Thesis* is in the business of curating a Bitcoin lifestyle. That means building infrastructure where Bitcoin holders can earn, save, borrow, and spend without ever leaving the ecosystem.
In July, Thesis* acquired Lolli, the leading Bitcoin rewards platform that introduced millions of mainstream consumers to earning Bitcoin on everyday purchases. The acquisition expanded Thesis’s reach beyond existing Bitcoin holders, making it possible for anyone to earn their first sats and enter the circular Bitcoin economy we’re building.
Today, Thesis* is proud to announce that Lolli has acquired Slice, a browser extension that turns everyday web use into Bitcoin rewards.
The acquisition will bring the fragmented Bitcoin rewards market one step closer to a unified experience.
The Everyday Bitcoin On-Ramp
Millions of people shop online daily. They browse. They buy. They accumulate points and cashback across fragmented platforms. By combining Lolli and Slice, every one of these actions will generate Bitcoin through one platform.
These aren’t traders or DeFi natives. Lolli and Slice users are mainstream consumers who will soon hold Bitcoin without ever touching an exchange or reading a whitepaper. This group represents the largest untapped market for Bitcoin, and they’re all going to need somewhere to put those sats to work.
The true value of this acquisition lies in what happens after users earn. Starting with Lolli, sats can be withdrawn directly to self-custody and connected with Mezo, with the combined platform creating a seamless path from earning to using.
Ultimately, this will create an intuitive funnel: Shop → Earn BTC → Withdraw to Mezo → Spend / Save / Earn.
The fragmentation in the Bitcoin rewards space has been a barrier to mainstream adoption. Users had to juggle multiple apps, compare rates, and manage different wallets and platforms. The cognitive overhead was too high for casual earners.
Post-acquisition, the story will become simple:
- Install one extension (Lolli with Slice integrated)
- Shop and browse normally
- Accumulate sats automatically
- Withdraw to Mezo when ready
- Access the full BitcoinFi ecosystem
For the first time, there will be a direct line between an everyday purchase and participation in Bitcoin-native finance. As a result, daily browsing and shopping become gateways for yield, liquidity, and Bitcoin-backed credit.
Direct Integration with Mezo
With recent updates to Bitcoin withdrawals, users across Lolli (and soon Slice) will be able to move their earned sats directly into self-custody and connect them seamlessly to Mezo. Lightning withdrawals — already built into Slice’s architecture — will soon be enabled across both platforms, allowing users to withdraw to a Lightning wallet or directly to Mezo within their self-custodial setup. That’s where Mezo becomes essential. It gives these users meaningful ways to put their Bitcoin to work:
- Mint MUSD to use BTC without selling,
- Deploy into vaults to earn passive yield,
- Access fixed lending rates designed for everyday users,
- Earn mats rewards that compound long-term value.
The result of this acquisition is a self-reinforcing ecosystem. Users earn Bitcoin through Lolli and Slice, then withdraw it to self-custody (using Lightning or Mezo), and use Mezo to spend, save, or earn more. As they share those experiences, new users join Lolli to start earning, expanding the ecosystem from within.
Lolli has been delivering Bitcoin rewards since 2018. They've already onboarded 600,000+ users to Bitcoin through shopping. Slice adds the passive browsing layer. Together, they're creating a conveyor belt of new Bitcoin holders who need financial services.
And Mezo is positioned as the natural next step in their journey.
Building the Circular Bitcoin Economy
This acquisition accelerates what Thesis has been building all along: a circular Bitcoin economy where value flows continuously through earning, holding, and using. Users earn Bitcoin through commerce, deploy it in Mezo for yield, borrow against it for liquidity, and spend that liquidity back into the same ecosystem, earning even more Bitcoin in the process.
To learn more about how Lolli sats and Mezo will work, check out this post.
Start earning, holding, and using today.
→ Install Slice to earn Bitcoin automatically while you browse.
→ Install Lolli to earn Bitcoin every time you shop.
→ Connect to Mezo to spend, save, and earn with the Bitcoin you already own.
Three steps. One ecosystem.
Earn. Own. Use.
