最新报道：According to Bijie.com, Lombard, the Bitcoin DeFi protocol behind the liquid staking token LBTC, is preparing to launch its native BARD token, introducing an independent governance body, the Liquid Bitcoin Foundation, and conducting a pre-sale community sale on Buildpad. Lombard co-founder Jacob Phillips told The Block that the community sale will raise $6.75 million by distributing 1.5% of BARD's total supply on Buildpad, implying a fully diluted valuation of $450 million. He declined to disclose the total token supply. The sale will open for KYC registration and subscription at 12:00 PM UTC on August 26th and close at 11:59 AM UTC on August 29th. Eligible participants can make donations between September 1st and 2nd, with settlement and refunds scheduled for September 4th at 2:00 PM UTC. Users can participate using USD1 stablecoin, BNB, or LBTC on Buidlpad. Priority access will be given to LBTC holders, existing Lombard users, and promotional participants who create content about Lombard and Buidlpad before the KYC period. Phillips stated, "10% of sales will be reserved for creators and educators who highlight Lombard's role in building the next chapter of Bitcoin." Phillips declined to comment on the date of the token generation event, stating that details will be announced "in the coming weeks and months." Lombard also established the Liquid Bitcoin Foundation, a governance entity that will oversee protocol development, partnerships, research, and grants. Phillips stated that the grant program will support business projects and public goods aimed at growing the ecosystem. Buidlpad, the ICO platform for the BARD sale, was founded by Erick Zhang, who also runs Nomad Capital, a Lombard investor. Competitors include Echo, launched by Jordan "Cobie" Fish, and Legion, incubated by Delphi Labs. Lombard's core product is LBTC, a yield-generating Bitcoin token with approximately $1.5 billion in total locked value. LBTC integrates with Aave, Etherfi, Pendle, and other protocols, and is secured by a consortium of 14 digital asset companies, including Galaxy, Wintermute, and OKX. Around LBTC, Lombard has built a broader stack: a security layer anchored by its own blockchain, middleware like the SDK used by Bybit and Binance to embed BTC yields, and cross-chain wrappers like BTCK on Katana. On the distribution side, Lombard operates vaults and aggregators to channel Bitcoin into on-chain yield strategies. "Lombard is building a full-stack infrastructure suite to accelerate the development of on-chain capital markets for Bitcoin," said Phillips. Founded in 2024, Lombard previously raised $17 million in a seed round led by Polychain Capital, with participation from Franklin Templeton, Bybit, YZi Labs (formerly Binance Labs), and others. The Funding newsletter: Stay up to date on the latest cryptocurrency VC funding and M&A deals, news, and trends with my free bimonthly newsletter, The Funding. Sign up here!