Stacks x EVG x Aspen: Asia’s Boldest Bitcoin Layer 2 Alliance Is Here

Thu May 01 2025
Stacks teams up with Everest Ventures Group and Aspen Digital to unlock Bitcoin’s full potential across Asia — from DeFi to high-net-worth adoption. Here’s why this matters.

🌏 Bitcoin Isn’t Just Digital Gold Anymore — Stacks Wants to Prove It Across Asia

In what might be the most strategic Bitcoin move in Asia this year, Stacks Asia Foundation has officially partnered with Everest Ventures Group (EVG) and Aspen Digital to supercharge Bitcoin’s Layer 2 adoption across the region.

Think: Bitcoin, but programmable. DeFi, NFTs, and real yield — secured by the king chain.


🔥 Why This Partnership Hits Different

Each partner brings its own superpower to the table:

  • Stacks: The Bitcoin Layer 2 that lets devs build real apps on Bitcoin.
  • EVG: A Hong Kong-based Web3 beast with cultural muscle and 300+ people across Asia.
  • Aspen Digital: A high-net-worth digital asset platform backed by the Rothschild family (yep, that Rothschild).

Together? They’re gunning for South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, China, and every Bitcoin-heavy wallet in between.


💡 What Exactly Is Stacks?

It’s Layer 2 for Bitcoin, meaning it adds smart contracts and app logic without messing with Bitcoin’s base layer.

Key product: sBTC — a trust-minimized, programmable version of Bitcoin that lets you use BTC in DeFi without wrapping it in Ethereum spaghetti.

Big backers like Jump Crypto and SNZ are already supporting it. The prize? Tapping into $2 trillion in idle BTC.


💰 From Holding to Earning: Bitcoin Gets Productive

EVG’s Allen Ng breaks it down:

“This is about turning passive Bitcoin into an active, yield-generating asset. Asia is ready.”

Aspen’s Elliot Andrews agrees — family offices and institutions want more than HODLing. They want utility. They want DeFi. They want Stacks.


🧠 Institutional + Cultural = Bulletproof Strategy

This partnership isn’t just about tech. It’s about storytelling, education, and money.

  • EVG handles vibes: IRL events, KOLs, regional branding.
  • Aspen brings the capital: high-net-worth investors, licensed custody, compliance-ready pipes.
  • Stacks builds the rails: apps, wallets, and DeFi infra, all powered by Bitcoin.

Expect meetups, dev workshops, and DeFi launches across Asia starting in Q2 2025.


🧱 What This Means for Bitcoin

This is the beginning of the "programmable Bitcoin" era — and Asia might be where it finally takes off.

Stacks enables:

  • 🔗 Bitcoin-based lending, swaps, and staking
  • 🪙 Real-world yield on BTC through sBTC
  • 🧠 DeFi and NFT apps on Bitcoin’s security layer
  • 🤝 Localized adoption in some of the fastest-growing crypto markets

As Kyle Ellicott of Stacks Asia puts it:

“Bitcoin is no longer just a vault. It’s becoming a platform.”


🧠 TL;DR: Bitcoin Is About to Get an Asian Glow-Up

  • Stacks is pushing smart contracts on Bitcoin.
  • Partnering with EVG and Aspen Digital to own Asia’s DeFi + HNW market.
  • sBTC brings your idle BTC to life — no ETH wrapper needed.
  • Expect region-specific campaigns, IRL events, and app launches.
  • This could be Bitcoin’s biggest expansion wave since Taproot.

Bitcoin isn’t evolving. It’s being rebuilt from the outside in — and Asia’s leading the charge.

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