{"id":70254,"date":"2026-03-26T18:00:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T18:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/bitcoin-lending-layer-mezo-selects-aerodrome-as-primary-liquidity-hub-crypto-news-bitcoin-news\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T18:00:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T18:00:01","slug":"bitcoin-lending-layer-mezo-selects-aerodrome-as-primary-liquidity-hub-crypto-news-bitcoin-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/bitcoin-lending-layer-mezo-selects-aerodrome-as-primary-liquidity-hub-crypto-news-bitcoin-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Lending Layer Mezo Selects Aerodrome as Primary Liquidity Hub \u2013 Crypto News Bitcoin News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>Bridging Base\u2019s \u2018ve\u2019 Pioneers into <span>Bitcoin<\/span> <span>DeFi<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Mezo, a decentralized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/exchanges\/lending-platforms\/?_gl=1*andfzx*_gcl_au*OTA1ODAwODU5LjE3NzM3NjQ2MDY.*_ga*MTU3OTQwMTMwLjE3NzM3NjQ2MDc.*_ga_ERLPF60ZDD*czE3NzQ1MzgyMzIkbzMwJGcxJHQxNzc0NTM4NDc2JGo1MCRsMCRoMA..\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lending protocol<\/a> built on <span>Bitcoin<\/span>, has entered into a strategic <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mezonetwork\/status\/2037181666435961178?s=46&amp;t=y2ZVRWEHtNlaPuVIr98Gbg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">partnership<\/a> with Aerodrome Finance, a leading <span>decentralized exchange<\/span> ( <span>DEX<\/span>) on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/exchanges\/decentralized\/?_gl=1*dbtjsn*_gcl_au*OTA1ODAwODU5LjE3NzM3NjQ2MDY.*_ga*MTU3OTQwMTMwLjE3NzM3NjQ2MDc.*_ga_ERLPF60ZDD*czE3NzQ1MzgyMzIkbzMwJGcxJHQxNzc0NTM4NjQxJGo2MCRsMCRoMA..#base-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Base<\/a>. The collaboration will make <span>DEX<\/span> the primary <span>liquidity<\/span> hub for Mezo\u2019s native token while also supporting <span>liquidity<\/span> for the bitcoin-backed <span>stablecoin<\/span> MSUD.<\/p>\n<p>Under the agreement, Mezo will allocate 2.25% of its total MEZO token supply to Aerodrome\u2019s veAERO voters over a 30-day period. The move is intended to attract <span>liquidity<\/span> and engage Aerodrome\u2019s experienced vote-escrow participants, who have played a key role in shaping sustainable yield models on Base.<\/p>\n<p>Aerodrome Finance, developed from Curve\u2019s vote-escrow framework and refined through Velodrome, is considered the <span>liquidity<\/span> backbone of the Base ecosystem. Mezo\u2019s yield platform, Mezo Earn, adapts this model for <span>Bitcoin<\/span> lending, creating what the team describes as \u201cAerodrome for <span>Bitcoin<\/span> lending.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Matt Luongo, founder and CEO of Mezo, explained: \u201cAerodrome\u2019s community wrote the playbook for sustainable <span>DeFi<\/span> yield through vote-escrow economics. We partnered with them because we wanted that audience to see what happens when you apply those mechanics to <span>Bitcoin<\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The partnership follows Mezo\u2019s \u201cBring <span>Bitcoin<\/span> Home\u201d campaign, which migrated approximately $23 million in Bitcoin-denominated assets from Ethereum to Mezo\u2019s mainnet. The protocol currently reports $76.3 million in total value locked, more than 2,000 loans issued at a fixed 1% <span>APR<\/span>, and over 43,500 mainnet users.<\/p>\n<p>Mezo\u2019s infrastructure includes validators such as P2P, Chorus One, and Everstake, with audits conducted by Quantstamp and Thesis Defense. Institutional access is supported through Anchorage Digital. The company has raised $28.5 million in seed funding, led by Pantera Capital with participation from Multicoin, Paradigm, Polychain, Draper, Nascent, a16z, and ParaFi.<\/p>\n<p>This collaboration highlights a growing effort to connect <span>liquidity<\/span> and expertise from Base into <span>Bitcoin<\/span>\u2019s <span>decentralized finance<\/span> ecosystem, reinforcing <span>Bitcoin<\/span>\u2019s role in the broader <span>DeFi<\/span> landscape.<\/p>\n<h2>FAQ \u2753<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>What is the partnership about?<\/strong> Mezo teamed up with Aerodrome Finance to make Aerodrome the main <span>liquidity<\/span> hub for the MEZO token and MUSD <span>stablecoin<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>How will <span>liquidity<\/span> be boosted?<\/strong> Mezo is allocating 2.25% of its token supply to Aerodrome\u2019s veAERO voters over 30 days to attract capital.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Why Aerodrome Finance?<\/strong> Aerodrome\u2019s vote\u2011escrow community is seen as one of the most experienced in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-defi-decentralized-finance\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DeFi<\/a> yield mechanics, making it a natural fit for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bitcoin<\/a> lending.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What momentum does Mezo have?<\/strong> Mezo recently migrated $23M in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bitcoin<\/a> assets, reports $76.3M in total value locked, and has processed $500M in MUSD <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-trading-volume\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">volume<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/bitcoin-lending-layer-mezo-selects-aerodrome-as-primary-liquidity-hub\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Bridging Base\u2019s \u2018ve\u2019 Pioneers into Bitcoin DeFi Mezo, a decentralized lending protocol built on Bitcoin, has entered into a strategic partnership with Aerodrome Finance, a leading decentralized exchange ( DEX) on Base. 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