Luganodes X Babylon Genesis: Bitcoin Staking Enters a New Era

Introduction

Babylon Genesis is Live — the world’s first Layer 1 blockchain secured by Bitcoin staking has officially launched, ushering in a new chapter in decentralized infrastructure.

This marks the transition into Phase 2 of the Babylon rollout, following the success of Phase 1, which bootstrapped the supply side with over 57,000 BTC staked via Babylon’s trust-minimized, self-custodial staking protocol. This early phase catalyzed an entire ecosystem around Bitcoin staking—spanning wallets, LSTs, custody partners, bridges, and infrastructure providers.

Now, with the launch of Babylon Genesis, we enter the demand side. This new L1 chain functions not only as a Bitcoin-secured blockchain with dual staking (BABY + BTC), but also as the control plane for future Bitcoin Secured Networks (BSNs) and a liquidity hub for the broader BTCFi ecosystem. It incorporates key innovations like Bitcoin timestamping, a slashable staking design, and smart contract programmability—all built on Cosmos SDK and CometBFT.

Luganodes: Powering Babylon’s Bitcoin Staking Infrastructure

As one of the earliest participants in Babylon’s staking ecosystem, Luganodes is proud to play a key role in this historic launch. We first supported Phase 1 of Babylon’s mainnet in October 2024, helping bootstrap the Bitcoin staking layer that now secures Genesis. Since then, we’ve remained a trusted infrastructure provider throughout Babylon’s journey—continuing to operate validator nodes and supporting the self-custodial Bitcoin staking framework that underpins the network’s security.

With Babylon Genesis now live, our mission continues:

• We are an active infrastructure provider in Genesis Phase 2, contributing to the security and decentralization of the network by running validator nodes and integrating Bitcoin staking support.

• We are supporting the dual staking architecture, ensuring seamless participation from both BABY and BTC stakers.

• We’re aligned with Babylon’s long-term vision of unlocking Bitcoin’s third native use case—staking—and enabling it as a foundational security layer for future blockchains.

Conclusion

The Babylon Genesis launch represents a turning point for the Bitcoin ecosystem—where BTC becomes not just a store of value, but a source of decentralized security and capital efficiency.

As Babylon evolves into the control and liquidity hub for Bitcoin Secured Networks, Luganodes remains committed to providing best-in-class infrastructure, helping secure the network and support builders, stakers, and applications built on top of this new paradigm.

Bitcoin staking is no longer a concept—it’s running live.

About Luganodes

Luganodes is a world-class, Swiss-operated, non-custodial blockchain infrastructure provider that has rapidly gained recognition in the industry for offering institutional-grade services. It was born out of the Lugano Plan B Program, an initiative driven by Tether and the City of Lugano. Luganodes maintains an exceptional 99.9% uptime with round-the-clock monitoring by SRE experts. With support for 45+ PoS networks, it ranks among the top validators on Polygon, Polkadot, Sui, and Tron. Luganodes prioritizes security and compliance, holding the distinction of being one of the first staking providers to adhere to all SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, and ISO 27001 standards as well as offering Chainproof insurance to institutional clients.

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