TL;DR: Garden now supports Core! Bridge Bitcoin to Core trustlessly. Unlock seamless interoperability for liquid staked Bitcoin across 12+ chains, including native Bitcoin.

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We're excited to announce support for Core, the Bitcoin Everything Chain that's transforming idle Bitcoin into productive, yield-generating assets. What's blossoming? Direct Bitcoin connectivity to a network purpose-built for Bitcoin DeFi, arriving just in time for Core's revolutionary lstBTC launch.

With this integration, you can now swap Bitcoin and other supported assets from any of our supported chains directly into WBTC on Core, with lstBTC support coming at its launch.

Why Core?

Core represents a paradigm shift in how Bitcoin holders think about their assets. Through Self-Custodial Bitcoin Staking, Core enables you to earn rewards by timelocking your Bitcoin directly on the Bitcoin blockchain while maintaining full custody. 

Here's the catch: despite Core's Bitcoin-centric vision, their native bridge doesn't support direct Bitcoin transfers. Users have been stuck with complex workarounds or centralized exchanges to move their Bitcoin onto Core. 

With Core's Fusion Upgrade introducing lstBTC, the timing couldn't be better. While coreBTC served its purpose, lstBTC represents the future, a yield-bearing, fully composable Bitcoin asset with lower capital requirements and greater accessibility. Garden aims to be the primary gateway for this new era of Bitcoin productivity.

What's Live Now

Starting today, gardeners can bridge their assets trustlessly from native Bitcoin, Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, Solana, Sui, BNB Chain, HyperEVM, Unichain, and other Garden supported chains directly into WBTC on Core.

But here's where it gets exciting: we'll be supporting lstBTC from the moment it launches. This means you'll have seamless interoperability for liquid staked Bitcoin across 12+ chains, including native Bitcoin, something no other bridge currently offers.

Bitcoin to Core swaps typically complete in just a few minutes, with the return journey to Bitcoin blazing fast at around 30 seconds.

What's Next

We're not stopping at WBTC and lstBTC. Support for other Core-native Bitcoin assets is already in development. Our goal is to become the definitive bridge for Core's BTCfi ecosystem, ensuring every gardener can access yield-generating Bitcoin opportunities without sacrificing liquidity or custody.

More importantly, by being the first to enable native Bitcoin to lstBTC bridging, we're helping unlock the full potential of Core's vision “Bitcoin that works as hard as you do.”

Try it Now

Ready to make your Bitcoin productive? Visit app.garden.finance and select Core as your destination. From Bitcoin to WBTC or lstBTC on Core in seconds, welcome to the future of BTCfi.

About Garden

Garden is the fastest Bitcoin bridge, enabling cross-chain Bitcoin swaps in as little as 30 seconds. It is built using an intent-based architecture with trustless settlements, ensuring zero custody risk for users.

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