[AMA] Giveaway with Portal to Bitcoin: Making bridges, wrapped coins, and external custody obsolete - Feb 12

Hey r/cryptocurrency! We’re Portal to Bitcoin, the first fully custodyless, cross-chain infrastructure built for Bitcoin. Using our BitScaler architecture, we enable native-to-native asset transfers across blockchains without the security risks of bridges, wrapped assets or centralized custody. What We’re Solving: 1. Truly decentralized cross-chain transactions with no wrapped assets, vaults or multi-sig risks 2. Fast, low-cost swaps secured by Bitcoin, the most capital-rich blockchain & what we believe to be the fundamental monetary layer 3. Seamless DeFi access with a UX rivaling CEXs and fully self-custodied 4. Sustainable liquidity incentives through a first-of-its-kind Bitcoin AMM 5. Barriers to Americans from participating in incentivization campaigns. Who’s Here? Our team at Portal to Bitcoin has been building on Bitcoin for a long time and is backed by Arrington Capital, Coinbase Ventures, [Gate.io](http://Gate.io) and OKX Ventures. https://preview.redd.it/ezn7x0m8hiie1.png?width=9500&format=png&auto=webp&s=dd537e4ee6e8bda0c4ea98e94df06b059a44370c We’re here to discuss: * How Portal connects native Bitcoin to DeFi * The risks of bridges and how we solve them * The future of cross-chain finance * Your questions. Ask us anything! When and Where? * Wednesday, February 12, 2025 * Time: All day! * Subreddit: Right here at r/cryptocurrency Now for the fun part! We’re giving the r/CryptoCurrency community a chance to win a share of $500 in **USDT**! The top 5 most interesting questions about Portal to Bitcoin in the comments below will each win a prize! Here’s how: To qualify, make sure you 1. Drop your best question about Portal to Bitcoin in the comments. 2. Follow [https://x.com/portaltobitcoin](https://x.com/portaltobitcoin) on Twitter. 3. Join our subreddit r/portaltobitcoin Winners will be selected and contacted via DM here on Reddit. We believe Bitcoin should be the foundation of DeFi and Portal is making that possible. Whether you’re a trader, LP, dev or just crypto-curious, drop your questions below and let’s talk. Would you like to earn more? Come visit: [https://quests.portaltobitcoin.com](https://quests.portaltobitcoin.com) and join our incentivized public testnet for a chance to earn LiteNodes, each sharing in a generous 5% of our total network emissions. Even Americans are eligible! See you all on February 12th!