Merlin founder: 2.0 upgrade officially released, aiming to create "interest bearing and tradable" BTC

Odaily Planet Daily News: Jeff, the founder of the Bitcoin Layer2 project Merlin Chain, stated in an interview with Odaily Planet Daily that the Merlin 2.0 upgrade plan has been officially released. This version will focus on "BTC's interest bearing and cross chain trading capabilities", aiming to upgrade Bitcoin from a single value storage asset to a profitable and liquid on chain currency. Jeff pointed out that the core goals of Merlin Chain in the future will revolve around two directions: first, to enhance the practicality of BTC, making it available for multi chain interaction, DeFi investment, and asset trading; The second is to lower the threshold for retail investors and institutions to enter the BTC ecosystem, so that BTC can not only outperform the market, but also participate in new narratives and projects, capturing higher potential returns. He also revealed that Merlin will continue to optimize the BTCfi ecosystem, expand AI driven chain abstraction technology, and launch a series of user-friendly products in the next phase to promote BTC as a true "universal currency" on the chain. Click to read the original interview: "Odaily Interview with Merlin Founder Jeff: Every Day I Want to Give Up, But Still Looking Forward to Going Through the Cycle"