Another day, another thread! The second in a week-long daily series designed to ELI5 Portal's most important tech concepts and vision:

𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗕𝗧𝗖 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗧𝗛 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻𝘀?

Yes, and it’s not sci-fi! It’s called an HTLC.

Here’s how atomic swaps work 🧵⤵️ First: HTLC stands for 𝗛𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲-𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁.

It sounds intimidating, but it’s based on two simple ingredients:

🔏 A secret (hash)
⏳ A countdown (timelock)

And together, they make trustless trades possible.