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Core values

  • The New Bitcoin Standard
    WBTC extends Bitcoin’s core principle: freedom over your value.
  • A Unified Bitcoin
    WBTC, the people’s Bitcoin, one unified standard, built for everyone.
  • Bitcoin Multichain
    Empowering Bitcoin across DeFi with speed, reach and efficiency.
  • Transparent Credibility
    Proof-of-reserves, public mints and burns, no black box.
  • Protocol-grade security
    Cold storage and multi-sig protection, built for DeFi.

WBTC is Bitcoin’s passport to DeFi—the new standard for Bitcoin’s participation in a multichain world.

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Bitcoin is the most incorruptible form of digital value ever conceived—final, sovereign, and decentralized by design. But as decentralized finance advanced into a universe of composability, automation, and scale, Bitcoin needed a way to move—not to change, but to transcend its static form and enter the world it inspired.

Bitcoin started a revolution—but what if I told you it didn’t truly begin until WBTC?
Since 2019, WBTC has redefined how Bitcoin moves and interacts within decentralized finance. As the unified standard for using Bitcoin across multiple blockchains, it enables BTC to exist natively on chains like Ethereum, TRON, Solana, and many more —allowing it to flow, integrate, and transact without friction.

WBTC is not a proxy or derivative; it is Bitcoin re-engineered for composability. A direct, 1:1 representation designed to uphold Bitcoin’s value, while expanding its utility.
At its core lies a foundation of transparency and secure custody. Every unit of WBTC is secured through robust standards, including cold storage, multi-signature authentication, and on-chain, publicly verifiable audits.

These measures are not just safeguards—they are signals of accountability, designed for both individual users and institutional participants.
WBTC is the new Bitcoin standard—a singular identity for Bitcoin across multiple chains. It brings BTC into environments where speed, capital efficiency, and scale are essential, while maintaining fidelity to Bitcoin’s original principles.

There is no equal. WBTC stands alone in its role—trusted, verifiable, and engineered for a multichain world.

The Mission

We are building the infrastructure and user experience layers that make Bitcoin native, scalable, and effortless to use in DeFi. By minimizing complexity, reducing costs, and enhancing security, WBTC empowers both institutions and everyday users to integrate Bitcoin into use cases ranging from lending to liquidity provision—across Ethereum, Solana, TRON, and beyond.

Our Vision

We envision a future where Bitcoin transcends its native blockchain, its full potential unlocked by interoperability. In this future, WBTC serves as the universal standard for Bitcoin across all chains—streamlining access, increasing capital efficiency, and becoming the bedrock of BTC in decentralized finance.

WBTC Timeline

The idea of WBTC - Bitcoin’s passport to DeFi was born.
2018
WBTC strengthened its DeFi ecosystem through new collaborative initiatives with leading DeFi protocols.
2020
BitGo and BiT Global announced a joint venture for multi-jurisdictional, multi-institutional, and multi-layer custody of WBTC. Through LayerZero’s OFT, WBTC now allows Bitcoin to move seamlessly across chains.
2024

2019
The first WBTC was issued in 2019, initially on Ethereum.
2021
On November 9 2021, WBTC recorded its peak market cap of $16B.
2025
WBTC goes native on Solana and TRON. CEX and Poloniex recognised WBTC as a BTC equivalent.
2018
The idea of WBTC - Bitcoin’s passport to DeFi was born.
2019
The first WBTC was issued in 2019, initially on Ethereum.
2020
WBTC strengthened its DeFi ecosystem through new collaborative initiatives with leading DeFi protocols.
2021
On November 9 2021, WBTC recorded its peak market cap of $16B.
2024
BitGo and BiT Global announced a joint venture for multi-jurisdictional, multi-institutional, and multi-layer custody of WBTC. Through LayerZero’s OFT, WBTC now allows Bitcoin to move seamlessly across chains.
2025
WBTC goes native on Solana and TRON. CEX and Poloniex recognised WBTC as a BTC equivalent.