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native BTC collateral

Native BTC Collateral vs Wrapped Bitcoin: BTCFi's Next Evolution

The $1.4 trillion Bitcoin market sits largely idle in wallets, unable to participate in DeFi protocols that require native collateral functionality. Native BTC collateral enables Bitcoin to function as collateral while remaining on its base layer, using cryptographic proofs to create cross-chain representations without custodial intermediaries. This fundamental

cross-chain swaps

Cross-Chain Swaps: Why Band-Aid Solutions Fail in DeFi

Cross-chain swaps promise to solve DeFi's fragmentation problem, but most solutions are architectural band-aids that introduce more risk than they eliminate. After analyzing transaction flows across six different cross-chain architectures, the fundamental issue becomes clear: trust assumptions multiply rather than minimize when protocols prioritize speed