Zest Lets Bitcoin Back Ethereum USDC Loans Without Wrapping BTC

TL;DR Zest Protocol has launched a mainnet demo allowing native BTC on Bitcoin to back USDC borrowing on Ethereum. Bitcoin remains inside a self-custodial Taproot vault rather than being wrapped or bridged to another chain. The current demo caps collateral at 0.001 BTC per wallet and is not yet the unrestricted production launch. Bitcoin holders […]