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Union Bridge Reaches Testnet

A new article by the Fairgate team announces that Union Bridge has gone live on Rootstock Testnet, marking a new stage in the development of BitVMX-powered Bitcoin bridging.

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🔗 Union Bridge Reaches Testnet: A Milestone for BitVMX-Powered Bitcoin Bridging

Bitcoin bridging has long been one of the most trust-intensive operations in the ecosystem. Most existing solutions rely on federations, custodians, or multisig committees: models that enabled early Bitcoin DeFi but came at the cost of counterparty risk and centralization. Union Bridge, developed jointly by Fairgate and Rootstock, is designed to change that.