Technology

Bitcoin DeFi (often referred to as BTCFi) is a rapidly growing sector in the crypto market. Leveraging smart contracts, Layer 2 solutions, and cross-chain technologies, Bitcoin has evolved beyond being merely a store of value, enabling participation in lending, staking, liquidity mining, and other decentralized finance applications. With ongoing advancements in Bitcoin Layer 2, ecosystem protocols, and institutional investment, Bitcoin DeFi is steadily building a robust financial ecosystem.

ERC-8183 is an Agent Commerce standard developed by the Virtuals Protocol and the Ethereum dAI team. By leveraging on-chain escrow, task lifecycle management, and evaluation mechanisms, it facilitates reliable transactions between AI Agents and establishes core infrastructure for the decentralized AI economy.