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Bitcoin, despite being a $500 billion asset, is underused in DeFi



Users often need to convert it into other cryptocurrencies like wBTC, relying on centralized custodians. Turbofish's Nomic, a decentralized layer-1 bridging solution, changes this by enabling Bitcoin liquidity in Cosmos through nBTC, a 1:1 Bitcoin-backed token.

At Cosmoverse 2023, Matt Bell, CEO of Turbofish announced that nBTC will be a Cosmos native token, transferable throughout the ecosystem. It's launching on Osmosis, Cosmos' premier decentralized exchange, allowing direct bitcoin deposits and withdrawals within the Osmosis Zone app. Nomic offers bitcoin holders a decentralized option to deploy capital in Cosmos and earn staking yield.

Why a Bitcoin-centric Cosmos could rival Ethereum. Bitcoin provides the liquidity that Cosmos needs to emerge as a top-tier network, and Cosmos provides the exciting DeFi ecosystem that bitcoin lacks.

  • Why decentralization is the most secure. Nomic, with its decentralized design and emergency dispersal mechanism, provides a more secure way for users to deposit and withdraw their bitcoin in DeFi than centralized solutions like wrapped bitcoin (wBTC).

  • Nomic can seamlessly onboard bitcoin holders onto Cosmos. Until Turbofish’s Nomic bridge, most solutions to require users to first exchange their bitcoin for a different cryptocurrency before they can even set foot into Cosmos. With Nomic’s nBTC upgrade, user can directly deposit and withdraw their bitcoin in Cosmos, no exchange required.

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