Bridging Bitcoin to DeFi | MacLane Wilkison on tBTC, Threshold Network & the Next Era of Bitcoin Utility

Bitcoin.com News Interviews · May 7, 2025 · 33m

Can Bitcoin truly thrive in DeFi — without giving up its core values of security and decentralization?In this deep-dive interview, MacLane Wilkison, CEO of tLabs and co-founder of Threshold Network, joins Bitcoin.com to unpack how tBTC, the first fully permissionless Bitcoin bridge, is unlocking powerful new opportunities for BTC holders.Unlike centralized solutions such as wBTC, tBTC uses a decentralized network of signers to hold Bitcoin securely while enabling users to earn yield, trade, and participate across DeFi ecosystems like Ethereum, Solana, and emerging Bitcoin Layer-2…