Bitcoin on THORChain
Native Bitcoin settles cross-chain through THORChain vaults — no bridge contracts, no wrapped tokens. The same native position feeds the Rujira app-layer: swaps, lending, and liquidity on real Bitcoin.
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Primitive feeding Rujira DeFi
Looking for the onboarding hub? The Bitcoin community page covers native swaps, borrowing stables on Rujira Money Market, and providing concentrated liquidity — in plain terms for chain-native holders.
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About Bitcoin
The Bitcoin blockchain, the OG of crypto, is a decentralized, immutable ledger of BTC transactions. Secured by proof-of-work, it laid the foundation for all crypto. Now, with BTCFi innovations like THORChain, Bitcoin gains DeFi utility—enabling swaps, liquidity, and yield without wrapping, while staying true to its native form.
Bitcoin is the first and most well-known cryptocurrency, often called digital gold due to its limited supply of 21 million coins. It operates on a proof-of-work consensus where miners solve complex puzzles to validate transactions and secure the network. This decentralized system allows peer-to-peer transfers without intermediaries like banks.
Bitcoin's blockchain records all transactions in a public ledger, ensuring transparency and immutability. Its value comes from scarcity and growing adoption as a store of value. Over time, it has inspired thousands of other cryptocurrencies and blockchain innovations.
Native Bitcoin pools
These are the Bitcoin-native pools available for cross-chain swaps through THORChain. Balances are denominated in the pool asset and RUNE; click any pool to see routing, depth history, and paired swap targets.
| Asset | Full identifier | Pool Depth (USD) | 24h Volume (USD) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC.BTC |
BTC.BTC
|
$32'237'853 | $6'155'940 | Available |
Secured assets on THORChain
Secured assets are the THORChain-layer representation of native Bitcoin used inside the Rujira app-layer. They sit under every Rujira product — Money Market collateral, AMM legs, Trade order book — as the primitive that keeps the position backed by real Bitcoin. Listed in full for completeness; most users interact with them indirectly through a pool or app-layer contract.
Reference: docs.rujira.network/developers/secured-assets
| Asset | Identifier | Supply | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTC |
BTC-BTC
|
53'886'285.0 | 53'886'285.0 |