Merlin Founder: 2.0 Upgrade Officially Released, Aiming to Create "Yield-Generating and Tradable" BTC

In an exclusive interview with Odaily, Jeff, the founder of the Bitcoin Layer2 project Merlin Chain, stated that the Merlin 2.0 upgrade plan has been officially released. This version will focus on "$BTC's yield-generating and cross-chain trading capabilities," aiming to upgrade Bitcoin from a single store-of-value asset to an on-chain currency with profitability and liquidity. Jeff pointed out that Merlin Chain's core goals 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; and second, to lower the barriers for retail and institutional investors to enter the $BTC ecosystem, so that $BTC can not only outperform the market but also participate in new narratives and new 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 stage to promote $BTC as a true "universal currency" on the chain. Click to read the original interview: "Odaily Exclusive Interview with Merlin Founder Jeff: I Want to Give Up Every Day, But I Still Look Forward to Crossing the Cycle" [Odaily].