🦄 #Bitcoin meets @Unichain! 🦄 #WBTC is now live on Unichain, unlocking seamless DeFi trading, lending, and yield opportunities—all while staying connected to Bitcoin. 🧵👇
🙌Six years ago, on January 31, 2019, the first WBTC token was minted.
💪Since then, we’ve strengthened our custody model, expanded into a multi-chain ecosystem, and unlocked new use cases all while staying true to our mission: Do more with your Bitcoin.
🙌Merchants Leading the Way with #WBTC Trusted merchants driving Bitcoin tokenization, unlocking new opportunities in decentralized finance.
🤓As more merchants adopt WBTC, it continues to enable seamless Bitcoin integration and supports the broader growth of DeFi.
📊186,960 WBTC: Highest total WBTC minted by a merchant 📊9,006.28 WBTC: Peak daily mint on 2020-09-18 📊6,717.31 WBTC: Largest single mint on 2020-09-18
🥳These milestones highlight the significant role merchants play in expanding Bitcoin’s reach within the DeFi ecosystem.
🤝A big shout-out to the following merchants for supporting us along the way: @wintermute_t @falconxnetwork @cryptocom @galaxyhq @CumberlandLabs @Cobo_Global @BitGo @Auros_global @AbraGlobal and more.
🙌Enhancing #Restaking Solutions with #WBTC Empowering secure and scalable staking solutions, bridging #Bitcoin and multiple ecosystems.
🤓WBTC's integration across various platforms continues to drive innovation, making staking more efficient and accessible, while unlocking new opportunities for Bitcoin holders.
🥳A big thanks to the partners leading the way in secure restaking solutions: @Coredao_Org @KelpDAO @Stake_Stone @ether_fi @Bedrock_DeFi @HaustNetwork @swellnetworkio @RenzoProtocol @Lombard_Finance @symbioticfi
💪As decentralized finance evolves, these collaborations are reshaping the restaking landscape, ensuring WBTC remains at the core of scalable solutions.
🙌CEX Success with #WBTC Institutional-grade liquidity for centralized platforms, driving efficiency and growth!
🤓With widespread adoption, WBTC plays a pivotal role in the crypto space. Centralized exchanges help us reach new users and provide the best liquidity, welcoming newcomers to the ecosystem.
📊$5,253,016,091: Peak volume on CEX (2022-01-08) 📊40+: Supported Centralized Exchanges
🤝A big thanks to the following exchanges, ensuring WBTC remains a trusted asset for smooth and easy trading: @binance @Bybit_Official @okx @bitgetglobal @HTX_Global @bitfinex @kucoincom @cryptocom @krakenfx @BingXOfficial @MEXC_Official @gate_io
💪Enabling seamless swaps across ecosystems, driving the future of #DeFi!
🥳WBTC-WETH remains the top trading pair, driving WBTC’s DeFi dominance, with $1.01B in peak trading volume on @ethereum.
🤝This success is made possible through collaborations with top partners, pushing boundaries and unlocking new opportunities: @Uniswap @CurveFinance @QuickswapDEX @dYdX @SpookySwap @syncswap @BreederDodo @SushiSwap @orca_so @RaydiumProtocol @Balancer @GMX_IO @loopringorg @Bancor @PancakeSwap @osmosiszone @izumi_Finance @MeteoraAG @AerodromeFi @VelodromeFi @VVS_finance
🗒️Z Liu, Director of @BiTGlobalTrust, on #WBTC following its selection by Trump’s team from https://t.co/o8chXFeHRe
“This is a pivotal moment for crypto, highlighting the growing adoption of decentralized assets, particularly wrapped Bitcoin products. We are honored that WBTC has emerged as President Trump’s choice. This reflects WBTC’s proven liquidity, transparency, and its seamless, low-cost transferability across DeFi protocols and chains. We remain confident in WBTC’s ability to lead the integration of Bitcoin into decentralized finance."
🔎#WBTCTurns6 Data Review: Episode 1 Why did President @realDonaldTrump choose #WBTC? Take a look at our 6-year journey, and how we grew to become the top wrapped #Bitcoin asset.
We’ll explore key insights on market cap, peak volume, market share, and more. Here are the major highlights from the past 6 years!
As #WBTCTurns6, let's take a moment to rewind and celebrate #BTC's incredible journey in a nutshell:
🔸2008: The Bitcoin whitepaper by Satoshi Nakamoto introduced a revolutionary concept of peer-to-peer digital cash. 🔸2009: The Bitcoin network was born with the mining of the first block and the first-ever transaction.
🙌This weekend was truly one for the history books! We witnessed what crypto is capable of, with its influence growing stronger than ever.
🫡Today, President @realDonaldTrump, a known supporter of crypto, officially takes office as the 47th President, ushering in a new era of opportunities. The next four years look promising and may outshine the past decade!
🥳Adding to the excitement, we’re celebrating the 6th anniversary of WBTC on Jan 31st!
🌟To honor this milestone, we’re thrilled to launch a Bitcoin Stories Contest to celebrate Bitcoin’s incredible journey.
How to participate: 1⃣Follow @WrappedBTC and @WBTCintern 2⃣QT and share your most emotional moment with Bitcoin, tagging #MyBTCJourney and #WBTCTurns6
🎁Win your share of $600 in WBTC! 🏆6 Winners will be announced on @WBTCintern on Jan 31st. 🎊Don’t miss this chance to celebrate our anniversary together.
🥳Thank you to everyone who stopped by the #WBTC booth at @bitcoinmenaconf! We had an amazing time connecting with all the passionate #Bitcoin maxis out there.
🙌Can’t wait to come back and see you all again soon!