On May 28, 2025 (GMT-7), the exclusive event titled 「Whales & Insiders: BTCFi and New Yield Opportunities,」 jointly organized by MetaEra, Wallet V, Nano Labs, Fenbushi Capital, and TRON DAO, concluded successfully in Las Vegas.

This grand event brought together top global thinkers, the most influential venture capitalists, and seasoned industry professionals to share the latest industry trends and investment insights.

Guests Shared Cutting-Edge Insights

The event attracted numerous industry leaders and cryptocurrency enthusiasts. The presentations on-site were fascinating, and the venue was packed with enthusiastic attendees.

The featured speaker, Justin Sun, founder of TRON, delivered the first speech. He stated that as BTCFi expands globally, TRON will become the universal settlement layer—fast, efficient, and deeply integrated with stablecoins, risk-weighted assets (RWA), and global on-chain liquidity.

Adam Cai, founder and CEO of Virgo.co, shared how Wallet V is building the next-generation global capital flow system. From cryptocurrency trading to facilitating global stablecoin remittances, Virgo is committed to seamlessly integrating CeFi and DeFi.

At this crucial moment when BTCFi is accelerating its globalization, Michael Guo, the curator of the BITCOIN TV Chinese Channel, brought forward his unique insights: how to break through the barriers, establish trust, and achieve large-scale implementation in Asia, the most active market for crypto. He believes that 「looking to the East」 is not just a trend, but an opportunity. The next wave of BTCFi's explosion is worth looking forward to.

From charitable channels to the innovation of on-chain public goods, Thomas Au, partner at Mindfulness Capital, brought a unique Web3 humanitarian perspective to BTCFi. He shared with us how blockchain-native philanthropy can expand trust and influence globally.

As the core driver behind the BitVM paradigm, Charlie Hu, co-founder of Bitlayer Labs, is pioneering trust-minimized Bitcoin cross-chain bridges and real-time programmable infrastructure. He shared how Bitlayer is building the underlying pillars for the BTCFi ecosystem, from wBTC alternatives to scalable native Bitcoin DeFi.

From BTCFi staking to multi-chain yield optimization, Han Liu, founder and CEO of BitFi, shared how BitFi empowers users to 「earn smarter」through stronger data capabilities, lower risks, and greater user control. In the era of passive Bitcoin holding, BitFi is activating its true value.

Monica Li, the Product Lead of Yala, revealed how Yala enables BTC holders to efficiently mint stablecoins, earn yields, and unlock DeFi/RWA channels without having to sell any of their Bitcoin.

Andy Liu, co-founder of Tevau, discussed at the conference how Bitcoin-native innovations can drive yield generation, user accessibility, and real-world integration. He believes that Bitcoin is not just an asset, but also the core driving force of the next-generation financial infrastructure.

Arwen Zhong, Chief Ecosystem Officer of BSquared Network, shared strategies from infrastructure to DeFi intelligence. She also revealed how B² Buzz has evolved Bitcoin staking into a flexible multi-strategy yield platform. The frontier of Bitcoin yields has entered the intelligent era.

AI is reshaping the way we work — and now, it is also set to transform the way we pay. In the event, Jordan Liu, co-founder of Alsa, shared how Alsa is leading the next generation of AI-native payment systems by integrating intelligent technologies, automated processes, and a crypto payment network.

The liquidity bottleneck of Bitcoin is a trillion-dollar market challenge. Xiaohui Liu, founder and CEO of OP_CAT Layer, has proposed a disruptive solution: the world's first native OP_CAT, trustless bridge, and BTC Layer based on the UTXO architecture, designed specifically for scalable DeFi, ZK technology, and real yield.

The event also included a roundtable forum. Moderated by Gracy Chen, CEO of Bitget, the forum featured guests including Kell Canty, Managing Director of Fenbushi Capital; Keith Chen, Managing Partner of SNZ; Lin Yang, Founding Partner of Aquarius Capital; and Emmanuel Vallod, Partner and Head of Venture Investments at Hivemind Capital. The discussion centered on institutional investment frameworks, BTCFi infrastructure development, Layer 2 trends, and Wrapped BTC use cases, exploring the evolution of BTCFi across three key dimensions: yield, trust, and scalability.

 Ecosystem Collaboration Upgraded

 This event has received strong support from numerous well-known projects and top-tier investment institutions, including: Bitlayer, BitFi, Yala, Tevau, B² Network, AIsa, Mindfulness Capital, Bitcoin TV, OP_CAT Layer, Aquarius, and SNZ.

Additionally, the event has been supported in its publicity efforts by media partners such as Foresight News, Bitpush, Golden Finance, MarsBit, DeThings, Cointime, Shilian Finance, KuaiLian Headlines, Wikiexpo, By Token, BoLian Finance, and BitRush (listed in no particular order), ensuring that industry insights reach a global audience.

The successful hosting of this event not only showcases the vibrant vitality and innovative potential of the Bitcoin ecosystem but also provides an important platform for exploring potential investment opportunities in BTCFi. MetaEra sincerely thanks every participant for their enthusiastic involvement and strong support. We will continue to work hand in hand with our ecosystem partners to contribute to the popularization and application of the Bitcoin ecosystem. Thank you once again to all the attendees for joining us in witnessing the future of the Bitcoin ecosystem.