upcoming Bitcoin DeFi Hub trading competition on the Kintsugi Testnet! Whether you’re an experienced trader or just curious about DeFi, this is the perfect opportunity to test and experience the ease of lending, borrowing, and swapping BTC with just a few clicks. …

New features and integrations, what’s happening in governance and events, and much more. New Features Use Your Old Smartphone as a Hardware Wallet for Interlay Using ParitySigner, a mobile app developed by Parity Technologies, the team building Polkadot, you can turn your smartphone into a hardware wallet. …

Use Liquid Staked Kusama (LKSM) from Karura to secure Kintsugi’s Trustless Bitcoin Bridge Thanks to Karura, the canary network of Acala, Liquid KSM (LKSM) can now be used as collateral for Kintsugi Vaults. Why Interoperable LKSM Strengthens both Kintsugi and Karura Liquid Staking 101 In its simplest form, liquid staking is like the coat check at a restaurant. You give the…

Introducing the one-stop-shop for Bitcoin finance New Roadmap Interlay has been hard at work after the successful launch of our flagship product, iBTC. If you’ve been tuned in to our community, you may have heard the news. We’re no longer just a decentralized solution for Bitcoin interoperability. …

The Technical Rundown — tl;dr The 1.20.0 runtime upgrade was enacted on Kintsugi at block 1,983,993 [2022–12–01 09:32:18 (+UTC)] which contained this change Collators failed to produce blocks due to this panic: “Timestamp slot must match `CurrentSlot`” After the root cause was identified, the team coordinated with Parity on a fix using this migration The…

Today seven teams from the Polkadot ecosystem announced the formation of the Polkadot Alliance, an on-chain collective that establishes and upholds a set of ethics for the community to follow. …

From Bridge to Bitcoin DeFi Hub — Over the past 3 years, Interlay has built the bedrock infrastructure to use BTC on other chains without the need to rely on centralized entities. Interlay’s Bitcoin-backed asset, iBTC, offers a trustless and decentralized way to use Bitcoin in DeFi. The current soBTC crisis on Solana and the hasty sunsetting…