Interlay is a decentralized Bitcoin DeFi protocol that operated as a Polkadot parachain, building a trustless BTC bridge and cross-chain infrastructure, though its current account bio advises users to withdraw their assets. Interlay's Twitter Score is 48 out of 1000 as of August 2026, ranking #18,791 (top 5%) among 483,944 tracked accounts.
Interlay launched its network in 2022, implementing a refined XCLAIM bridge protocol to bring Bitcoin into decentralized finance without custodial risk. Its core product, iBTC, is a 1:1 Bitcoin-backed asset designed for trustless cross-chain use. Governance of the Interlay DAO runs through the INTR token, giving holders voting power over protocol decisions. A second version of the protocol, Interlay v2, expanded the platform with native DeFi features including an AMM DEX and a liquidity protocol. Interlay is affiliated with Interlay Labs and Kintsugi, the latter serving as a canary network for the protocol.
Interlay raised a total of $9.54 million across seed and later funding rounds, per DefiLlama. Backers include Hypersphere Ventures, IOSG Ventures, KR1, Nexo, Signum Capital, D1 Ventures, and Digital Finance Group. Interlay has 28,241 followers as of August 2026 and has published 2,715 posts. Interlay has been mentioned by 140 accounts a total of 700 times.
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The accounts that follow Interlay include 192 founders, 61 angel investors, 84 influencers and 16 VCs, among them Toly, Udi Wertheimer, Georgios Konstantopoulos, Tarun Chitra, Eric Wall and John Wang.