It is almost certain that Portal to BTC @ PortaltoBitcoin is another major player after Newton. Why do you say that? one ⃣ Portal to BTC and Newton are both infrastructure Portal to BTC, as a cross chain DEX based on BTC, solves one of the most challenging problems at present MEV（𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲） The swaps of Portal DEX are not public memory pool transactions waiting for confirmation. They are private contracts pre negotiated between the two parties and executed by Hash Time Locked Contracts (HTLCs) Every exchange is atomic. You either fulfill your obligations and get what you want, or the contract expires and both parties benefit in full In Portal, MEV does not exist because there is simply no place to accommodate it, which makes Portal not only safer for users but also more attractive to institutions, with no sandwich attack risk. No slippage game. No improper behavior by validators or dark pool dynamics, only clean and definite results, zero information leakage two ⃣ Channel Factors of Portal to BTC The pain points of the current Lightning Network are: ① It only supports payment channels for both parties - limiting flexibility and requiring users to establish direct or routing connections between them ② Poor composability - difficult to integrate with other DeFi protocols or smart contracts, leading to increased difficulty in innovation ③ Liquidity management is complex - it is necessary to actively manage funds and maintain balance between various channels, which can cause friction between users and operators And Portal to BTC's Channel Factors effectively solve this problem: A single on chain transaction creates a 'factory', which can be viewed as a shared channel hub. Within this factory, multiple users can open, close, and rebalance off chain channels, and all activities take place off chain. This means: ① Less on chain costs ② Faster transactions ③ More flexible channel management three ⃣ Portal to BTC Background The background of Portal to BTC is very strong, with Coinbase investing twice in a row and top venture capitalists such as arring also investing. At the same time, the founders are also old OGs of the BTC ecosystem, who have a good understanding of the BTC ecosystem and are very clear about the crux of the BTC ecosystem Summary: As the leader of the BTC ecosystem, Portal to Bitcoin did not follow the traditional Layer 2 route, but focused on fundamentally solving problems such as MEV, self hosted BTC, and Lightning Network. These are urgent challenges that need to be addressed at present, and a dedicated tutorial will be provided later to explain how to interact with Portal to Bitcoin