Sui Welcomes Native WBTC to Boost Fast Cross-Chain Liquidity

• WBTC becomes natively available on Sui through BitGo and LayerZero integration.
• Native cross-chain movement enables cleaner, faster Bitcoin liquidity across ecosystems.

The native integration of WBTC into the Sui network immediately expanded access to Bitcoin liquidity without the lengthy process of traditional bridges. BitGo and LayerZero rolled out WBTC with a setup that enables cross-chain movement powered only by gas fees, making transfers noticeably faster.

In addition, the wrapper-free design pushed BTC into DeFi much more smoothly, since tokens no longer needed extra steps before being used or moved.

Sui Pushes WBTC Toward Faster Cross-Chain Use

Once WBTC became a native asset, the flow became much more direct. Users no longer faced lengthy conversion processes, and transactions could proceed in a fraction of the time.

Furthermore, LayerZero provided a cross-chain pathway that allowed tokens to move without rewrapping, avoiding the additional, often confusing steps. The OFT standard also kept WBTC in a single, consistent format, making interoperability straightforward and allowing the token to work smoothly across different applications.

Not only that, the network’s relatively agile performance helps WBTC integrate more quickly into the local DeFi ecosystem. Every transaction runs with low latency, and this combination significantly expands the use of BTC across a wide range of applications in a relatively short time.

In the end, this wave of integrations shows the network starting to refine its infrastructure as it works to secure a stronger role in global Bitcoin-focused liquidity. The combination of BitGo, LayerZero, and network performance suggests the ecosystem is entering a bold new phase in adopting modern interoperability standards, although there are still some technical adjustments to be made over time.

Elsewhere, additional developments are shaping the context for this ecosystem’s expansion. On November 13, we reported that the network is partnering with Stripe’s Bridge to launch the USDsui stablecoin, which can be used across applications and wallets.

Furthermore, on November 7, we highlighted the launch of Mysticeti v2, which simplifies DAG-based consensus while reducing transaction latency through the Transaction Driver feature.

Not stopping there, in early October, we also reported on a collaboration between a group of developers with Ethena Labs and the Sui Foundation to introduce two new stablecoins: suiUSDe, a yield-based synthetic dollar, and USDi, which is fully backed by BlackRock BUIDL’s tokenised money market fund.

As of the writing time, SUI is trading at about $1.53, down 0.50% over the last 4 hours and 5.01% over the last 24 hours.