wBTC

Wrapped Bitcoin Trades at Discount After FTX's Collapse

Wrapped bitcoin (WBTC), a clone of bitcoin (BTC), has traded at a discount to BTC's price since crypto exchange FTX filed for bankruptcy protection on Nov. 11. "All About Bitc...

By CoinDesk Inc

Nov 29, 2022 at 8:50 p.m. UTC

Nov 29, 2022

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Celsius

Celsius Pays Off Last DeFi Loan, Reclaims Nearly $200M of Wrapped Bitcoin From Compound

The troubled crypto lender previously paid off loans from Aave and Maker.

By Krisztian Sandor

Jul 13, 2022 at 4:21 p.m. UTC

Jul 13, 2022

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Markets

Wbtc

Wrapped Bitcoin’s Supply Has More Than Doubled, but BadgerDAO Hack Exposed Risks of Moving Bitcoin to Ethereum

Higher returns usually come with higher risks.

By Muyao Shen

Dec 6, 2021 at 9:21 p.m. UTC

Dec 6, 2021

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Video

Bitcoin

BitGo CEO Talks Bitcoin, Crypto Regulation, WBTC

Over the past 30 days, bitcoin is up about 40%, trading at just below $50,000, although it is likely to face resistance towards the $55,000 mark. Mike Belshe, CEO of crypto cu...

By CoinDesk Staff

Aug 23, 2021 at 8:43 p.m. UTC

Aug 23, 2021

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Ethereum

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

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

By Bradley Keoun Omkar Godbole

Sep 25, 2020 at 1:08 p.m. UTC

Sep 25, 2020

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Finance

Bitgo

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

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

By Ian Allison

Sep 24, 2020 at 3:06 p.m. UTC

Sep 24, 2020

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Tech

Bitgo

BitGo Weighs Building a Sidechain for WBTC as Ethereum Fees Climb

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.

By William Foxley

Aug 25, 2020 at 7:03 p.m. UTC

Aug 25, 2020

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