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this week’s /fluidkey token highlight is cbBTC - it lets you access Bitcoin’s value while tapping into DeFi across Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum and Solana

you can now claim some cbBTC in the Fluidkey app 💸

more about cbBTC below!

Bitcoin has established itself as the number one store of value cryptocurrency but it lacks the programmability of EVM chains

cbBTC you gives access to the best of both worlds: you can for example earn yield on your Bitcoin or borrow USDC against it

so what’s the catch? 

unlike BTC which can be held without any intermediaries, cbBTC is custodied by Coinbase - you can think of it as USDC for Bitcoin

to verify cbBTC is backed 1:1, there is a proof of reserves page:

so what’s the catch? 

unlike BTC which can be held without any intermediaries, cbBTC is custodied by Coinbase - you can think of it as USDC for Bitcoin

to verify cbBTC is backed 1:1, there is a proof of reserves page: 

https://www.coinbase.com/en-fr/cbbtc/proof-of-reserves

in our tests, bridging BTC to tBTC on Base and then swapping tBTC for cbBTC cost a total of 0.22% in fees

this is the end of this week’s highlight!

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in our tests, bridging BTC to tBTC on Base and then swapping tBTC for cbBTC cost a total of 0.22% in fees

https://dashboard.threshold.network/tBTC/how-it-works

moving Bitcoin to EVM chains without going through a centralized exchange or paying extremely high fees is not straightforward 

tBTC is a great decentralized option to bridge Bitcoin to EVM chains