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Cross-chain bridges are faith, Portal wants to give you mathematics.
We are always taught to "trust not, verify," yet we turn around and stake our lives and fortunes on seemingly beautiful cross-chain bridges, silently praying "don’t collapse." This feels less like trading and more like a high-stakes gamble, betting on the counterpart's character and the luck of the code.
But what if we could replace the devotion of faith with the rigor of mathematics?
This is what @PortaltoBitcoin impresses me the most. It doesn't build bridges; it establishes a set of cold mathematical logic. At its core are atomic swaps, based on hash time-locked contracts (HTLCs). In simpler terms: your BTC swaps for my ETH, either the transaction succeeds simultaneously, or both return to their original state. There is absolutely no intermediate state where assets are stuck halfway and "hijacked" by hackers.
No wBTC, no centralized custody, no "trust me" verbal promises. This is the greatest respect for the original decentralized spirit of Bitcoin.
The concept of Portal is undoubtedly commendable, as it addresses one of the core pain points in the industry. However, while the ideal is beautiful, the harsh reality lies in liquidity. Without sufficiently deep liquidity pools, even the most elegant atomic swaps may face high slippage and the embarrassment of transaction failures. They have released 65% of the tokens to incentivize LPs, precisely to tackle this issue.
This raises a thought-provoking question:
When the entire market is competing for user mindset with "faster, cheaper" "glue solutions" (cross-chain bridges), can Portal, a "hardcore technology flow" that adheres to the principle of "decentralization", really win the future through logic?
This is not only a test for the Portal, but also a soul-searching question for each of us as users. What kind of crypto world do we truly want? Is it a "city of faith" where convenience is paramount, or a "city of logic" based on security?
Regardless, Portal is worth our continued observation.