Name

Portal to Bitcoin

Legal name

Tides.Network, Inc.

Website

https://portaltobitcoin.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cross-chain DeFi Infrastructure

NAICS

Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities (522320), Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage (5231), Securities and Commodity Exchanges (52321)

SIC

Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services (6200), Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

Interoperability & Cross-Chain Infrastructure (Bridges, Messaging, Atomic Swaps) (FSAGAMAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cross-Chain Bridges & Interoperability Protocols (FSADAMAG), Liquidity Bridges & Cross-Chain Swaps (bridge aggregators, intent-based swaps) (FSAPAKAC), Interoperability for Payments (Cross-Chain/Layer-2 Payment Rails) (FSADAIAO)

Keywords

• Cross-chain DeFi
• Bitcoin interoperability
• Decentralized exchange
• Non-custodial wallet
• Atomic swaps

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. $PTB Token Economics: The native token $PTB serves as the foundational currency of the Portal Network. Token is used for validator staking requirements, LP staking (2% of liquidity), and platform revenue auto-purchases and burns tokens from supply. Validators, stakers, LPs, and lite nodes can auto-stake rewards into yield-earning positions.
2. DEX Trading Fees: Protocol generates revenue from trading fees on the cross-chain DEX through liquidity pools. LPs provide liquidity and receive compensation in one of the two currencies they contribute plus PTB for each swap.
3. Validator Network: Validators lock up $PTB for network selection, receiving compensation in $PTB. Growing validator requirements create sustained demand for the token.
4. Atomic OTC Trading Desk: Enterprise service enabling trustless cross-chain settlement of large trades for institutional clients and whales, generating fees for facilitating high-volume transactions.

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Portal to Bitcoin builds a Bitcoin-native interoperability protocol and cross-chain DeFi infrastructure (Portal OS, BitScaler, Liquidity Router) that enables trustless, non-custodial swaps and atomic settlements across blockchains using HTLCs and Taproot contracts, without bridges or wrapped tokens. It also operates a reference multi-currency wallet, a developer SDK, an AI investing copilot (RAFA), and an enterprise Atomic OTC trading desk for large-volume cross-chain Bitcoin transactions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PTB Gateway: Cross-chain gateway platform enabling asset transfers between different blockchain networks, including Ethereum and BSC.

Products and services

• Portal OS Modular validator software infrastructure that bundles all supported L1 and L2 full nodes with the Portal Coordinator and other consensus modules. Validators run Portal OS to participate in cross-chain message passing and network consensus without ever taking custody of user funds.
• BitScaler Trustless multi-party channel solution that uses non-custodial delegation, Multi-Party Channel Factories, and Hash Time Lock Contracts to enable permissionless cross-chain contracts on Bitcoin for DeFi and Web3 applications, without requiring new Bitcoin Op Codes.
• Liquidity Router Bridgeless liquidity hub for assets built on Bitcoin Layers that uses BitScaler-based cross-chain Layer 2 atomic swaps to enable fast, low-cost cross-chain and cross-layer transactions without bridges, wrapping assets, or trusted custodians. Includes multi-party HTLCs and a cross-chain AMM (MC-LAMM) that abstracts liquidity logic across chains.
• Portal Wallet Reference non-custodial multi-currency wallet with a built-in Portal cross-chain DEX that supports 3,000+ tokens across all major networks, including Runes, Ordinals, and Taproot Assets. Available as a Chrome browser extension and iOS mobile app with built-in peer-to-peer swaps, AMM-based instant swaps, Lightning management, and AI agent-powered trading recommendations.
• RAFA AI investing copilot composed of AI agents that monitor user portfolios for risk, find investment opportunities via real-time news and social media analysis, provide concise stock and crypto summaries, answer finance questions, and identify entry/exit points. Available as a downloadable product at rafa.ai.
• Swap SDK JavaScript SDK that enables Dapp developers and wallet builders to integrate Portal DEX functionality, give users seamless cross-chain DEX access, and connect to Bitcoin liquidity across chains without bridges. Supports drag-and-drop integration and is built for local testing with NixOS.
• Atomic OTC Trading Desk Enterprise OTC service that enables institutional traders and high-net-worth individuals to execute trustless, large-volume cross-chain trades using native Bitcoin and other assets, settled via HTLCs and Taproot contracts. Eliminates the need for custodians or wrapped tokens for large institutional trades.

Quantifiable outcome

• Trustless cross-chain settlement without custodians or wrapped tokens
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability5 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered major, strategic and core.

• Monad FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 July 2025Monad Foundation acquired Portal Labs to enhance its stablecoin and payments ecosystem. Portal Labs specializes in embedded stablecoin wallet infrastructure and adds high-throughput blockchain capabilities for scalable stablecoin payment solutions.
• MezostrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortal to Bitcoin and Mezo joined forces to advance cross-chain Bitcoin finance. Partnership focused on expanding Bitcoin-native DeFi capabilities.
• Stacking DAOstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Stacking DAO to advance Bitcoin interoperability in DeFi, combining双方 capabilities for cross-chain solutions.
• Babylon GenesiscoreTechnology or IntegrationPortal to Bitcoin integrated with Babylon Genesis to bring native Bitcoin to cross-chain DeFi, enabling Bitcoin staking and liquidity provision across chains.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• THORChain: THORChain is a decentralized cross-chain liquidity network enabling native asset swaps between Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cosmos, and other chains. Most direct comparable to Portal's Liquidity Router and atomic swap approach for trustless cross-chain Bitcoin swaps.
• Wormhole: Wormhole is a leading cross-chain messaging protocol bridging assets and data across 30+ blockchains. While bridge-based vs Portal's bridgeless approach, it competes for developer mindshare on cross-chain interoperability infrastructure.
• Chainflip: Chainflip is a cross-chain swap protocol that enables native asset swaps across Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Substrate chains using a validator network and Just-In-Time AMM. Competes directly with Portal's Liquidity Router for cross-chain Bitcoin liquidity.
• Komodo (AtomicDEX): Komodo's AtomicDEX is a non-custodial decentralized exchange using atomic swaps for cross-chain trading, with native Bitcoin support. An early pioneer and direct comparable to Portal's trustless atomic swap architecture.
• Across Protocol: Across is an optimistic bridge using UMA's oracle for fast cross-chain transfers, focused primarily on EVM chains. A peer in cross-chain interoperability though more bridge-based than Portal's HTLC approach.
• LayerZero: LayerZero is an omnichain interoperability protocol enabling cross-chain messaging and asset transfers. Competes with Portal for cross-chain developer integrations and underpins Stargate for liquidity transfers.
• Stargate Finance: Stargate is a LayerZero-based cross-chain bridge for native asset transfers with unified liquidity pools. Competes with Portal for cross-chain liquidity routing across heterogeneous chains.
• Symbiosis Finance: Symbiosis is a cross-chain AMM enabling swaps between any tokens across EVM and non-EVM networks including Bitcoin. Directly competes with Portal DEX and Liquidity Router for cross-chain Bitcoin swaps.
• Rango Exchange: Rango is a cross-chain DEX and bridge aggregator supporting Bitcoin, EVM, Solana, Cosmos, and others. Directly comparable to Portal's wallet and SDK offerings for end-user cross-chain swaps.
• LI.FI: LI.FI is a cross-chain DEX aggregator and bridge abstraction API that routes swaps and bridges across many chains and protocols. Comparable to Portal's Swap SDK as developer-facing cross-chain liquidity infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/portal_finance
• GitHubgithub.com/Portaldefi
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/portal-crypto
• Facebookfacebook.com/PORTAL.exchange

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors35 records

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M&A1 record

Investments2 records

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