Altcoin Roundup: Holding Bitcoin? Here’s how to put it to work in DeFi

Altcoin Roundup: Holding Bitcoin? Here’s how to put it to work in DeFi

BTC is back at all-time highs, meaning it’s even easier for holders to capitalize on the lucrative yield opportunities DeFi offers to investors who are willing to stake their tokens. The long-awaited day finally came on Oct. 19 as the first Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) went live on the New York Stock Exchange, thrusting the crypto asset into the limelight across mainstream news outlets and alternative media alike. Despite the fact that the ETF in question will hold no actual Bitcoin and is instead a futures-based instrument, investors and pundits across the ecosystem have....


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