tBTC, the leading decentralized, trust-minimized Bitcoin bridge, is now live with direct native minting on Starknet — one of the most advanced Ethereum Layer 2 networks powered by ZK-rollup technology.
With this launch, Bitcoin holders can now seamlessly mint tBTC directly on Starknet, eliminating the need to bridge via Ethereum first. This brings the full security, transparency, and 1:1 BTC peg of tBTC natively to the Starknet ecosystem. In a recent episode of the Bitcoin.com News Podcast, MacLane Wilkison of tLabs and Benjamin Sturisky of Starknet discussed this significant development.
MacLane, CEO of tLabs and Co-founder of Threshold, highlighted the previous complexities of using tBTC: “Historically, if you wanted to use tBTC on a chain… You first had to bridge your native Bitcoin to ETH Layer 1 through tBTC, then you would have to bridge it again to whatever your destination ecosystem is.”
With the new integration, he emphasized, “In the case of Starknet, we’re not only launching tBTC as an asset — we’re also launching a way to go directly from native Bitcoin to Starknet without having to worry about that interim stop in the middle, which gives an easy way to deploy it on Starknet.”
Benjamin Sturisky, Growth at Starknet Foundation, shared insights on the partnership, stating, “I am particularly fond of Threshold because they also work to be as trust-minimized as possible, which is something we take very seriously on Starknet.” This shared commitment to decentralization and minimizing trust is foundational to their collaboration.
With over $547M in TVL and more than 11,000 daily users, Starknet is rapidly becoming one of the most composable and scalable Layer 2 ecosystems in the Ethereum landscape. The integration with tBTC positions Bitcoin as a first-class citizen in this environment—usable for trading, lending, and building across Starknet-native protocols. MacLane further noted, “We are focused on cross-chain expansion. The way we think about it is, we want to meet users where they are — we don’t want to tell them where they should be using their Bitcoin.”
tBTC is now live across 8 chains, with integrations on Ekubo for DEX trading and Vesu (coming soon) for decentralized lending. Tune in to hear more about this exciting development and what it means for the future of decentralized finance.
MacLane Wilkison is a driving figure in the blockchain industry, known for co-founding NuCypher. With a background in investment banking at Morgan Stanley, Wilkison transitioned into blockchain in 2012, driven by his interest in Bitcoin and decentralized technologies. He is a leading contributor to the Threshold, home to tBTC. Wilkison’s expertise spans both traditional finance and cutting-edge blockchain innovations, making him a great voice on the future of decentralized finance and privacy in the digital age.
Benjamin is part of the Growth team at the Starknet Foundation, a non-profit that provides educational programs, grants, startup support, and hands-on guidance to enable visionary developers and founders to build sustainable businesses on Starknet. At the Foundation, he is working to make Starknet the leading rollup for both Bitcoin and Ethereum with the goal of ensuring the network has the technical capacity and liquidity to be the go to place for builders using either BTC or ETH.
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