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Created: 2025-07-18 17:02:17 UTC

How do cross-chain tokens actually work?

@LukeYoungblood explains how @MoonwellDeFi brought their token to @base using a lockbox system.

Users can lock their tokens in the lockbox and mint a multichain token that can move across Base.

How they did it:


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XXXXX engagements

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