wBTC

Tron

BitGo Is Bringing DeFi-Friendly Wrapped Bitcoin to the Tron Blockchain

Ian AllisonSep 24, 2020

The partnership will bring BitGo’s wrapped bitcoin (WBTC) into the Tron ecosystem as a TRC-20 token.

BitGo

BitGo Weighs Building a Sidechain for WBTC as Ethereum Fees Climb

William FoxleyAug 25, 2020

Digital asset trust company BitGo is in the process of “reaching out” to community partners to build an Ethereum sidechain because of rising fees, according to CTO Ben Chan.

First Mover

First Mover: Tron’s Play for WBTC Shows Competition to Relieve Ethereum Congestion

Bradley Keoun Omkar GodboleSep 25, 2020

Competition builds in market for tokenized bitcoin, used to get extra profit off holdings of the cryptocurrency recently denigrated as a "pet rock."

wBTC

Market Wrap: Stuck at $11.5K, Bitcoin Surpasses 25K Locked in DeFi

Daniel CawreyAug 13, 2020

A dull bitcoin market contrasts with increasing use of the cryptocurrency in DeFi applications.

Tokenized Bitcoin

Nearly $100M in Bitcoin Moved to Ethereum in July, Led by Retail Traders

Zack VoellAug 1, 2020

Over 76% of tokenized bitcoin have been minted by Wrapped Bitcoin.

wBTC

BitGo

Nearly $60M in Bitcoin Moved to Ethereum in June

Zack Voell

Nearly $60 million worth of bitcoins moved to Ethereum during June, 75% of which came through Wrapped Bitcoin.

Ethereum

Ethereum Has Become Bitcoin’s Top Off-Chain Destination

Zack Voell

The most popular way to use bitcoin off-chain is on Ethereum, recent data indicates.

DeFi

Why $4M Dai Made From WBTC Matters for DeFi’s Maturation

William Foxley

Crypto lender Nexo minted $4 million in dai on MakerDAO using synthetic bitcoin token WBTC as collateral. Here's why that matters.

Podcasts

Is It Exploitation Season for DeFi?

Nathaniel Whittemore

Are two recent attacks taking advantage of "flash loans," low liquidity and price oracle issues the first of more to come?