Botanix's shutdown has raised an uncomfortable question for Bitcoin builders: Does the market actually want programmable BTC, or just a better way to borrow, lend and earn yield on it? Botanix is winding down operations after concluding that programmable Bitcoin "did not work" in the current market. Bitcoin builders say general-purpose layer-2 ecosystems are struggling, but bitcoin-backed lending, staking and yield still have demand. Numerous projects emerged while bitcoin was in a buoyant…
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