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The latest from the BOB ecosystem.

Bitcoin Hot Topics with OG Dan Held: Cycles, Quantum Fear, and the DeFi Gap Nobody's Solved
Bitcoin OG Dan Held joins Alexei Zamyatin to discuss market cycles, institutional adoption, quantum risks, and Bitcoin DeFi's biggest gap.

LeoDex Integrates BOB Gateway
Native BTC swaps are now available to LeoDex traders.

Tutorial: How to use BOB Gateway
A step by step guide to Bitcoin and EVM swaps on BOB Gateway

The CEX hop is the most expensive step in crypto
Why bridging and swapping USDC and USDT across chains shouldn't (always) route through an exchange.

BOB Gateway now moves stablecoins across more chains
14 new USDC and USDT routes are available on BOB Gateway - and any app can call them via API.

Oku Integrates BOB Gateway
Native Bitcoin, now inside one of DeFi's most advanced trading interfaces.

BOB Gateway integrates Across
BOB and Across join forces to expand the reach of native Bitcoin.

BOB Gateway Is Live on Socket and Bungee
From building on Socket's infrastructure, to powering it.

ShapeShift Integrates BOB Gateway
Native BTC routes are now live on one of crypto's original self-custody platforms.

BTCFi in 2026: Where Productive Bitcoin Is Headed
This article explores the evolution of BTCFi and how it's connected to the Bank of Bitcoin vision.

How Bitcoin Swaps Actually Work
Four mechanisms, four different trade-offs between speed, trust and cost.

What Is a Native Bitcoin Swap?
Why it matters, what makes it hard to build and how BOB Gateway does it without a custodian.