Cardano has launched its first Bitcoin DeFi protocol, Cardinal, allowing BTC to be used in DeFi on the Cardano network without bridges.
The launch of Cardinal resulted in a surge in ADA's price and trading volume, with a price increase of nearly 4% and a trading volume exceeding $700 million.
Cardinal enables secure, non-custodial BTC staking and lending through MuSig2 multi-signature technology.
Major Cardano DeFi platforms like MinswapDEX, SundaeSwap, and Fluid Tokens have already integrated Cardinal to offer users the ability to farm, lend, and trade Bitcoin-linked assets directly.