Citrea acquires privacy wallet Crest to build private Bitcoin gateway
- —Citrea acquired self-custodial privacy Bitcoin wallet Crest
- —Crest founder Meliksah Gurtemel will become Citrea's head of product
- —A mobile wallet with private BTC transfers is due in the coming weeks
- —Private cross-chain swaps and USDC or ETH payments to EVM addresses are planned
Why it matters: Privacy is emerging as a distinct battleground in Bitcoin infrastructure, potentially attracting users wary of public on-chain transactions.
Source: PANews