Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) Dominates the Tokenized BTC Market, Despite Criticism

Binance Research’s latest monthly report suggests that Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), the wrapped version of Bitcoin (BTC), dominates the tokenized BTC market.

Binance Research’s latest monthly report reveals that Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) continues to lead the tokenized BTC market. Despite criticism, this product, developed by BitGo, Kyber Network, and Ren, maintains its position, enabling crypto users to access BTC on the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) landscape.

On blockchains like Ethereum and Solana, WBTC represents Bitcoin 1:1. BitGo's partnership and joint venture with BiT Global two months ago saw WBTC move into multi-jurisdictional and multi-institutional custody. Tron founder Justin Sun was also involved as BitGo expanded WBTC’s operations to Hong Kong and Singapore, also aiming to redesign WBTC’s custody structure.

This event garnered some criticism from the community members, especially regarding Sun’s involvement. However, it also contributed to the positive metrics we see today. Sun's track record with other affiliated products is the main concern for these entities as they perceive the possibility of counterpart risks.

In response to the new WBTC control and ownership, projects like Sky, formerly known as Maker, decided to offload its WBTC. The offloading process commenced on October 3 and is planned to be completed by November 28. Similarly, SparkLend, which holds $61.38 million in WBTC-backed collateralized debts, is also considering alternative wrapped Bitcoin for collateral.

In their search for alternatives, the American cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase hinted at the launch of a new product, tentatively named “cbBTC.” Towards the end of September, the exchange finally announced its plan to roll out its wrapped version of Bitcoin. cbBTC has been included in the Ethereum and Base networks and is now preparing to go on to Solana. So far, the Coinbase-wrapped Bitcoin has gained significant popularity. It may become the next product in the contest for WBTC’s dominance.

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