{"id":2329,"date":"2023-08-20T17:54:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-20T17:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solanacrypto.news\/2023\/08\/20\/tbtc-joins-forces-with-solana-for-defi-evolution-2\/"},"modified":"2023-08-20T17:54:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T17:54:04","slug":"tbtc-joins-forces-with-solana-for-defi-evolution-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solanacrypto.news\/2023\/08\/20\/tbtc-joins-forces-with-solana-for-defi-evolution-2\/","title":{"rendered":"tBTC joins forces with Solana for DeFi evolution!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today marks an incredible turning point in the world of decentralized finance DeFi as tBTC, a revolutionary tokenized interpretation of Bitcoin, takes its pioneering initial steps on Solana\u2019s blockchain. This extraordinary event brings with it tBTC becoming the first permissionless and scalable Bitcoin derivative to be released onto Solana\u2019s network. Not only does this signify a new era for holders of Bitcoin, but it also opens up various possibilities by bringing together the commanding realm of Bitcoin and Solana\u2019s unlimited potential for growth.<\/span><\/p>\n

tBTC embarked on an ambitious mission to connect the established Bitcoin community with the growing DeFi industry earlier this year. This vision has been realized thanks to the combined efforts of the Threshold DAO, the minds behind tBTC, as well as clever integrations with well-known platforms such as Finance, Curve DAO, Yearn, Synthetix, and many others. With today\u2019s launch on the Solana blockchain, tBTC has successfully established itself across six different networks thanks to these coordinated efforts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Given that it has been integrated with five networks since May, tBTC\u2019s debut on Solana marks its first collaboration with a chain that isn\u2019t an Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). Wormhole, a cross-chain communications protocol that serves as the key to unlocking DeFi liquidity for <\/span>Bitcoin<\/span><\/a> holders, and a strategic partnership with them made it possible for this integration, which highlights the growth of the DeFi market.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Ben Sparango, Head of Business Development at the Solana Foundation, this opens a thrilling chapter for tBTC\u2019s integration into the Solana ecosystem. DeFi 2.0 is expected to emerge as a result of the combination of the strength of Bitcoin and the innovation of DeFi within Solana\u2019s platform.<\/span><\/p>\n

The introduction of tBTC redemptions in July has positioned the Threshold Network for rapid expansion. Both retail and institutional investors, as well as DAO treasuries, may become interested in investing in tBTC if the process of converting back to BTC is easily done. This potential influx of liquidity could have a significant impact on the DeFi market.<\/span><\/p>\n

The use of threshold cryptography by tBTC is a unique and clever way to prevent liquidity fragmentation when tokenized Bitcoin is used on smart contract platforms. This method is different than the usual approach, which involves creating separately wrapped tokens for each blockchain, as it maintains a stable supply while at the same time ensuring safety. This combination of features ensures that users will have secure and fluid access to their cryptocurrency, reflecting tBTC\u2019s creative design decisions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Apart from this immense success, tBTC is proud to declare its strategic partnerships with leading organizations.<\/span><\/p>\n

Orca, a leading decentralized exchange, takes advantage of the immense liquidity of the Solana network to offer exceptional speeds and smoothness when exchanging tBTC tokens.<\/span><\/p>\n

Meteora is a major participant in the DeFi space, and its Dynamic Vaults system helps drive liquidity for tBTC. This provides secure and reliable funds to trade with, as well as rewards for those offering liquidity, like trading commissions and lending yields.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jupiter Exchange provides unbeatable prices for trading tBTC with any asset on the Solana blockchain, along with an unparalleled trading experience.<\/span><\/p>\n

These strategic partnerships will enhance tBTC\u2019s connection to the Solana network and ensure an improved user experience.<\/span><\/p>\n

The main goal of tBTC has stayed the same since its start: to bring all the amazing advantages of decentralized finance (DeFi) to Bitcoin holders. We are just getting started; there will be more integrations and developments in the future. Currently, Phase 1 allows Solana users to use BTC directly, and with Phase 2, we plan on making minting easier and providing even more potential benefits.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today marks an incredible turning point in the world of decentralized finance DeFi as tBTC, a revolutionary tokenized interpretation of Bitcoin, takes its pioneering initial steps on Solana\u2019s blockchain. This extraordinary event brings with it tBTC becoming the first permissionless and scalable Bitcoin derivative to be released onto Solana\u2019s network. Not only does this signify […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2330,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/solanacrypto.news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/solanacrypto.news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/solanacrypto.news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solanacrypto.news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solanacrypto.news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2329"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/solanacrypto.news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2329\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solanacrypto.news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/solanacrypto.news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solanacrypto.news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solanacrypto.news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}