Native, Non-Custodial Cross-Chain Swaps for Institutions

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Portal’s tech stack uses HTLCs + Taproot contracts to settle native BTC native assets across integrated chains.
Unlike vault-based systems like THORChain or Chainflip, Portal claims no pooled custody risk — swaps either complete or automatically refund.
Built on BitScaler (a Lightning-like L3), it targets whales and institutions wanting non-custodial multi-chain liquidity.

[Nahid Hossen]

Institutions prefer non-custodial systems to reduce counterparty risks.

[Nahid Hossen]

Native swaps could finally make cross-chain liquidity seamless.