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Welcome back. This is the bi-weekly roundup covering protocol milestones, BTCFi progress, ecosystem activity, and more from across the Babylon community.
Learn Center live
The Babylon Learn Center is now open, delivering a complete onboarding experience for new and advanced users. The first wave of content went live on September 2, starting with Babylon 101 articles such as “What is Babylon Genesis?” and “What is Bitcoin Staking?”.
Step-by-step wallet setup guides for Keplr, Cosmostation, Leap, Tomo, and UniSat were also published to help users get started easily. The team released DEX walkthroughs for Persistence and Tower, giving users a practical path to swap and stake BTC within Babylon Genesis.
🔗 https://x.com/babylonlabs_io/status/1963285890845085734
Trustless Vaults momentum
At Bitcoin++ Istanbul, Prof. David Tse presented Trustless Bitcoin Vaults powered by BitVM3, unlocking new BTC-native use cases such as lending, stablecoins, and decentralized finance primitives.
Why it matters: Trustless Vaults expand BTCFi possibilities while keeping Bitcoin at the center of security and settlement.
🛠️ Tech in Motion: Protocol Updates
$BABY staking goes live on the mainnet dashboard
Babylon activated BABY staking on the mainnet dashboard, giving the community access to live delegations and rewards. The legacy dashboard domain now redirects to the updated staking.babylonlabs.io interface for a seamless experience.
Why it matters: This marks a significant milestone in delivering BABY utility on mainnet, enabling token holders to participate directly in governance and BTCFi security.
🎙️ Babylon Genesis Live: X Spaces, Keynotes & Events
BitVM Alliance Night packs the house in Istanbul
Babylon co-hosted the BitVM Alliance Night in Istanbul, drawing a standing-room-only crowd with attendees even waiting outside to get in. The evening featured top Bitcoin developers in lively debate, a powerful keynote from Babylon co-founder David Tse that resonated strongly, and overwhelmingly positive feedback from the community.
Babylon workshop showcases Bitcoin-charged EVM dApps
At a Babylon-hosted workshop, Head of DevRel Jenks Guo walked developers through building a Bitcoin-charged dApp, highlighting how Babylon Genesis enables new possibilities for developers on Bitcoin. Attendees also connected with the Babylon team directly at the booth.
🔗 Workshop recap via Babylon XCo-founder spotlights native Bitcoin staking on Stage A
Babylon Co-Founder Fisher Yu took the stage to present “Bringing Native BTC to the World”, outlining how Babylon unlocks native Bitcoin staking and extends BTC’s role beyond a store of value into a foundation for decentralized systems.
🔗 Stage highlight via Babylon X
Babylon delivers keynote at BitVM Alliance Night in Istanbul
Babylon joined top Bitcoin developers and builders for BitVM Alliance Night, a packed evening of keynotes, roundtables, and in-depth technical debates. The team delivered a developer-focused keynote, underscoring Babylon Genesis’ role in shaping Bitcoin’s future as a programmable settlement layer.
Exploring the Bitcoin Renaissance with Chat & Build
Babylon joined an X Space titled “Bitcoin Renaissance”, hosted by Erik and featuring guests Jane and Chelsea, to explore how AI-powered tools like Chat & Build make it possible to create apps, websites, and more simply by chatting with your device.
🔭 Looking Ahead
- More Learn Center rollouts and developer documentation
- Continued follow-ups from Istanbul’s builder week and BitVM Alliance sessions
- Seoul (KBW): Babylon panel on BTCFi adoption and staking
New York: Babylon at Bitcoin Institutional Summit w/ Michael Saylor
