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![aliorbz Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::1709421946356850688.png) ALI 🤎🌙 [@aliorbz](/creator/twitter/aliorbz) on x 1585 followers
Created: 2025-07-13 08:42:56 UTC

Ever wonder what powers @PortaltoBitcoin?

It’s called MP-HTLC, Multi-Party Hashed Timelock Contracts.
Basically, it lets you swap BTC across chains without trusting anyone. No bridges, no wrappers, no middlemen.

Bridges need custodians or validators to "hold" your BTC and "mint" a copy. That's risky. If they fail, your funds vanish and we've seen it happen too many times.

MP-HTLC works differently.

📜 You and the other party lock funds in a contract.
⏱️ If the trade happens on both sides within the time limit, it finalizes.
❌ If not, everyone gets refunded.

No fake BTC, no middlemen, just real Bitcoin, moving peer to peer.

This is the core of Portal OS.
It’s not just a bridge alternative, it's a whole new model for trustless swaps.

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