Starknet has come from "you can mint BTC" to a fully-fledged BTC-Fi stack.
tBTC by @TheTNetwork is now central to staking, DeFi, and cross-chain flows.
Here's how @Starknet quietly built the most comprehensive BTC layer, with tBTC at its core ↓
Starknet began as a validity rollup built by StarkWare to bring high-performance ZK scaling to Ethereum.
Initially focused on developer infrastructure and ecosystem bootstrapping, it’s evolved into a full modular L2, with DeFi, gaming, and now BTC-Fi.
2025 marks its pivot from infrastructure buildout to liquidity and real economic activity.
Liquidity started with a single WBTC–tBTC pool on Ekubo, Starknet’s top DEX:
No incentives were live. The goal was to lay reliable native minting + liquidity rails first.
BTC-Fi Season launched on Sep 30 with 100M STRK in incentives.
On Ekubo, Threshold Network and Starknet introduced boosted pools for deep liquidity and efficient trading:
• WBTC–tBTC
• xtBTC–tBTC
WBTC–tBTC pool is already seeing double-digit boosted APR in STRK.
tBTC is also integrated with Vesu, Starknet’s lending protocol. Users can supply tBTC as collateral to earn 3%+ supply APR or borrow against it, echoing its role on Aave where over 25% of supply is locked.
tBTC on Starknet has moved from basic minting to the backbone of a BTC-Fi ecosystem:
→ Trust-minimized minting
→ Liquid staking with real yield
→ DEX and lending integrations
→ Ethereum–Starknet bridge support
This is how BTC becomes productive capital on Starknet.
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