BLIFE Protocol, a “decentralized” protocol on the Bitcoin blockchain focused on integrating Web3 applications and cultural experiences, announced it has merged with Portal, an interoperability and liquidity infrastructure for Web3 gaming centered on the utility token PORTAL. The combined business will “operate under the Portal brand.”
Portal will now reportedly maintain its support for cross‑chain gaming and broader interoperability while “integrating BLIFE’s Bitcoin‑based projects.”
Benjamin Charbit, former Ubisoft game director for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, will lead Portal as CEO.
Animoca Brands, a global firm focused on digital assets and Web3 and an early supporter of BLIFE, will support “the relaunch of Portal by providing new capital and relevant gaming portfolio connections to strengthen Portal’s business and advance its roadmap.”
G-20 will also support as an “ecosystem and strategic partner.”
BLIFE develops Web3‑native experiences “for the Bitcoin ecosystem, aiming to bridge Bitcoin with broader Web3 activity.”
Over the past two years BLIFE has built and “accelerated key infrastructure and products to expand Web3 adoption on Bitcoin, including BLIFE.ID, the first identity passport inscribed on Bitcoin, and Odin.fun, a fast-growing memecoin trading platform.”
BLIFE has cultivated one of the largest Bitcoin communities “focused on Web3 and gaming.”
BLIFE’s products have brought Bitcoin users into Web3, “creating a highly engaged community that complements Portal’s cross chain audience.”
In mid-2025, BLIFE acquired Beyond, “a tridirectional Bitcoin L1 bridge that connects Bitcoin to other major chains.”
Beyond is preparing for its mainnet launch and “will become part of Portal’s interoperability stack.”
This addition will provide Portal with native Bitcoin connectivity and a proprietary cross chain bridge, “positioning Portal as the natural entry point for Bitcoin users who want to access Web3 gaming.”
The merger of BLIFE and Portal brings BLIFE’s ecosystem into Portal’s interoperability-focused infrastructure, which “includes Portal Hub, the discovery and interoperability platform of Portal.”
Portal’s mission is to connect “every chain, pool, and game into one universal liquidity layer, allowing any on-chain game to tap into deep liquidity across the entire Web3 ecosystem, and establishing a definitive infrastructure layer for cross-chain gaming.”
Portal is an omnichain Web3 gaming platform designed “to unify the fragmented blockchain gaming landscape, establishing a single ecosystem for both game distribution and player engagement.”
Its core mission is to make “discovering and playing Web3 games seamless and frictionless, enabling users to engage with titles across various blockchain networks without the need for complex asset bridging or swapping.”
Portal’s flagship discovery and interoperability platform is called Portal Hub.
Portal utilizes an omnichain infrastructure, “including a proprietary cross-chain liquidity layer called Portal Pay.”
Portal Pay allows users to pay with any “supported cryptocurrency while ensuring merchants receive their preferred asset.”
Portal’s native utility token, PORTAL, is an Omnichain Fungible Token (OFT) with “a total supply of one billion.”
PORTAL token is central to the ecosystem, “serving as the key currency for transactions, governance participation, and staking to drive economic activity within the Portal network.”
BLIFE Protocol is setting a course “at the forefront of Bitcoin‘s core principles and the uncharted territories of the Bitcoin ecosystem.”
Facing a digital ecosystem that is said to be riddled with fragmentation and limited accessibility, BLIFE’s stated goal / aim is to effectively “reshape the future of digital currency and virtual interaction.”
