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Story: Cumberland, SwissBorg, and Fluid Back Sui’s Hashi as Bitcoin DeFi Testnet Nears

By Julie Binoche

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Who's Joining and What They'll Do. Each of the three new entrants has a pretty distinct role in the Hashi ecosystem.

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What the Testnet Actually Tests. July's global testnet launch isn't just a formality.

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Bigger Picture for Bitcoin in DeFi. Bitcoin's role in decentralized finance has always been a bit awkward.

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Sui just pulled in three more institutional names for Hashi. Cumberland, SwissBorg, and Fluid are the latest to join the platform, which is built around one core idea: stop…

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The pitch isn't subtle. Bitcoin carries roughly $1.2 trillion in market cap. Most of that capital does basically nothing — it sits in cold storage or on exchanges, generating no…

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Each of the three new entrants has a pretty distinct role in the Hashi ecosystem. Cumberland, which operates as a leading market maker, will dig into the protocol's frameworks…

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Three different functions. One shared bet that Bitcoin-backed finance is worth building for.

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It's worth noting the broader coalition Sui has assembled around Hashi. BitGo, Blockdaemon, and Ledger are in as infrastructure providers.

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July's global testnet launch isn't just a formality. It's probably the most important milestone Hashi faces before any real capital moves through the system.

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Technical documentation and configuration details for accessing the testnet will be available on Sui's website.

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The framework Hashi is building aims to replace what the source calls "existing synthetic workarounds" — the kind of centralized credit intermediaries that have historically…

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Bitcoin's role in decentralized finance has always been a bit awkward. The asset is massive, the community is enormous, but BTC itself wasn't built for programmability.

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See also: Venus Protocol Brings Tokenized Tesla, Nvidia, and SpaceX to BNB Chain DeFi Lending

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Sui's strategy here isn't just about one product. It's about positioning the network as the go-to layer for Bitcoin-backed financial applications — a standard, not a workaround.

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