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Wrapped Token
A tokenized representation of a cryptocurrency from one blockchain that can be used on another blockchain. The original asset is locked in a smart contract, and an equivalent wrapped version is minted on the destination chain. Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) on Ethereum is the most well-known example, allowing BTC to be used in Ethereum DeFi protocols.
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