Exchange giant Binance rolls out Binance Bridge 2.0

Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange platform globally by trading volumes, has announced the launch of the Binance Bridge 2.0. This feature will ease how users on the exchange can interact with the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector.

Binance unveils Binance Bridge 2.0

The Binance Bridge 2.0 will allow users to bridge assets from other blockchains into BNB Chain. This will include assets that have not yet been listed on the Binance app. Users that bridge assets that are already on Binance can locate them on their Spot or Funding wallet, while those assets not listed on Binance will be located on the Funding wallet. 

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Bridging tokens in and out of the BNB Chain can be done using the normal deposit and withdrawal features. Binance is also planning to upgrade its application to make the bridging process even easier for users.

“With Binance Bridge 2.0, we can make decentralized finance accessible to a larger audience worldwide while still providing the seamless user experience that centralized finance offers. We are already seeing this via the tremendous adoption of the PancakeSwap Mini-app,” said the head of product at Binance, Mayur Kamat.

Binance adopts new token circulation system

Binance has structured Binance Bridge 2.0 to achieve full efficiency. The bridge comes with a new and automated token circulation control system. Binance will not hold any extra wrapped tokens as a surplus. It will only hold the needed tokens in hot wallets.

Binance will print additional tokens when users withdraw the wrapped tokens onto the BNB Chain. The exchange also adds that the circulation of the tokens will be backed by native tokens deposited by users through the original blockchains.

Users that want to exchange the wrapped tokens with the original tokens can deposit the wrapped tokens into BNB Chain and then withdraw the original tokens. Binance will burn any surplus tokens by depositing them into a cold wallet.

Wrapped tokens are also known as pegged tokens. Tokens are wrapped to facilitate their use across different blockchains. Wrapped tokens have become increasingly adopted in the DeFi sector as users seek to achieve a multichain ecosystem.