WBTC疑云重重 BitGo作何解释?

币界网Pubblicato 2024-08-12Pubblicato ultima volta 2024-08-12

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作者:Feng Liu,来源:作者推特@fishkiller

WBTC 的推出,是以太坊 DeFi 生态迸射出巨大活力之前的孕育时期中最重要的标志事件之一。

那是 2018 年下半年市场最寒冷之时,BitGo 联合当时尚处襁褓、但已开始显现活力的 DeFi 协议共同推出了 WBTC,通过相对中心化、但是参与方口碑都算不错的方式,将 BTC 资产引入了以太坊生态。

现在情况大变。

简单的说,BitGo 带着 WBTC 走进了孙宇晨的家门:

铸造 WBTC 需要锁定的那些珍贵的比特币,未来多了一个托管服务商——一家来自香港的叫 BiT Global 的公司。

重点是:这家 BiT Global 是 BitGo 和孙宇晨的合资公司。

问题上,BiT Global 靠谱吗?

BigGo 公告说,BiT Global 是香港的「TCSP(信託或公司服務提供者)」持牌公司,看着挺唬人。。。但是,TCSP 牌照有含金量吗。。。

反正我看到的数据是:这个牌照 2018 年推出,截至 2020 年 9 月,发了 7300 多个牌照。。。

你们自己品品吧。

对了,我看到的信息是,BiT Global 是 2023 年 8 月 9 号注册成立的。当月还有一个重要新闻:

BitGo 之前因为未能按时拿出审计报表,被 Galaxy Ditigal 取消了收购协议,打官司又未能胜诉,只好中止自己对 Prime Trust 的收购,并且裁员、减成本、找钱自救,最后在 23 年 8 月宣布融到了 1 亿美元。

BitGo 在 2023 年 8月宣布这比融资的时候,羞答答不公布究竟谁是这一轮的投资人。

后来有消息指出来,新的投资人中,有来自亚洲。现在看,很可能孙哥那个时候,已经染指 BitGo 了。

这只是猜测。BitGo 是中心化托管商,WBTC 是中心化的合成资产。我觉得,BitGo 有责任说明白这些安排,否则……

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