[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  JuStin🫀 [@0xTJustin](/creator/twitter/0xTJustin) on x 1688 followers Created: 2025-07-21 13:25:15 UTC The Bitcoin DeFi wave is here and it’s long overdue. For years, trillions in BTC have sat idle unwrapped, unutilized, unyielding. Now, @PortaltoBitcoin is cracking that vault wide open. It gives Bitcoin native, trustless access to the broader crypto ecosystem no bridges, no wrapping, no custodians. Just pure BTC, moving freely. This isn’t just about interoperability. It’s about Bitcoin finally being usable beyond hodling. Let’s break it down: X. FUNDING MOMENTUM: $34M Raised Out of Stealth Portal quietly built in the shadows then stormed out with a massive $34M seed round in early 2024. That brought total funding to $42.5M, backed by some of the sharpest minds in crypto: Coinbase Ventures, Arrington Capital, OKX Ventures and more. It’s one of the biggest early rounds ever for a BTC-native protocol and the market noticed. X. TRACTION THAT SPEAKS LOUD: 14M+ Atomic Swaps Portal isn’t pitching a dream. It's already delivering. Over XX million atomic swaps executed, powered by BitScaler their proprietary tech for non-custodial, cross-chain trades. Add to that: 1M+ wallets spun up 400K+ daily tx peak 500K+ Twitter followers This isn’t a testnet fantasy it’s real usage, at real scale. With the $PTB token fueling validator incentives and governance, Bitcoin becomes composable able to earn yield, access DeFi rails, interact with RWAs all while staying self-sovereign. X. KAITO REWARDS: XXX% of the Pie for Early Contributors Portal is rewarding early supporters with real skin in the game. XXX% of the token supply has been earmarked for the Kaito campaign targeting high-impact contributors from China, Korea, and top Yappers. The window closes September 1st right on track for a potential Q3 mainnet launch. It’s a clever play: mobilize the community, reward the builders, and build momentum into launch. Finally we say that's Portal isn’t here to wrap Bitcoin in Ethereum narratives. It’s here to build Bitcoin’s own future trustless, cross-chain, and truly sovereign. The rails are laid. The tech works. The upside? Massive. And this time, Bitcoin doesn’t need to leave Bitcoin to play the DeFi game.  XXX engagements  **Related Topics** [coins interoperability](/topic/coins-interoperability) [sat](/topic/sat) [bitcoin](/topic/bitcoin) [coins layer 1](/topic/coins-layer-1) [coins bitcoin ecosystem](/topic/coins-bitcoin-ecosystem) [coins pow](/topic/coins-pow) [Post Link](https://x.com/0xTJustin/status/1947286753275969788)
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Created: 2025-07-21 13:25:15 UTC
The Bitcoin DeFi wave is here and it’s long overdue.
For years, trillions in BTC have sat idle unwrapped, unutilized, unyielding.
Now, @PortaltoBitcoin is cracking that vault wide open.
It gives Bitcoin native, trustless access to the broader crypto ecosystem no bridges, no wrapping, no custodians. Just pure BTC, moving freely.
This isn’t just about interoperability. It’s about Bitcoin finally being usable beyond hodling.
Let’s break it down:
X. FUNDING MOMENTUM: $34M Raised Out of Stealth
Portal quietly built in the shadows then stormed out with a massive $34M seed round in early 2024.
That brought total funding to $42.5M, backed by some of the sharpest minds in crypto: Coinbase Ventures, Arrington Capital, OKX Ventures and more.
It’s one of the biggest early rounds ever for a BTC-native protocol and the market noticed.
X. TRACTION THAT SPEAKS LOUD: 14M+ Atomic Swaps
Portal isn’t pitching a dream. It's already delivering.
Over XX million atomic swaps executed, powered by BitScaler their proprietary tech for non-custodial, cross-chain trades.
Add to that:
1M+ wallets spun up
400K+ daily tx peak
500K+ Twitter followers
This isn’t a testnet fantasy it’s real usage, at real scale.
With the $PTB token fueling validator incentives and governance, Bitcoin becomes composable able to earn yield, access DeFi rails, interact with RWAs all while staying self-sovereign.
X. KAITO REWARDS: XXX% of the Pie for Early Contributors
Portal is rewarding early supporters with real skin in the game.
XXX% of the token supply has been earmarked for the Kaito campaign targeting high-impact contributors from China, Korea, and top Yappers.
The window closes September 1st right on track for a potential Q3 mainnet launch.
It’s a clever play: mobilize the community, reward the builders, and build momentum into launch.
Finally we say that's
Portal isn’t here to wrap Bitcoin in Ethereum narratives. It’s here to build Bitcoin’s own future trustless, cross-chain, and truly sovereign.
The rails are laid. The tech works. The upside? Massive.
And this time, Bitcoin doesn’t need to leave Bitcoin to play the DeFi game.
XXX engagements
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