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Технології

WBTC Episode 'Reopened Old Wounds' of Centralized Failures: Bitcoin Builders Association

The venture between BitGo and BiT Global provided a reminder of the distrust many BTC holders still have for centralized custody, according to a new report

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Justin Sun: Tron’s Founder Was at the Center of It All

From TRX and tether-on-Tron to wBTC and one expensive banana, Sun was never far from the headlines this year.

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Технології

Coinbase Delists Wrapped Bitcoin wBTC, Citing 'Listing Concerns'

Announcement comes shortly after the exchange launched its own ‘wrapped’ bitcoin on Base – cbBTC

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk)

Технології

Justin Sun Might Be Good for Wrapped Bitcoin, Says New Custodian's Director

Robert Liu, a member of the board of Hong Kong-based BiT Global, which was recently added by BitGo as an additional custodian to the bitcoin-on-Ethereum token known as wrapped bitcoin (WBTC), notes in an exclusive interview that Tron founder Justin Sun has come to the aid of customers in the past.

Tron party at Bitcoin Nasvhille (Bradley Keoun)

Технології

Sky Reconsiders Plan to Offboard Wrapped Bitcoin, After Chat With BitGo CEO

An influential adviser to DeFi lender Sky, formerly known as MakerDAO, now says its concerns have been adequately addressed regarding Tron founder Justin Sun's involvement in the custody of bitcoin backing the WBTC token.

Sky. (ELG21/Pixabay)

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DeFi Lender Sky Ratifies Plan to Offboard Wrapped Bitcoin, Due to Sun Concerns

The matter has been closely followed in crypto markets, since the Sky platform has $200 million of loans collateralized by the token, and since WBTC is one of the biggest cryptocurrencies, with nearly $10 billion outstanding.

Sky. (ELG21/Pixabay)

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ICP-Based Bitcoin Token 'ckBTC' Will Bridge to Cosmos Through Osmosis

Osmosis is partnering with ICP-built Omnity network in order to provide a service for bridging non-custodial BTC into Cosmos

Osmosis Labs co-founder Sunny Aggarwal (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Фінанси

DeFi Lending Giant Sky Sets Vote to Offload Wrapped Bitcoin as Justin Sun Concerns Linger

The action could impact $200 million of DeFi loans in the Sky ecosystem should the proposal pass.

A cardboard cutout of Tron founder Justin Sun (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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BitGo Reiterates Autonomy From Justin Sun, Tron as MakerDAO Decides to Dump WBTC

Critics of Sun's involvement don't understand the operational mechanics, the crypto custodian's CEO, Mike Belshe, said during an X Space discussion.

Justin Sun (CoinDeskTV)

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Coinbase Promotes cbBTC, Wrapped Bitcoin Alternative for Base Blockchain

Tweets from the crypto exchange and Jesse Pollak, the creator of Base, suggest cbBTC could run on the layer-2 blockchain.

Coinbase (PiggyBank/Unsplash)

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