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Bitgo Moves WBTC Infrastructure to Chainlink as Part of Security Enhancement Measures

Bitgo is migrating its Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) infrastructure and all future issued assets to the Chainlink Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) to enhance security and create a unified cross-chain standard. WBTC, a 1:1 Bitcoin representation on other blockchains like Ethereum, is a key DeFi asset whose transfers require secure bridges—a historically vulnerable point. Bitgo cites Chainlink's security architecture, institutional compliance standards, and built-in risk controls as reasons for the shift. The CCIP protocol is supported by at least 16 independent node operators for resilience and offers issuer-controlled transfer limits and customizable transaction controls to mitigate suspicious activity. Bitgo will also use the Chainlink Cross-Chain Token standard for unified WBTC versions across chains, maintaining ownership while ensuring a verifiable security model. CEO Mike Belshe stated this move provides the controls and reliability expected by institutional clients. Following a major security incident in April 2026 that saw significant capital flow from Layerzero to Chainlink, this migration adds a major wrapped Bitcoin product to Chainlink's ecosystem, which already secures over $110 billion in cross-chain and DeFi value. The upcoming launch will indicate the pace of Bitgo's transition from its legacy infrastructure.

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Bitgo Moves WBTC Infrastructure to Chainlink as Part of Security Enhancement Measures

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Major Ethereum Investor Continues Buying Spree, Making Large Purchases of This Coin Alongside ETH! Here Are the Details

A major Ethereum investor continues to accumulate cryptocurrency, executing significant purchases of Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) alongside ETH. According to blockchain analytics platform Ai Yi, this investor withdrew 120 WBTC (worth approximately $7.8 million) from an exchange to a private wallet over a recent two-hour period. This move is seen as a continuation of the investor's aggressive accumulation strategy observed throughout July. Analysis reveals that since the start of July, this large investor has purchased a total of 59,404.19 ETH and 820 WBTC. At current market prices, the total value of these assets is approximately $156 million, marking one of the largest individual on-chain accumulations in recent weeks. The investor's average entry price is estimated at $1,742 for ETH and $64,329 for WBTC. Due to recent market recovery, this portfolio is now holding an estimated $8.93 million in unrealized profit. Market observers note that large-scale withdrawals from exchanges to private wallets are often associated with a long-term holding strategy. As such, this activity is viewed by some as a positive signal, indicating sustained confidence in Ethereum and Bitcoin by high-net-worth or institutional investors. However, experts caution against drawing definitive market-wide conclusions from a single wallet's movements, as such transfers can be motivated by various reasons like portfolio rebalancing, changes in custody solutions, or specific investment strategies.

cryptonews.ru07/27 10:00

Major Ethereum Investor Continues Buying Spree, Making Large Purchases of This Coin Alongside ETH! Here Are the Details

cryptonews.ru07/27 10:00

Crypto Hack Hits Echo As Monad’s eBTC Market Faces Fallout

Echo Protocol is investigating a security incident on Monad involving its eBTC bridge. An attacker, via a compromised admin key, minted 1,000 eBTC (worth ~$76.64M), used 45 eBTC as collateral on Curvance to borrow ~11.3 WBTC (~$867K), bridged the WBTC to Ethereum, swapped it for ETH, and laundered funds through Tornado Cash. The attacker still held 955 eBTC. Echo suspended cross-chain transactions and later confirmed it regained control, burning the attacker's remaining eBTC. The exploit resulted in an estimated $816K loss, affected the eBTC market, but did not compromise the Monad network or Curvance's core contracts.

bitcoinist05/19 15:33

Crypto Hack Hits Echo As Monad’s eBTC Market Faces Fallout

bitcoinist05/19 15:33

Can Circle compete against Coinbase as wrapped Bitcoin space heats up?

Circle is launching cirBTC, a new wrapped Bitcoin product backed 1:1 by BTC and targeting institutional users. The token aims to leverage Bitcoin's $1.7 trillion liquidity and integrate with Circle’s ecosystem, including its Arc chain and DeFi platforms. This move comes amid trust issues in the wrapped Bitcoin sector, highlighted by recent controversies involving BitGo’s WBTC and Coinbase’s cbBTC. While cbBTC grew rapidly to a $6B market supply, it faced scrutiny over unverifiable reserves. Circle positions cirBTC as a "neutral" and transparent alternative, emphasizing on-chain verifiability and trust. The product will compete directly with Coinbase, despite their existing partnership in USDC distribution.

ambcrypto04/03 18:01

Can Circle compete against Coinbase as wrapped Bitcoin space heats up?

ambcrypto04/03 18:01

We've Hoarded Trillions in Bitcoin, But Never Use It? That's Changing Now

A significant portion of Bitcoin's trillion-dollar market cap remains dormant, with 61% of coins not moving in over a year and only 0.8% used in DeFi. While other ecosystems like Ethereum and L2s thrive with active use cases, Bitcoin has largely functioned as a passive store of value due to architectural and cultural constraints—prioritizing security over programmability, resisting upgrades, and lacking native interoperability. Previous solutions like wrapped BTC, federated systems, and bridges attempted to unlock Bitcoin’s liquidity but introduced new risks like custodial trust, security vulnerabilities, and reliance on external validators, contradicting Bitcoin’s trust-minimized ethos. However, this is changing with recent breakthroughs. Innovations like BitVM enable Bitcoin to verify external computations without executing them, allowing for Bitcoin-secured rollups and trust-minimized bridges. Upgrades like Taproot facilitate native assets and programmable vaults. New systems now support Bitcoin staking, restaking, and Lightning Network-based yield without requiring custodial wrapping or bridging. This emerging BTCFi ecosystem—comprising infrastructure, asset, and protocol layers—finally allows Bitcoin to participate in a functional economy while preserving its security model and self-custody principles. This could unlock a portion of the dormant capital, significantly impacting the broader crypto landscape.

marsbit12/09 02:55

We've Hoarded Trillions in Bitcoin, But Never Use It? That's Changing Now