Overview of Portal to Bitcoin - Portal aims to unlock Bitcoin's liquidity, addressing the multi-trillion dollar opportunity in the crypto space by providing trust-minimized markets on Bitcoin [1][3] - Portal is presented as Bitcoin infrastructure, enabling custody-less cross-chain swaps for native Bitcoin, allowing users to swap BTC for other L1/L2 assets and earn yield in a trust-minimized manner [3][4] - Portal transforms Bitcoin into a settlement layer for millions of markets, boasting over 1 million wallets created and over 14 million atomic swaps executed [5] Technology and Architecture - Portal is built using Bitscaler, a revolutionary cross-chain liquidity router, enabling native-to-native atomic swaps from Bitcoin to other chains with enhanced security and flexibility [2][7][8] - Bitscaler is described as the first implementation of a channel factory, addressing the scaling limitations of Lightning Network and enabling a native AMM on Bitcoin [12][13] - Portal integrates Rafa, an AI investing co-pilot, directly into the wallet to provide hyper-personalized insights for smarter trading decisions [5][8][14] Value Proposition and Ethos - Portal offers the ease of use, speed, and low transaction fees of centralized exchanges (CEXs) without the custodial risk, gatekeepers, or exchange collapse risk [6] - Portal emphasizes self-custody, asserting that bridges expose Bitcoin and wrapped assets are not real assets, advocating for trustless liquidity movement without middlemen [9][10] Tokenomics and Staking - The PTB token is the foundational currency of the Portal network, designed to power secure custody-less cross-chain swaps of Bitcoin and other assets [18] - 15% of all token emissions on the Portal chain are allocated to stakers, with 50% of fees collected by the DEX used to buy and burn tokens on the open market [19][20] - Staking is presented as an anti-dilution mechanism backed by real utility, translating demand revenues back into the token [21]

Binance Alpha Platform Update - Binance Alpha is the first platform to feature Portal To Bitcoin (PTB) [1] - Eligible users can claim an airdrop of 1320 PTB tokens on the Alpha Events page within 24 hours once trading begins by using Binance Alpha Points [1] Binance Alpha Airdrop Details - The Binance Alpha Airdrop will be distributed in two phases [1] - Phase 1 (first 18 hours): Users with at least 245 Binance Alpha Points can claim the airdrop [1] - Phase 2 (last 6 hours): Users with at least 220 Binance Alpha Points can participate in the airdrop on a first-come, first-served basis [2] - If the rewards are not fully distributed, the score threshold will automatically decrease by 15 points every hour [2] - Claiming the airdrop will consume 15 Binance Alpha points [2] - Users must confirm their claims on the Alpha Events page within 24 hours, otherwise it will be deemed that users have given up claiming the airdrop [2] Trading Schedule - Binance Alpha Trade Opens on 2025-09-03 12:00 (UTC) [3] - Binance Futures Trade Opens on 2025-09-03 12:30 (UTC) [3]