[Rootstock Executive: Bitcoin DeFi Demand Concentrated Among a Small Group of High-Capital Users] Odaily Planet Daily News – Richard Green, Head of Institutions and Ecosystem at Rootstock Labs, stated that as overall DeFi liquidity continues to decline, Bitcoin DeFi projects are shifting their focus to a more niche but capital-rich user base. Speaking at the BTC Prague conference, Green noted that crypto-native traders and hedge funds, which were previously more accessible, have largely exited the market due to the outflow of funds from the DeFi sector. Data shows that the total value locked (TVL) in DeFi protocols has dropped from approximately $180 billion in October last year to around $70 billion currently. Against this backdrop, Rootstock is targeting Bitcoin miners and digital asset treasury companies, offering them lending and yield products. These users typically hold large amounts of BTC but may need liquidity or returns without selling their assets. Green believes that the current demand for Bitcoin DeFi is not widely distributed but rather concentrated among a small, high-capital subset of users. For project teams, the key is no longer scaling up user acquisition among general DeFi users but designing products tailored to real balance sheet needs.