babylon

1/ 🤔What are Bitcoin Secured Networks (BSNs), we hear you ask?

They’re PoS chains that enhance their economic security with Bitcoin, without changing their consensus or token design. BSNs = BTC-backed finality. Let's take a look🧵👇

Binance Announced Babylon Airdrop for BNB Holders. This airdrop offers a chance for BNB holders to receive tokens participating in Binance’s Simple Earn products.
Since the token is now listed on Binance so let’s explore Babylon ( $BABY )
What is Babylon (BABY) ?
Babylon is a decentralized protocol that enables native bitcoin staking directly on the Bitcoin blockchain without intermediaries. The protocol implements a novel shared-security architecture that extends Bitcoin's security model to the broader decentralized ecosystem. Through its architecture, BTC holders can participate in multi-staking operations while maintaining their assets on Bitcoin, providing verifiable security guarantees to Bitcoin Secured Networks (BSNs).
Babylon protocol enables bitcoin holders to trustlessly provide security and liquidity to Bitcoin Secured Networks (BSNs) and, in return, get the opportunity to earn validation rewards from those networks.

 
Multi Staking Architecture
The Babylon multi-staking architecture enables secure BTC staking across multiple networks simultaneously. The system implements integration endpoints for any BSN requiring economic security guarantees. The architecture comprises cryptographic mechanisms that ensure:
Reliable cross-chain data synchronizationSecure inter-chain message passingRobust asset locking mechanismsAutomated reward distributionConfigurable slashing

BABY Token Utility / Usecase
BABY is more than just a gas token, it’s the beating heart of the Babylon chain
Transaction Fees
BABY serves as the gas token for Babylon Genesis, facilitating transactions and smart contract execution in its role as a control plane and liquidity hub.
Governance
It also enables governance, allowing BABY token holders and their delegated validators to vote on protocol changes and network upgrades.
Staking
Babylon Genesis employs a dual staking model, utilizing both BABY and BTC to strengthen network security. Both Bitcoin stakers and BABY stakers contribute security and receive BABY rewards.
Security
By utilizing BABY tokens, Babylon Genesis aligns incentives across validators, Bitcoin stakers, and governance participants, positioning it to be a robust and decentralized Bitcoin Secured Network.
Babylon’s Security Model
Babylon introduces a dual staking system and an architecture that anchors trust in Bitcoin’s security model:
BTC Staking Without Wrapping
BTC is staked via non-custodial vaults using Bitcoin’s native scripts and time locks.
Users maintain full control over their Bitcoin — there’s no wrapping or bridging.
BABY Staking as Economic Security
Validators stake BABY to operate the network.
If they act maliciously, they’re slashed, providing a security buffer for BTC stakers.
Checkpointing to Bitcoin
Babylon writes state checkpoints to the Bitcoin blockchain, adding a layer of irreversible finality.
Even if Babylon is attacked, historical data can be verified through Bitcoin.

Secure Delegation Model
BTC holders can delegate to validators without losing custody of their assets.
Relationships are enforced cryptographically — not by trusting third parties.
Babylon Existing Products
The Babylon protocol is being launched in three phases:

Phase 1: Bootstrap of the supply side of the Bitcoin security and liquidity marketplace. Over 57,000 bitcoins have been staked from over 140.02K.unique stakers. A thriving ecosystem of projects is integrating the Babylon protocol, including Liquid staking protocols, Wallets and custodians, Bitcoin Secured Networks (BSNs), and Finality Providers. 

Phase 2: Launch of the first BSN: Babylon Genesis. During Phase 2, Babylon Genesis will have DEX, restaking, vault, and BABY LST minting functionality live on-chain. BTC LST holders will be able to bridge their assets to Babylon Genesis and participate in BTCFi while reaping all of the benefits of the protocol being Bitcoin secured. 

Phase 3: Launch of the other BSNs, completing the demand side. During Phase 3, Babylon Genesis will transform into a vibrant ecosystem. Specifically, other Bitcoin-Secured Networks (BSNs) will be onboarded, and EVM compatibility will be integrated to power liquidity primitives—particularly BTC LSTs. Here's some of what we expect from independent third parties building on Genesis: DEXs, LST Minting, BTC-based Lending Protocols, Restaking, Incentive Markets, Vaults, and Genesis Reward Hub.
Projects Backing Babylon
The Babylon protocol development is backed by cutting-edge investment firms who believe in Bitcoin and its use cases.

$BABY Tokenomics
Total Supply: 10 billion BABY
Circulating Supply upon Listing on Binance: 2,294,036,491 BABY (22.90% of total token supply)
HODLer Airdrops Token Rewards: 75,000,000 BABY (0.75% of Genesis Total Token Supply)
Inflation Rate: 8% annually ( 4% to BTC stakers , 4% to BABY stakers )
BABY Token Distribution
Below is a breakdown of the planned allocation of 10,000,000,000 BABY tokens across various categories for a balanced distribution of incentives, ecosystem development, and governance. 

Token Release Schedule

Binance Hodler Airdrop
Baby token was also shared with the users who subscribed their BNB to Simple Earn (Flexible and/or Locked) and/or On-Chain Yields products from 2025-03-07 00:00 (UTC) to 2025-03-12 23:59 (UTC) got the airdrops distribution.
If you haven’t done so already, it’s too late to join - however, you can join BNB staking now to qualify for future airdrops.
This is what the Babylon is all about, most importantly where Baby token will be used. Your feedback will be highly appreciated.