Testnet Opens Door to Decentralized Trading, Borrowing, Earning, and Stablecoins on Bitcoin’s Foundation. Bitcoin’s market cap sits close to $2 trillion, but its potential remains largely untapped, locked behind centralized solutions. The Alpen testnet is now publicly available, a major step toward unleashing that potential with programmability and scalability through zero-knowledge proofs. This milestone brings decentralized trading, borrowing, earning, stablecoins, and more one step closer to Bitcoin. “Bitcoin’s not just for holding anymore,” said Simanta Gautam, CEO and co-founder of Alpen Labs....