Why is Bitcoin liquidity becoming a new direction for Layer 1 as Cardano accelerates its BTCFi deployment?
Since 2026, the competitive logic among Layer 1s has been undergoing significant changes. Compared to the past performance competition centered around TPS, gas fees, and on-chain activity, more and more public chains are now refocusing on another direction—Bitcoin liquidity. Especially in the context of the overall market lacking new driving forces and the liquidity of altcoins continuously dispersing, BTC, with the largest asset scale and long-term capital accumulation, is once again becoming the core target of major ecosystems' competition.
Under this trend, Cardano has recently begun to clearly strengthen its BTCFi and Bitcoin interoperability directions. From Hydra scaling entering the production phase, to BitcoinOS integration promotion, to USDCx and cross-chain asset expansion, Cardano's ecosystem focus is no longer solely centered on ADA itself, but is starting to venture into a larger Bitcoin financial market.
Compared to the previous long-standing focus on
Under this trend, Cardano has recently begun to clearly strengthen its BTCFi and Bitcoin interoperability directions. From Hydra scaling entering the production phase, to BitcoinOS integration promotion, to USDCx and cross-chain asset expansion, Cardano's ecosystem focus is no longer solely centered on ADA itself, but is starting to venture into a larger Bitcoin financial market.
Compared to the previous long-standing focus on
