Bitcoin as Collateral: A $1 Trillion Opportunity for Ethereum DeFi

Name: Bitcoin as Collateral: A $1 Trillion Opportunity for Ethereum DeFi
Start: 2026-03-30T13:05:00
End: 2026-03-30T13:25:00
Location: EthCC Venue

Alisia Painter

from Botanix

Talk

Monday, March 30th 2026

13:05 - 13:25

Burton Stage

Description

Bitcoin historically hasn’t been usable in DeFi. This talk explores how EVM-compatible Bitcoin layers change that. We’ll map out the new collateral landscape, compare security models, and explain how Ethereum protocols can integrate Bitcoin safely.