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Story: Wrapped BTC (WBTC) As a Collateral in Decentralized Finance

By James Thorp

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Bitcoin is precious and before moving it people need to know what are the use cases and the risks.  There are several protocols make WBTC possible.

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It is well known that DeFi took the cryptocurrency space by storm and the main reasons someone would want to convert their BTC to WBTC is DeFi.

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Defi proved that payment is not the only area of finance that can be decentralized. In reality, DeFi focuses on rebuilding all financial services in to a completely decentralized…

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Ether and other tokens that are native to the Ethereum blockchain can take full advantage of this amazing new space.

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On top of that these tokens can generate yield.  By being lent out or by providing liquidity to a decentralized exchange.

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Taking lending as an example, those who like to make a yield on the BTC or use it as collateral to take out a loan you will have to make use of a centralized company.

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Metamask is one of the best ways to interact with the Ethereum Blockchain.  The simplest way to get some Wrapped Bitcoin is to get it from places like Kyber Swap.

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For those who have Bitcoin in the wallet it would be good to go to the WBTC.cafe, connect the metamask wallet, key in the worth of Bitcoin for which you need to get the WBTC.

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