[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.]  Rax Alpha [@raxthealpha](/creator/twitter/raxthealpha) on x 76.7K followers Created: 2025-07-23 13:30:01 UTC Been spending serious time with @PortaltoBitcoin lately. Not because it’s trending. Because it actually feels different. No bridges. No wrappers. No middlemen. Just Bitcoin, doing Bitcoin things. Trustlessly. Cross-chain. On your terms. Here’s what made me stop scrolling and start diving in: 🔹 Atomic swaps that actually work 🔹 Taproot smart contracts for real logic 🔹 HTLCs locking every trade tight 🔹 Channel Factories scaling off-chain coordination 🔹 BitScaler as a native execution layer 🔹 Self-custody. Always. 🔹 DEX that swaps BTC ↔ ETH, SOL, stables. No wrapping. No CEX. 🔹 No noise. Just clean rails And it's not some far-off promise. Testnet is live. Swaps are flowing. The backend is strong. It’s designed for privacy, speed, and composability. What really clicked for me? Most projects bend Bitcoin into something it isn’t. Portal asks what if we just built with it instead? No copy-paste. This is new code. New architecture. And maybe a new future for BTC in DeFi. TGE is on the way. Pre-TGE Yapper leaderboard is already rewarding early contributors. 7-figure airdrop pool. Leaderboard bonuses. Around XXX people already earning from just posting value. I’m not just watching this one. I’m yapping. I’m learning. I’m portaling. Let’s see where it leads.  XXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [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/raxthealpha/status/1948012730096517541)
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Rax Alpha @raxthealpha on x 76.7K followers
Created: 2025-07-23 13:30:01 UTC
Been spending serious time with @PortaltoBitcoin lately. Not because it’s trending. Because it actually feels different.
No bridges. No wrappers. No middlemen. Just Bitcoin, doing Bitcoin things. Trustlessly. Cross-chain. On your terms.
Here’s what made me stop scrolling and start diving in:
🔹 Atomic swaps that actually work 🔹 Taproot smart contracts for real logic 🔹 HTLCs locking every trade tight 🔹 Channel Factories scaling off-chain coordination 🔹 BitScaler as a native execution layer 🔹 Self-custody. Always. 🔹 DEX that swaps BTC ↔ ETH, SOL, stables. No wrapping. No CEX. 🔹 No noise. Just clean rails
And it's not some far-off promise. Testnet is live. Swaps are flowing. The backend is strong. It’s designed for privacy, speed, and composability.
What really clicked for me? Most projects bend Bitcoin into something it isn’t. Portal asks what if we just built with it instead?
No copy-paste. This is new code. New architecture. And maybe a new future for BTC in DeFi.
TGE is on the way. Pre-TGE Yapper leaderboard is already rewarding early contributors. 7-figure airdrop pool. Leaderboard bonuses. Around XXX people already earning from just posting value.
I’m not just watching this one. I’m yapping. I’m learning. I’m portaling. Let’s see where it leads.
XXXXX engagements
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