Earn Bitcoin rewards without mining via Bitcoin Everlight (BTCL) presale

A sponsored Crypto Daily piece promotes Bitcoin Everlight as a “transaction layer” that lets users earn Bitcoin rewards without mining. The flow is pitched as simple: buy BTCL, activate a chosen “shard,” and earn rewards linked to real transaction routing fees (with a claim of no inflation and fixed supply). Updates in the later article add tiered shard entry details: Jade Shard has a $100 BTCL entry and claims 6% APY in BTCL during presale, with a planned mainnet switch to “6% real BTC rewards.” Higher tiers—Azure ($500, 12%), Violet ($1,500, 20%), and Radiant ($3,000, 28%)—are said to auto-upgrade as contributions grow, while tiers may downgrade or go dormant if balances aren’t maintained. The article also reiterates product and risk claims: non-custodial key control, WalletConnect support, named smart-contract audits (Spywolf, Solidproof), and optional checkpointing anchored back to the Bitcoin blockchain. It states funding has exceeded $2M, BTCL is priced at $0.0012 (with a target launch price noted), and token supply is fixed at 21B. For traders, this is “earn Bitcoin rewards without mining” exposure via BTCL presale mechanics, which may drive short-term speculative demand—but the presentation is sponsored and the model’s execution/counterparty risk remains high. Watch for presale flow, tier/balance rule changes, and mainnet timing as potential catalysts for BTCL volatility.