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.
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Dec 6, 2021 at 9:21 p.m. UTC
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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."
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Sep 25, 2020 at 1:08 p.m. UTC
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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.
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Sep 24, 2020 at 3:06 p.m. UTC
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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.
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Aug 25, 2020 at 7:03 p.m. UTC
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Market Wrap: Stuck at $11.5K, Bitcoin Surpasses 25K Locked in DeFi
A dull bitcoin market contrasts with increasing use of the cryptocurrency in DeFi applications.
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Aug 13, 2020 at 8:36 p.m. UTC
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Nearly $100M in Bitcoin Moved to Ethereum in July, Led by Retail Traders
Over 76% of tokenized bitcoin have been minted by Wrapped Bitcoin.
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Aug 1, 2020 at 2:16 p.m. UTC
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Nearly $60M in Bitcoin Moved to Ethereum in June
Nearly $60 million worth of bitcoins moved to Ethereum during June, 75% of which came through Wrapped Bitcoin.
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Jul 7, 2020 at 8:19 p.m. UTC
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Ethereum Has Become Bitcoin's Top Off-Chain Destination
The most popular way to use bitcoin off-chain is on Ethereum, recent data indicates.
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Jun 4, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
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Why $4M Dai Made From WBTC Matters for DeFi's Maturation
Crypto lender Nexo minted $4 million in dai on MakerDAO using synthetic bitcoin token WBTC as collateral. Here's why that matters.
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May 20, 2020 at 7:55 p.m. UTC
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Is It Exploitation Season for DeFi?
Are two recent attacks taking advantage of "flash loans," low liquidity and price oracle issues the first of more to come?
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Feb 18, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 18, 2020