Bitcoin DeFi Protocol Threshold Proposes Decentralizing WBTC Before Justin Sun Takes Control

BitGo's WBTC custody concerns seem far from over, despite recent adjustments to address perceived “risk issues” related to Justin Sun's involvement.

Following recent adjustments to address perceived “risk issues” related to Justin Sun’s involvement in BitGo’s WBTC custody operations, Bitcoin DeFi protocol Threshold has proposed a bold move to decentralize WBTC before Sun's BiT Global involvement.

To provide some context, Justin Sun’s role in the WBTC custody operations, specifically the BTC reserve that backs WBTC, has raised concerns among some parties in the DeFi space.

Despite BitGo’s CEO, Mike Belshe, announcing that Justin Sun’s involvement wouldn’t affect WBTC operations, some DeFi players, like Threshold, have remained cautious.

One of Threshold’s delegates, Ashley, cited Sun’s recent removal of 12K BTC from the Tron-based USDD stablecoin reserve as another cause of concern to decentralize WBTC before he gains control of WBTC custody.

“Threshold proposes decentralizing #WBTC before Justin Sun takes control of the WrappedBTC kingdom.”

Ashley also added that Maker [MKR] and Aave [AAVE] have already implemented risk mitigation and plan to reduce their exposure to WBTC despite Belshe’s assurances. She was convinced that the proposal would address these concerns.

“The proposal aims to address these concerns and ensure the continued stability of WBTC in the crypto ecosystem.”

The Threshold proposal involves BitGo moving WBTC to its decentralized network in exchange for 15% of its native token, T, which is worth about $36 million at current market prices.

Some hailed the proposal. One of the users stated,

“Could be a huge win for Threshold, BitGo, and the DeFi ecosystem concerned about new WBTC counterparty risk.”

Another user and DeFiLlama executive viewed the proposal as equivalent to WBTC acquisition. He said it was a great deal because WBTC’s cumulative revenues were about $12 million, almost triple Threshold’s offer.

At the time of this writing, Mike Belshe and Justin Sun had not publicly made any statements regarding the proposal. So, it remains unclear whether they will endorse it or not.

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