Lavender.Five joins the group of node operators securing the Mezo Network, Bitcoin's innovative economic layer. As a dedicated provider of secure infrastructure and pragmatic software solutions, Lavender.Five brings its expertise from running validators on more than 60 mainnet blockchains to this new Bitcoin layer 2 that builds on the infrastructure and knowledge gathered from 3+ years of secure operations by Threshold BTC.
Powering BitcoinFi on Mezo
"As an experienced blockchain operator, we are thrilled to contribute our resources and tooling to the Mezo validator set and ecosystem. Mezo's approach to expanding Bitcoin's utility while preserving its core security principles aligns perfectly with our vision for the growth of BTC DeFi products. We are excited to be part of Mezo's mission to transform Bitcoin into a dynamic, yield-generating asset within the BitcoinFi ecosystem." - Dylan Schultz.
Mezo addresses Bitcoin's scalability challenges by serving as its economic layer, providing infrastructure and protocols for Bitcoin-based payments, savings, investments, and self-banking. Built on tBTC (by Thesis), Mezo offers a Bitcoin-first design emphasizing user ownership, reliable bridging, BTC-denominated gas fees, and a dual staking model.
As a Mezo validator, Lavender.Five plays a crucial role in securing the network and supporting its innovative features, including:
- Bitcoin-Native Financial Infrastructure
- Bitcoin-Centric Market Structures
- BitcoinFi Innovation Layer
What will Lavender.Five offer Mezo and its users:
Secure Block Production and Validation
Leveraging our experience across multiple blockchains, we ensure industry-leading uptime and continually advance the security boundary for the networks we support. With 24/7 redundant monitoring, end-end encrypted communication, hardware key storage, and geographically redundant dedicated bare metal servers we ensure security for all the Yield-generating BTC that enters Mezo.
Infrastructure and Tooling for the Mezo Ecosystem
Lavender.Five provides public API nodes (RPC, gRPC, and REST) to assist developers in connecting their dApps, explorers, and tools to the Mezo blockchain. Additionally, we maintain a set of tooling and services specifically for validators so that setting up a node and maintaining it becomes just as secure for everyone else.
Bitcoin Node Operation for tBTC Bridge
Lavender.Five commits to hosting our own Bitcoin full-node to operate the Thesis tBTC bridge, further strengthening the connection between Bitcoin and the Mezo layer 2 solution.
Open Source Development and Consulting
With over 25 years of experience in software development and 3 years in the blockchain industry, Lavender.Five brings valuable expertise to help Mezo with security, strategy, documentation, and other core network necessities.
Participate in Mezo's Growth
With Lavender.Five's support, Mezo is well-positioned to achieve its goal of creating an ecosystem where Bitcoin holders can put their assets to work while maintaining robust economic security and values of decentralization and accessibility. To participate in Mezo's exciting journey and earn HODL points, users can deposit BTC through the Mezo portal Contributing to the TVL of the network. Already, an impressive 2500 BTC has been deposited. You can join using Lavender.Five's partner link: https://mezo.org/hodl-with/lavender-five
About Lavender.Five
Lavender.Five Nodes is a company dedicated to bringing secure infrastructure and pragmatic software solutions to over 60 proof-of-stake blockchains. With 4+ years in the industry we guarantee safety for the funds of over 100,000 delegators, making us one of the most trusted Proof of Stake validators.
To learn more about Lavender.Five, follow us on Twitter, join our Discord, and check out our Github.
About the Mezo Network
Mezo is Bitcoin's economic layer, enabling applications to leverage Bitcoin's strength in new and innovative ways. By combining tBTC integration, BitcoinFi applications, and Bitcoin-centric market structures, Mezo unlocks a vast new design space at the intersection of Bitcoin and decentralized finance.
To learn more about the Mezo Network, visit their website, follow on Twitter, join the Discord, and explore the documentation.
