The Bitcoin ecosystem has been booming over the past two years, but there's a critical problem that remains unsolved: the lack of a trustworthy "price data source." All the major protocols are hitting a wall here.

Until someone came up with a solution—using distributed nodes + an asset proof mechanism to provide Bitcoin with a high-bandwidth, attack-resistant data pipeline. This is like giving this trillion-dollar vault a pair of "eyes."

Why is this so difficult? Bitcoin's architecture is too unique; traditional oracle solutions are incompatible here. They can't meet the speed requirements, and their security isn't strong enough, making it impossible to bear the trust costs of assets worth hundreds of billions. Millisecond-level price feeds and completely tamper-proof data streams—these are the real necessities.

Just look at the performance. By the end of last year, the locked-in value on the Bitcoin chain exceeded $60 billion, with over 40% of top protocols using this data solution. This wasn't achieved through incentives or subsidies; it's purely because it solves real problems.

What makes it competitive? First, its native nature—supporting the pricing of Bitcoin-native assets like Ordinals and Runes, which external oracles simply can't learn. Second, game theory design—malicious nodes are directly penalized by forfeiting staked collateral, and reputation is backed by real assets. Plus, it aims to become the settlement layer for all chains, showing big ambitions.

Of course, its responsiveness in extreme market conditions still needs market validation. But having secured a spot in Bitcoin's infrastructure already speaks volumes about its significance.

For investors, whether a BTC-Fi project can survive long-term largely depends on whether it has access to a reliable data source. This determines how far the entire ecosystem can go.