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![TeeLaCream1 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::1385057228865036290.png) tEO👹 [@TeeLaCream1](/creator/twitter/TeeLaCream1) on x 4535 followers
Created: 2025-07-17 15:24:29 UTC

With the recent hype around @PortaltoBitcoin ,
I’ve seen a lot of post, but not much clarity.

Many still don’t understand what they’re actually building or what it really means for the Bitcoin ecosystem.

So here’s the simple breakdown:

• No bridges
• No wrapped BTC
• No custodians

Portal is building trust-minimized swaps using native Bitcoin security, so you can move BTC across chains without giving up control or minting tokens.

But it’s more than just swaps.

They’re designing full DeFi rails on Bitcoin:
- Lending
- Options
- Yield markets
- All powered by Bitcoin’s base layer, not some external chain.

The easiest way to describe it?

Think LayerZero but instead of sending tokens to other chains, you keep your Bitcoin exactly where it is…
and still interact with everything else.

Now here’s where most people get it wrong:

The tech already works.
Portal finished testnet and proved trustless cross-chain swaps using native Bitcoin (no bridges, no wrapped tokens, no middlemen.)

And with mainnet already being hinted at, the next step isn’t about building, it’s about proving people will actually use it.

Not just early testers.
But real adoption across chains.


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