Internet Computer cross-chain protocol usage up 13x amid Bitcoin DeFi boom

Network activity across all Internet Computer protocols has increased 150% year-over-year, according to Dfinity. 

Internet Computer’s cross-chain messaging protocol, Chain Fusion, has seen usage spike 1,230% year-over-year, largely from Bitcoin-native applications, according to a Nov. 4 report by developer The Dfinity Foundation.

Bitcoin apps, including Rainbow Protocol, Tap Protocol and Bitfinity, are using Internet Computer to deploy smart contracts and other complex programs on the Bitcoin network, Dfinity said.

Chain Fusion “enables smart contracts for Bitcoin as ICP can directly interact with the Bitcoin network without using any trusted bridges,” the developer told Cointelegraph in a statement.

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