Many Bitcoin bridges lock $BTC in custody and ask users to trust the operators. @StroomNetwork's design deploys it instead. The architecture channels Lightning routing for fees, incorporates Babylon staking, and is designed to scale with Bitcoin L2s as they mature. strBTC grows in your wallet daily without leaving Bitcoin. Validators use FROST threshold signatures to jointly control the multisig vault - no single operator can move funds unilaterally. For Phase 2, validators will collateralize with external assets through @symbioticfi and @eigenlabs, creating economic accountability through slashing. Right now the bridge runs Phase 0 (soft launch August 2025, $26.4M TVL) with $wBTC deposits converted to $strBTC. The native BTC bridge and full restaking security are still being deployed. But Lightning routing - the primary yield source - already operates with routing fees generated on-chain. We think the design choice is interesting. Rather than building one monolithic security model, they're layering in multiple yield sources. Lightning today provides immediate yield. @babylonlabs_io and L2 integrations will expand that as the rollout continues and partnerships mature. Each source adds redundancy and reduces reliance on any single mechanism. The full analysis - DAO governance, how slashing actually works, why FROST threshold signatures solve the custody problem - lives on Medium 👇🏻 medium.com/p/stroom-network-…