Sundial Community Update July 2025
7/30/2025

SUNDIAL PARTNERS WITH APPOLD
We are thrilled to announce our strategic partnership with Appold, the London-based blockchain advisory firm, who have taken a founding stake in Sundial Protocol. Appold’s brings leading expertise and governance experience in the blockchain sector to fortify Sundial’s position as an institutional-grade protocol. Read more here.
SUNDIAL JOINS RARE EVO 2025
We're excited to announce that Sundial will be joining Rare Evo 2025, the event bringing together institutions, enthusiasts, and innovators in the Web3 space. We will be exhibiting our UTxO-based optimistic rollup and showcasing how Sundial is unlocking dormant crypto yields. Check out our booth where you can meet the team and discuss the future of BTC Layer 2s.
##SUNDIAL COMPLETES THE SILICON VALLEY DRAPER UNIVERSITY PROGRAM
We are proud to announce that the Sundial Team officially completed the Draper University Founder Residency Program this summer, marking a significant milestone in our mission to seamlessly bring DeFi to Bitcoin . Over five intensive weeks in Silicon Valley, the Sundial team built powerful strategic partnerships with key players across the Cardano and Web3 ecosystems and accelerated the development of our innovative UTxO Layer 2 solution. We express our gratitude to Catalyst, Draper University, and Yaad Labs for their support.
BTC L2S TAKE THE CENTRE STAGE AT BTC PRAGUE
BTC Prague 2025, the most notable event of its kind in Europe, gathered over 10,000 Bitcoin enthusiasts – and Layer 2s were at the forefront. Micheal Saylor highlighted the transformative potential of Layer 2s during his keynote, stating that “it will be moving at the speed of light on layer 2s, on layer 3s... trading between billions of nodes.” Sundial’s layer 2 design, secured by zero-knowledge proofs, full UTxO security, and institutional readiness, is undeniably a part of this new emerging era of Bitcoin.
##SUNDIAL JOINS THE WEB3 INSIGHTS PODCAST
Check out our feature on Web3 Insights Podcast, with our CEO Sheldon Hunt and Appold’s Rob Gaskell as they discuss exciting developments in Bitcoin’s future, the Midgard framework, and Sundial’s role in unlocking Bitcoin yields.
Watch the full episode here: Web3 Insights Podcast.
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