Lombard
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Project Overview
Founded in April 2024, Lombard is dedicated to unlocking Bitcoin's potential as a dynamic financial tool by connecting it to DeFi. Lombard enables the yield-bearing BTC to move cross-chain without fragmenting liquidity, paving the way to become the single largest catalyst for onboarding net new capital into DeFi. Its flagship product, LBTC—a yield-bearing, cross-chain, liquid Bitcoin backed 1:1 by BTC.
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