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 <li><strong>Coinbase has recently shared a mysterious post on X, citing cbBTC.</strong></li> 
 <li><strong>While the post followed another post, which quoted “Coming soon,” analysts speculated the launch of a wrapped Bitcoin.</strong></li> 
 <li><strong>The development follows the recent controversy surrounding BitGo, WBTC, and Justin Sun.</strong></li> 
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<p>A cryptic X post by Coinbase has ignited speculation about the launch of a wrapped Bitcoin token, potentially called, cbBTC. The US-based crypto platform shared a thread mentioning “cbBTC,” followed by a subsequent post saying, “Coming soon.”</p> 
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   <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Coming soon.</p>— Coinbase 
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<p>An hour later, Jesse Pollak, the head of Coinbase’s layer-2 network Base, expressed his enthusiasm for Bitcoin on X, stating that Base plans to build a <a href="https://x.com/jessepollak/status/1823515062658830681" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">“massive Bitcoin economy.”</a></p> 
<p>These developments have led analysts and industry experts to speculate that Coinbase may be preparing to launch its own wrapped Bitcoin token, cbBTC, to compete with BitGo’s Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC). This speculation is fueled in part by the timing of Coinbase’s cryptic messages, which came shortly after the recent controversy surrounding BitGo and Justin Sun.</p> 
<p>BitGo, the custodian behind WBTC, had <a href="https://coinedition.com/justin-sun-explains-the-limits-of-his-influence-on-wbtc/">announced plans…</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://coinedition.com/coinbase-drops-hints-about-a-wrapped-bitcoin-token-on-base/">Coinbase Drops Hints About a Wrapped Bitcoin Token on Base</a> appeared first on <a href="https://coinedition.com">Coin Edition</a>.</p>

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