Portal to Bitcoin and League of Traders Launch First Trustless Cross-Chain Pilot

2025-08-28 11:07

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This partnership will kick off in the form of a centralized exchange (CEX) trading competition, where League of Traders users can participate and win rewards by trading PTB.

The Bitcoin Layer 2 Self-Custody Interoperability Protocol, Portal to Bitcoin (referred to as "Portal"), has announced a pilot program in collaboration with South Korea's largest trading community, League of Traders. This partnership will kick off in the form of a centralized exchange (CEX) trading competition, where League of Traders users can participate in trading PTB to earn rewards.

Although the initial phase does not directly integrate with Portal's atomic swap infrastructure, this collaboration aims to pave the way for future trust-minimized, non-custodial Bitcoin cross-chain exchanges, where users will not rely on cross-chain bridges, wrapped assets, multi-signature intermediaries, or centralized exchanges.

Dr. Chandra Duggirala, Founder and CEO of Portal, stated, "Korean traders are one of the most professional groups globally. By introducing self-custody, trust-minimized Bitcoin interoperability to League of Traders, we demonstrate that users do not have to compromise on speed, cost, or autonomy. This pilot is a step towards the future - a future where native assets can freely move across ecosystems without custodians, cross-chain bridges, or derivative wrapping."

John Li, Co-Founder of League of Traders, added, "Portal to Bitcoin is the first project to be featured on our Trader Map, and we are confident in its vision and development path. With its active Korean community, we look forward to establishing a long-lasting partnership to shape the future of trading together."

This pilot program emphasizes end-to-end self-custody: no cross-chain bridges, wrapped assets, or third-party custody are required. Atomic swaps will cover Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Ripple, and other upcoming L1 and L2 support. Users will be able to complete quoting, routing, and settlement in a platform resembling a traditional exchange interface, all while maintaining minimal trust. Performance will be facilitated by Portal's cross-chain automated market maker (AMM) and BitScaler, ensuring large-scale, low-fee, rapid execution.

John Li also revealed, "Currently, Trader Map uses data from CEX APIs, but we have confirmed that DEX support will soon be launched. This integration will merge CEX and DEX data into a single view, providing project teams with a clearer understanding of how users trade a particular token across different platforms. On-chain data is undoubtedly important, but limited. Starting from actual execution data, our approach better reflects the actual trading behavior of the majority of users."

This pilot program is open to all traders and follows a community-first adoption approach. Members will receive detailed onboarding guides, while other interested traders can stay up to date through the Portal to Bitcoin and League of Traders' official social media channels.

Within the League of Traders platform, the pilot will be presented with familiar swap modules, including one-click quotes, configurable slippage, settlement previews, and post-trade receipts. These receipts will summarize execution details and provide verifiable proof. The team will also track key metrics such as completion exchange rates, token holding amounts and durations, price improvement relative to reference markets, and user confidence scores to optimize routing logic and user experience.

For Portal DEX integration, interested developers and liquidity providers can apply to access integration documents and SDKs to inject liquidity into the Portal routing layer, add trading pairs, and collectively drive towards a self-custodial, trustless cross-chain market scaling.

About Portal to Bitcoin

Portal is a non-custodial infrastructure that supports atomic swaps between Bitcoin and multiple chains without the need for cross-chain bridges or wrapped assets. Its technology stack includes BitScaler, PortalOS, Portal Wallet, Swap SDK, and RAFA-AI. Portal is backed by investors such as Coinbase Ventures, OKX Ventures, Arrington Capital, with funding rounds totaling tens of millions of dollars (such as the $34 million raised in early 2024).

About League of Traders

Founded in 2022, League of Traders is a leading social trading platform that integrates gamification, transparency, and community-driven learning to provide a true social network for crypto traders. Platform features include leaderboards, real-time portfolio sharing, and copy trading, allowing users to follow and replicate top traders' strategies. League of Traders is available on Android, iOS, and the web, with over 150,000 active users and a monthly trading volume surpassing $14 billion.