Swiss Firms Launch Bitcoin-Backed Token on Tezos Blockchain
- Such Bitcoin wrapped products are gaining popularity in DeFi platforms.
The Bitcoin Association Switzerland, along with its multiple partners, has launched tzBTC, a Bitcoin-backed Payments Payments One of the bases of mediums of exchange in the modern world, a payment constitutes the transfer of a legal currency or equivalent from one party in exchange for goods or services to another entity. The payments industry has become a fixture of modern commerce, though the players involved and means of exchange have dramatically shifted over time.In particular, a party making a payment is referred to as a payer, with the payee reflecting the individual or entity receiving the payment. Most commonl One of the bases of mediums of exchange in the modern world, a payment constitutes the transfer of a legal currency or equivalent from one party in exchange for goods or services to another entity. The payments industry has become a fixture of modern commerce, though the players involved and means of exchange have dramatically shifted over time.In particular, a party making a payment is referred to as a payer, with the payee reflecting the individual or entity receiving the payment. Most commonl Read this Term token on Tezos blockchain.
Announced on Wednesday, the token is backed one-to-one by Bitcoin and follows Tezos’ FA1.2 token standard. It can interact natively with decentralized applications on the Tezos Blockchain Blockchain Blockchain comprises a digital network of blocks with a comprehensive ledger of transactions made in a cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin or other altcoins.One of the signature features of blockchain is that it is maintained across more than one computer. The ledger can be public or private (permissioned.) In this sense, blockchain is immune to the manipulation of data making it not only open but verifiable. Because a blockchain is stored across a network of computers, it is very difficult to tampe Blockchain comprises a digital network of blocks with a comprehensive ledger of transactions made in a cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin or other altcoins.One of the signature features of blockchain is that it is maintained across more than one computer. The ledger can be public or private (permissioned.) In this sense, blockchain is immune to the manipulation of data making it not only open but verifiable. Because a blockchain is stored across a network of computers, it is very difficult to tampe Read this Term, opening up a wide variety of possibilities for decentralized finance.
According to the company, it is the first smart contract application for decentralized finance on the Tezos mainnet.
Today, we are announcing #tzBTC, a tokenized Bitcoin for the Tezos blockchain. #Tezos#Bitcoin
Check out our blog post to learn more!https://t.co/5SsoJO6rJJpic.twitter.com/NSxyTG4MrL — Bitcoin Association Switzerland (@bitcoin_ch) April 8, 2020
Multiple stakeholders
The development of the token was initiated by the Bitcoin Association Switzerland in collaboration with the Tezos Foundation. Bitcoin Swiss will serve as the gatekeeper of the project.
Four Swiss companies - LEXR AG, inacta AG, Swiss Crypto Tokens AG, and Taurus Group SA - will act as the keyholders of the project. These companies will mint and burn the token and will be regulated by the Bitcoin Association Switzerland.
The announcement also detailed that the token will be regulated under Swiss laws.
“The tzBTC brings the brand and liquidity of Bitcoin to the Tezos blockchain and gains the potential for rich functionality made possible by Tezos smart contracts,” Lucas Betshart, head of the Bitcoin Association Switzerland, told Coindesk.
“tzBTC brings the liquidity and battle-tested brand of Bitcoin (BTC) into the Tezos ecosystem, enabling BTC-backed use-cases on Tezos. Developers on Tezos can use tzBTC to enable novel financial applications on the Tezos blockchain,” the official website of the project explains.
Many projects are now trying to bring established digital currencies on the decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms as Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) has become very popular on platforms like bZx, Compound, and dYdX.
The Bitcoin Association Switzerland, along with its multiple partners, has launched tzBTC, a Bitcoin-backed Payments Payments One of the bases of mediums of exchange in the modern world, a payment constitutes the transfer of a legal currency or equivalent from one party in exchange for goods or services to another entity. The payments industry has become a fixture of modern commerce, though the players involved and means of exchange have dramatically shifted over time.In particular, a party making a payment is referred to as a payer, with the payee reflecting the individual or entity receiving the payment. Most commonl One of the bases of mediums of exchange in the modern world, a payment constitutes the transfer of a legal currency or equivalent from one party in exchange for goods or services to another entity. The payments industry has become a fixture of modern commerce, though the players involved and means of exchange have dramatically shifted over time.In particular, a party making a payment is referred to as a payer, with the payee reflecting the individual or entity receiving the payment. Most commonl Read this Term token on Tezos blockchain.
Announced on Wednesday, the token is backed one-to-one by Bitcoin and follows Tezos’ FA1.2 token standard. It can interact natively with decentralized applications on the Tezos Blockchain Blockchain Blockchain comprises a digital network of blocks with a comprehensive ledger of transactions made in a cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin or other altcoins.One of the signature features of blockchain is that it is maintained across more than one computer. The ledger can be public or private (permissioned.) In this sense, blockchain is immune to the manipulation of data making it not only open but verifiable. Because a blockchain is stored across a network of computers, it is very difficult to tampe Blockchain comprises a digital network of blocks with a comprehensive ledger of transactions made in a cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin or other altcoins.One of the signature features of blockchain is that it is maintained across more than one computer. The ledger can be public or private (permissioned.) In this sense, blockchain is immune to the manipulation of data making it not only open but verifiable. Because a blockchain is stored across a network of computers, it is very difficult to tampe Read this Term, opening up a wide variety of possibilities for decentralized finance.
According to the company, it is the first smart contract application for decentralized finance on the Tezos mainnet.
Today, we are announcing #tzBTC, a tokenized Bitcoin for the Tezos blockchain. #Tezos#Bitcoin
Check out our blog post to learn more!https://t.co/5SsoJO6rJJpic.twitter.com/NSxyTG4MrL — Bitcoin Association Switzerland (@bitcoin_ch) April 8, 2020
Multiple stakeholders
The development of the token was initiated by the Bitcoin Association Switzerland in collaboration with the Tezos Foundation. Bitcoin Swiss will serve as the gatekeeper of the project.
Four Swiss companies - LEXR AG, inacta AG, Swiss Crypto Tokens AG, and Taurus Group SA - will act as the keyholders of the project. These companies will mint and burn the token and will be regulated by the Bitcoin Association Switzerland.
The announcement also detailed that the token will be regulated under Swiss laws.
“The tzBTC brings the brand and liquidity of Bitcoin to the Tezos blockchain and gains the potential for rich functionality made possible by Tezos smart contracts,” Lucas Betshart, head of the Bitcoin Association Switzerland, told Coindesk.
“tzBTC brings the liquidity and battle-tested brand of Bitcoin (BTC) into the Tezos ecosystem, enabling BTC-backed use-cases on Tezos. Developers on Tezos can use tzBTC to enable novel financial applications on the Tezos blockchain,” the official website of the project explains.
Many projects are now trying to bring established digital currencies on the decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms as Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) has become very popular on platforms like bZx, Compound, and dYdX.