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The latest from the BOB ecosystem.

Swing.xyz & Galaxy Exchange Integrate BOB
Swing.xyz brings BOB bridging and swaps to its builder community, with Galaxy Exchange doing the same for DeFi users.

USDC on BOB is being upgraded to Chainlink CCIP
The upgrade to CCIP will help future-proof stablecoin liquidity on the BOB network.

Isthmus upgrade goes live on BOB bringing cheaper transactions and improved usability
Optimism’s Isthmus upgrade has now gone live on BOB, bringing an array of new features included in Ethereum’s recent Pectra fork.

BOB Is Now Live On deBridge
BOB is the first Bitcoin L2 to be supported by deBridge, allowing assets and data from 20+ blockchains to bridge to BOB and back.

BOB Introduces 1-click Bitcoin DeFi to Xverse Earn
Xverse integrates BOB Gateway, enabling seamless DeFi yield opportunities for millions of Bitcoin native users.

BOB Integrates Fireblocks To Unlock Institutional Bitcoin DeFi
The integration provides secure, institutional-grade access to Bitcoin DeFi, combining Fireblocks’ MPC wallet with BOB’s hybrid L2 network.

BOB Will Be Attending Major Events in 2025
The BOB team will be traveling across the globe to present and network at some of the leading crypto and Bitcoin conferences this year.

BOB Adopts the Chainlink Standard As Its Canonical Cross-Chain Infrastructure For Native Assets
We’re adopting Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) as the canonical cross-chain infrastructure for tokens native to the BOB network.

BOB integrates with Babylon to become a Bitcoin-Secured Network, bringing Bitcoin finality to the Hybrid L2
BOB will be the best place to use Bitcoin Liquid Staking Tokens (LSTs) in DeFi.

BOB Receives OP Grant to Grow Bitcoin DeFi on the Superchain
BOB has been awarded 750,000 OP as part of Optimism Grant Season 6. This grant will accelerate our efforts to grow Bitcoin DeFi on the Optimism Superchain.

Xverse wallet and Pell restaking network integrate BOB 1-click staking
1-click BTC staking access extended to 5+ million DeFi users.

BOB Hybrid L2 Joins Superchain to Accelerate Bitcoin DeFi
The Superchain is a growing network of chains built on Optimism’s OP Stack. With BOB’s membership, BTC DeFi is expanding its reach within the Superchain.