A16z invests $15 million in BABY, BTCVaults model sparks attention—what happened? Babylon is a decentralized Bitcoin staking protocol that allows BTC holders to self-custody and participate in staking. In January 2026, a16z Crypto invested $15 million to purchase BABY tokens to support Babylon's development of the BTCVaults protocol. The protocol focuses on trustless BTC staking, with plans to integrate with Aave in Q2 to promote on-chain BTC applications. After the market sentiment announcement, BABY surged over 25% in the short term, breaking through $0.022, with a 24-hour increase of up to 11.68%. The community is hotly discussing the token supply and demand gap, as the current circulating supply is lower than the BTC staking demand, leading to high market attention on subsequent liquidity and ecosystem expansion. Trading guide: Currently more suitable for aggressive short-term trading. If volume breaks through $0.022, consider going long, with volume as a trigger condition. If it falls back to $0.019, reduce positions. U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently added Bitcoin to the list of recognized assets for derivative collateral. · Bitcoin's application in financial trading is becoming increasingly widespread. · However, the infrastructure for native Bitcoin collateral remains insufficient. · Therefore, Babylon is developing a new type of BTCVaults. · Trustless Bitcoin vaults. · Development and expansion will be carried out in collaboration with a16z. · Also secured a $15 million investment.$BABY$BABY