Coinbase Bridge vs Lighter

cbBTC is Coinbase’s wrapped Bitcoin launched on Base and Ethereum to simplify DeFi access for exchange users. Custody is handled by Coinbase Prime with a daily on‑chain proof‑of‑reserve attestation signed by Deloitte. cbBTC is fungible 1:1 with native BTC and charges zero conversion fees during promotional periods.

Lighter is a fully-verifiable decentralized exchange built as a zero-knowledge rollup on Ethereum, delivering high-frequency trading performance with onchain security and composability. Its custom ZK circuits prove every operation — including order matching and liquidations — with millisecond latency and the ability to process tens of thousands of orders per second. The optimized matching engine enables zero fees for retail traders and highly competitive pricing for high-frequency strategies, while deposits, withdrawals and proofs are verified publicly on Ethereum. Lighter's mainnet is live, offering low-cost, low-latency perpetual trading backed by transparent, cryptographically-secured settlement.