Bitcoin DeFi: understand wrapped assets and bridge risk
Explore how wrapped bitcoin differs from native BTC, what a bridge adds, and which custody, backing, and redemption questions matter before using it in DeFi.
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Native BTC, wrapped representations, and bridge assumptions.
Bitcoin is the adjacent ecosystem in this collection, not an altcoin. Study the exact form of BTC exposure involved in a DeFi workflow, who or what controls redemption, and which additional systems become necessary when an asset moves beyond the Bitcoin network.
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