Messages par Maria Nimfuehr
The Bitcoin Holder's Guide to wrapped BTC
Not all wrapped BTC is the same. Here's what you're actually choosing between.
Maria Nimfuehr
Everybody Aggregates Everybody: Socket's Vaibhav Chellani on the Crosschain Swap Endgame
Socket co-founder Vaibhav Chellani and BOB's Alexei Zamyatin on cross-chain swap aggregation, solver economics, and why quotes still lie to users.
Maria Nimfuehr
“The Next Billion Users Will Be Agents”: 1inch's Sergej Kunz on Agentic Trading
1inch co-founder Sergej Kunz says hallucination is solved and anyone can automate. BOB's Alexei Zamyatin isn't convinced. Inside the agentic trading split.
Maria Nimfuehr
Wrapped Bitcoin: BiT Global's Nadia Song on Custody, Competition and What Bitcoin Does in DeFi
WBTC's Nadia Song on custody, cbBTC's minting advantage, why most Bitcoin wrappers go unused, native vs OFT, regulation, and trust-minimized bridging.
Maria Nimfuehr
Maximum Reach vs Minimum Trust: LayerZero's DeFi Lead Thlither on Omnichain, Institutions and Agents
LayerZero's DeFi lead on why trustless bridging is impossible, how DVNs work, WBTC across 21 chains, institutions coming on-chain, and what agents change.
Maria Nimfuehr
Dollars, Gold or Bitcoin: USDT0's Lorenzo Romagnoli on Stablecoins and Hard Money
USDT0 co-founder Lorenzo on $100bn in 525 days, why Tron still wins, Open USD vs Circle, tokenized gold overtaking dollar stablecoins, and Bitcoin culture.
Maria Nimfuehr
LeoDex Integrates BOB Gateway
Native BTC swaps are now available to LeoDex traders.
Maria Nimfuehr
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.
Maria Nimfuehr
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.
Maria Nimfuehr
Oku Integrates BOB Gateway
Native Bitcoin, now inside one of DeFi's most advanced trading interfaces.
Maria Nimfuehr
BOB Gateway integrates Across
BOB and Across join forces to expand the reach of native Bitcoin.
Maria Nimfuehr
BOB Gateway Is Live on Socket and Bungee
From building on Socket's infrastructure, to powering it.
Maria Nimfuehr