vBTC v2 launches on Base with FROST-MPC signing
vBTC.b ships as a 1:1 collateralized Bitcoin asset on a Coinbase L2, with native BTC redemption and self-custody integration from day one — the bet is that real BTC collateral beats another synthetic…
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vBTC.b ships as a 1:1 collateralized Bitcoin asset on a Coinbase L2, with native BTC redemption and self-custody integration from day one — the bet is that real BTC collateral beats another synthetic…
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While institutions pour capital into Circle, Citadel and Stripe-adjacent plays, retail attention is still parked on a Bitcoin chart that's going nowhere fast.