According to @QCPgroup, institutional adoption and real-world use cases are helping Bitcoin’s price and volatility mature over time, as highlighted by founder Darius Sit in a Straits Times CEO Insights feature, source: @QCPgroup. @QCPgroup reports Bitcoin’s role is evolving from a speculative trade to an asset used for collateral, payments, and portfolio diversification as more institutions come on board, source: @QCPgroup. @QCPgroup observes growing institutional demand for risk-managed digital asset exposure and increased interest in options and structured strategies to navigate volatility, source: @QCPgroup. @QCPgroup adds that clients are showing a clearer focus on long-term fundamentals over short-term price swings, source: @QCPgroup.

According to @richrines, lstBTC aims to transform Bitcoin from an idle asset into a liquid, yield-bearing collateral, as discussed at Token2049 (source: https://twitter.com/richrines/status/1921995194880135610). This innovation is designed to improve capital efficiency for traders and enable the development of structured financial products in the crypto market. For active crypto traders, lstBTC creates new opportunities for yield generation and leverage, potentially increasing Bitcoin’s utility as collateral across DeFi platforms and trading protocols.