Citrea Announces Acquisition of Privacy Wallet Crest, to Make It Its Flagship Privacy Product
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Citrea announced its acquisition of privacy Bitcoin wallet Crest and plans to develop it into a mobile wallet supporting private transfers and cross-chain access.
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Citrea Acquires Privacy Wallet Crest, Plans to Build an Entry Point for Private Bitcoin Transactions
PANews reported on September 23 that Citrea announced its acquisition of Crest, a self-custodial privacy Bitcoin wallet. Crest will become Citrea's flagship privacy product, and its founder, Meliksah Gurtemel, will join Citrea as Head of Product. Citrea stated that Crest will launch a mobile Bitcoin wallet in the coming weeks, supporting automatic privacy protection, private BTC transfers, and cross-chain access from Bitcoin and Ethereum. It also plans to support private cross-chain swaps and exit routes, enabling users to privately pay USDC or ETH to EVM addresses using private BTC.
Citrea announced its acquisition of Crest, a self-custodial privacy Bitcoin wallet.
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Crest will become Citrea's flagship privacy product.
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Crest founder Meliksah Gurtemel will join Citrea as Head of Product.
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Citrea stated that Crest will launch a mobile Bitcoin wallet in the coming weeks.
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The wallet is planned to support automatic privacy protection, private BTC transfers, and cross-chain access from Bitcoin and Ethereum.
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Citrea plans to support private cross-chain swaps and exit routes, enabling users to privately pay USDC or ETH to EVM addresses using private BTC.
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Citrea intends to make Crest its main privacy product. According to Citrea, users may eventually use a mobile wallet for more privacy-focused Bitcoin transfers and connect to payment use cases involving Bitcoin, Ethereum, and EVM addresses.
Why it matters to readers
If these plans are realized, Crest could become a unified entry point connecting private Bitcoin transactions, cross-chain operations, and EVM payments.
Beginners should note that this is an acquisition announcement and product plan; it does not mean all related wallet features are already live. Before using cross-chain services, private transfers, or digital-asset payments, users should still confirm actual support.
Risks and unknowns
The original text did not disclose the acquisition price, transaction terms, or completion status.
The mobile wallet and planned cross-chain features do not yet have specific launch dates.
The specific implementation, security, and availability scope of automatic privacy protection, private cross-chain swaps, and exit routes are unknown.
The acquisition and product features are primarily based on Citrea's announcement and statements; the original text provides no independently verified information.
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Self-custodial wallet
A self-custodial wallet is a wallet in which the user controls the private keys, and the wallet service provider cannot control the user's assets on the user's behalf.
