- Sui integrates with Babylon and becomes BSN on Babylon Genesis Chain
- BTC holders can stake their assets through the Babylon protocol while retaining full control over them
- BTC staking strengthens the security of the Sui network and provides new opportunities to participate in DeFi
- Babylon and Sui’s representatives emphasize the strategic importance of mutually reinforcing liquidity and security
Sui integrates with Babylon and becomes BSN on Babylon Genesis Chain, enhancing Sui network security, enabling BTC staking, and expanding BTCfi capabilities.
More About the Sui and Babylon Labs Integration — And Why It Matters for Bitcoin Holders
This development should not be underestimated, and to understand why, it’s worth looking more closely at the two participants.
Sui is one of the top-performing blockchains, steadily gaining more relevance in the industry thanks to its record-breaking speed, broad capabilities, and growing ecosystem of integrations.
On the other hand, Babylon Labs is one of the leading players in the world of BTCfi. It provides the intermediate layer Babylon Genesis Chain, which plays a critical role in the Babylon Protocol architecture by connecting native BTC (on the Bitcoin network) with Proof-of-Stake chains (such as Sui) — all without transferring control over assets or creating wrapped versions of tokens.
This integration between two major players significantly expands opportunities for both, considering the scale of each.
Benefits for Sui:
- Sui gains access to the most important crypto asset — Bitcoin — and can now use it as a source of security and resilience for its network.
- Sui also gains Bitcoin liquidity, allowing BTC holders to participate in Sui’s DeFi applications without having to sell or move their assets.
- At the same time, Sui secures an important position in the evolving BTCfi ecosystem, which aims to bring Bitcoin into broader DeFi use cases — even though such functionality was not part of Bitcoin’s original design.
Benefits for Babylon:
- Babylon gains an early integration with one of the most promising L1 networks, as Sui itself is actively expanding and integrating with numerous DeFi platforms and solutions.
- Babylon uses Sui as a showcase for how trustless BTC staking can be applied in practice, increasing trust in Babylon’s model and laying the foundation for future integrations with other chains.
- As Babylon has so far remained a concept at the architectural level, its collaboration with Sui gives it entry into a smart contract ecosystem — providing a platform to launch BTC-enabled DeFi products.
Representatives of both companies have spoken positively about the collaboration — notably, Fisher Yu, CTO of Babylon Labs, stated:
“Together, Babylon and Sui are building the technological foundation for deepening cross-chain liquidity, which can bring more opportunities for rewards to BTC holders who want a secure entrance to DeFi. Babylon is the infrastructure layer for Bitcoin and unlocks its full utility thanks to its trustless, self-custodial BTC staking that secures decentralized systems. Sui becoming a Bitcoin Secured Network reflects the growing demand for Bitcoin security. Through the Babylon Bitcoin staking protocol, Sui taps into the largest, most decentralized security network while helping create new reward opportunities for BTC holders.”
Also, Evan Cheng, Co-Founder and CEO of Mysten Labs, an original contributor to Sui, said:
“Sui becoming a Bitcoin Secured Network is about taking Bitcoin’s best traits – size, security, and liquidity – and bringing them into active, high-performance DeFi. With this integration, Sui continues to solidify itself as a premier destination for Bitcoin DeFi, where Bitcoin holders can more effectively utilize and create value with the asset.”
Conclusion
Integration is promising, no doubt. However, the real impact it will have is yet to be assessed, and we will be watching closely. Stay tuned for updates, and be adaptive in the rapidly evolving technology, blockchain, and crypto landscape.
