The Clear Crypto Podcast From cold storage to smart staking: How Bitcoin just got productive on Starknet
Oct 2, 2025
Dan Heyman, a Bitcoin veteran and advisor at the StarkNet Foundation, shares insights on staking Bitcoin for yield while maintaining security. He discusses how StarkNet’s unique approach offers trustless staking and enhances decentralization. Alongside Harry Grant from RE7 Labs, they explore strategies for maximizing returns and the significance of Bitcoin's usability revolution. They emphasize the need for user-friendly educational resources to bridge the gap between Bitcoin holders and the DeFi space.
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Bitcoin As A Stakeable Security Asset
- StarkNet now accepts Bitcoin as a staking asset, allowing BTC holders to earn yield while supporting network security.
- This expands staking to widely held BTC and raises the network's decentralization and security threshold.
Dan's Early Crypto Journey
- Dan Heyman traced his crypto journey from MIT research to discovering Vitalik's white paper and joining early Ethereum efforts.
- He later worked with ConsenSys to help build the Ethereum roadmap and ETH 2.0 proof-of-stake transition.
Sustainable, Trust-Minimized Yield
- StarkNet's approach is one of the most decentralized and trustless ways to earn yield on Bitcoin once assets are on-chain.
- The model offers sustainable protocol-level rewards rather than temporary farming incentives.