I’ve been diving deeper into how Bitcoin is finally breaking out of its just hold era and the project that really stood out is @Lombard_Finance They’ve built something most people didn’t think possible a year ago a way to turn your native BTC into yield bearing LBTC without leaving the Bitcoin network. It’s not some wrapped version with shady bridges, it’s backed by Babylon’s BTC staking layer, secured by a consortium of top names like Galaxy, Figment, and Wintermute. What makes this interesting is how LBTC automatically accrues yield, no claiming, no farming games. You mint, hold, and your BTC literally grows while staying verifiably backed on-chain. They’re already past 3 billion dollars in net liquidity and have the largest share of Bitcoin LSTs, which says a lot about the demand for something secure and transparent in this space. I’ve been watching the broader narrative shift. People want real yield, not promises. Lombard found that middle ground between safety and utility, with LBTC now being used across a dozen chains and plugged into DeFi vaults like Veda and Pendle. Feels like the start of a new phase for Bitcoin’s capital markets where BTC holders don’t have to choose between security and productivity anymore.