As XRP matures into a stable, utility-focused asset for institutional payments, a segment of its long-term holders is diversifying into early-stage infrastructure projects. This shift in portfolio strategy is exemplified by growing interest in Bitcoin Everlight (BTCL), a lightweight transaction routing layer built to operate alongside Bitcoin without altering its core protocol.
XRP's evolution from a speculative asset to a "stability-oriented component" within digital portfolios is driven by its established role in cross-border settlement via RippleNet and On-Demand Liquidity. This maturity has led some investors to balance their core XRP exposure with monitoring nascent networks like Bitcoin Everlight, which focuses on a narrowly defined infrastructure role.
Bitcoin Everlight functions as a separate routing network, confirming transactions within seconds via quorum-based validation and anchoring them back to the Bitcoin blockchain. It does not act as a sidechain or modify Bitcoin's consensus. Participation requires staking BTCL tokens with a 14-day lock, and node operators can earn rewards between 4–8% annually based on performance metrics like uptime and throughput.
The project has undergone security audits by SpyWolf and SolidProof, and the team has completed KYC verification. BTCL has a fixed total supply of 21 billion tokens, with 45% allocated to a public presale spanning 20 stages, starting at $0.0008 and rising to $0.0110. Team tokens are subject to a 12-month cliff and 24-month vesting schedule.
This interest coincides with long-term Bitcoin price modeling extending to 2035. A recent institutional framework from CF Benchmarks analysts projects a base-case Bitcoin price of $1.42 million by 2035, highlighting the growing analytical focus on ecosystem infrastructure like transaction layers as Bitcoin's valuation horizon expands.
