Starknet is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Lombard Protocol, a Bitcoin staking protocol and developer of LBTC. Lombard is bringing LBTC—the leading liquid staked Bitcoin asset—into the Starknet ecosystem, unlocking new earning opportunities and pushing forward a powerful vision: a single, scalable execution layer for both Ethereum and Bitcoin.

What is LBTC?

LBTC is liquid-staked Bitcoin, built on top of Babylon, free to be used across DeFi. Each LBTC token is fully backed 1:1 by real BTC, staked to the Babylon Bitcoin staking protocol. Users obtain LBTC by staking native BTC on the Lombard Protocol, effectively locking their Bitcoin and receiving an equal amount of LBTC in return. This asset can be used for lending, borrowing, trading, and liquidity provisioning across many blockchains, including Ethereum, Base, and Sui.

LBTC on Starknet

Over the coming months, users will be able to stake native BTC for LBTC and bridge LBTC to and from Starknet with ease. Starknet users will gain access to LBTC and Lombard’s DeFi vault through the upcoming integration. This initiative is designed to activate Bitcoin capital within the fast-growing Starknet DeFi ecosystem, offering a secure and seamless experience for both institutional and individual users.

Institutions will gain a powerful tool to deploy Bitcoin capital across DeFi dApps with greater scalability. Retail users and app developers will benefit from increased liquidity, earn-generating strategies, and new use cases.

Lombard and Starknet

Lombard Protocol’s mission to bring Bitcoin into DeFi aligns perfectly with Starknet’s long-term vision of becoming the execution layer for both Ethereum and Bitcoin. This collaboration represents a key milestone in building a modular, multi-chain DeFi ecosystem, where assets from both chains can flow freely and unlock new possibilities.

With its focus on decentralization, Starknet is emerging as a natural home for Bitcoin assets in DeFi, offering a reliable foundation for BTC’s thriving in a cross-chain, modular ecosystem.

Stay tuned for the integration