Cardano Enables First Bitcoin NFT Transfer, Paving the Way for BTC DeFi Revolution

For the first time, a Bitcoin NFT has been transferred using the Cardano blockchain. For months, Cardano has been talking about its interconnection with Bitcoin and the resulting opportunities for decentralized finance (DeFi).

Something is happening at Cardano that could breathe new life into the ADA ecosystem

At the Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas, an ordinal, or BTC NFT, was moved from A to B through the Cardano blockchain for the very first time. The developers and crypto companies involved are celebrating this as a “breakthrough” in a press release and expect that this interplay between Cardano and Bitcoin will open up entirely new possibilities for decentralized finance (DeFi).

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson began supporting such a blockchain solution last October . Now he calls the introduction to Bitcoin DeFi, available here as a video, one of the most important presentations of his career. It’s clear: Once Bitcoin NFTs have been proven to be able to be transferred quickly, cost-effectively, and securely through the Cardano network, the path to “normal” BTC and smart contracts is not far.

With BitVMX, Bitcoin “migrates” securely from one blockchain to the next

At the heart of this is a module called BitVMX. This module ensures that Bitcoin, so to speak, leaves its own blockchain securely and heads for Cardano, and also organizes the return journey. BTC’s network is severely limited in its technological capabilities; initial BitVM concepts in 2023 have already attracted considerable attention from the experts.

The ultimate goal is that once Bitcoin has arrived on Cardano, it can be integrated into smart contracts that don’t exist on BTC itself. Smart contracts for Bitcoin then open the door to DeFi, where the leading crypto currency has so far played only a minor role, despite its current market capitalization of just over $2 trillion.

The combination of programming in Cardano and value creation in Bitcoin offers enormous potential, and Hoskinson already envisions his ADA empire as a platform for developers working on BTC scripts. However, it’s important to note that BitVMX is generally an open module—just as the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) isn’t limited to the ETH blockchain. For now, however, Cardano is the only blockchain environment that has proven BitVMX integration in practice.

Conclusion: Bitcoin DeFi via Cardano is in the starting blocks

On his X-Account, Hoskinson is currently presenting a number of crypto companies working on concrete projects such as wallets and DApps for Bitcoin DeFi on Cardano. If the plans work out, this could prove to be a huge step forward for ADA.

Although Cardano is still ranked tenth among the most important cryptocurrencies by market capitalization with just under $25 billion, it is lagging around 77 percent behind its all-time high from 2021. ADA’s decline in value is attributed to a lack of intended uses and use cases, which could fundamentally change with the integration of BitVMX and Bitcoin into Cardano. This topic may still sound very technological, but for both Bitcoin and Cardano, a BitVMX success would actually be an exciting innovation.

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