Avalanche Bridge Launches Native Bitcoin Support; AVAX Surges 7.4%
The AVAX token is beginning to gain some upside momentum despite a drop-off in DeFi activity.
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Avalanche bridge launches support for bitcoin. (Shutterstock)
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Smart contracts platform Avalanche added support for native bitcoin (BTC) in its cross-chain bridge, according to a blog post.
- The network's native token, AVAX, surged 7.4%, outperforming bitcoin and ether (ETH), which are up 0.64% and 2.34%, respectively.
- The addition allows users to bridge native bitcoin and gain exposure to Avalanche's DeFi ecosystem by using the newly launched 'Core' wallet.
- A BTC.b to AVAX pool has also opened up on rival platform TraderJoe with yields of 17.5%.
- The Avalanche bridge launched last August, supporting transfers of ERC20 tokens between the Ethereum and Avalanche networks.
- There is currently $2.68 billion in TVL across the Avalanche ecosystem, according to DefiLlama, which marks an $11 billion drop from December as the DeFi sector recedes amid concerns over lending protocols.
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