Babylon, a blockchain developer, is set to launch its self-custodial ビットコイン staking mainnet in two days. This launch is part of a phased rollout and aims to utilize ビットコイン's economic properties to enhance the security of proof-of-stake blockchains. Users will be able to stake their ビットコイン through a designated smart contract, maintaining control over their assets without intermediaries. The system supports various decentralized systems including sovereign PoS chains, Layer 2s, and oracles. Additionally, Babylon plans to introduce a $BTC timestamping protocol to enhance the security of PoS blockchains by defending against long-range attacks. This follows Babylon's recent $70 million funding round led by Paradigm, with previous support from Polychain Capital and Hack VC.