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Created: 2025-07-17 06:00:44 UTC

finally took my time to understand what AuroBTC is.
Let me explain you👇

AuroBTC is a new Bitcoin Liquid Staking Token (LST) created by @union_build, aiming to bring Bitcoin into the world of DeFi more effectively and securely.

For example, When you stake BTC via Union, you receive AuroBTC in return. This represents your staked BTC while allowing you to use it in DeFi apps like borrowing, lending, yield farming, etc.

So then why not just use wBTC?

Unlike wrapped BTC (wBTC) that relies on custodians, AuroBTC is designed to be non-custodial and trust-minimized, keeping the spirit of Bitcoin alive in DeFi.
wBTC is centralized. It depends on trusted parties (BitGo) to hold your BTC.
AuroBTC aims to eliminate that middleman risk by using native BTC staking mechanisms through Union Protocol’s architecture.

Hope this helps you to understand what AuroBTC is? Will dive deeper watch out my subsequent post.

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