@witnet/wrapped-wit

Wrapped/WIT contracts and CLI tools

A command-line tool and smart contract suite to wrap and unwrap $WIT coins between Witnet and Ethereum blockchains, using specific RPC endpoints for each.

✨ Overview

This repository contains:

• A CLI tool (witwrap) to interact with both Witnet and Ethereum RPCs to:

  • Wrap native $WIT coins from Witnet into ERC-20 tokens on Ethereum.
  • Unwrap ERC-20 $WIT tokens on Ethereum back into native coins on Witnet.
  • Check out both wrapped and under-custody $WIT suppies on Ethereum and Witnet.
  • Notarize Proof-of-Reserve reports on Witnet and then push them on-chain into Ethereum.
  • Get list of supported EVM testnets and mainnets.
  • Get relevant info about the ERC-20 contract on each supported network.
  • Get history of transfer, wrap and unwrap transactions.
  • Measure actual time taken by cross-chain transactions.

• A Javascript library allowing scripts to introspect supported networks, ABIs, addresses and settings, as well as some related helper methods.

• The full Solidity source code of both the canonical and bridged versions of the Wrapped/WIT ERC-20 token deployed on Ethereum and other Superchain-compliant networks.

📦 Installation

• Install the @witnet/wrapped-wit package into your project:

  $ npm install --save @witnet/wrapped-wit

• Import from CommonJS:

  const { WrappedWIT } = require("@witnet/wrapped-wit")

• Import from Typescript:

  import { WrappedWIT } from "@witnet/wrapped-wit"

⚙️ Requirements

• Node.js >= 22.19.0
• Wallets with sufficient $ETH and $WIT for transacting on both Ethereum and Witnet networks.

🔧 Configuration

The CLI can be configured using a .env file or by setting the following two variables:

  ETHRPC_PRIVATE_KEYS=["your_eth_private_key_1", ..., "your_eth_private_key_n"]
  WITNET_SDK_WALLET_MASTER_KEY="xprv_string_here_as_exported_from_mww_or_sheikah"

You can optionally:

• Settle your preferred ETH/RPC provider when launching the local gateway (see below).
• Settle your preferred WIT/RPC provider by using the command-line option --witnet, where suitable.

🛠️ Usage

  $ witwrap <command> [<args>] [<flags>] [<options>] [--help]

Commands

You need to have a local ETH/RPC gateway running in order to get access to extra commands. You will only be able to wrap and unwrap $WIT coins if you connect to an EVM network where the canonical version of the ERC-20 token is available (see supported networks below).

witwrap networks

Lists supported EVM networks.

Flags:

• --mainnets: Just list the mainnets.
• --testnets: Just list the testnets.

witwrap gateway <evm_network>

Launches a local ETH/RPC signing gateway to the specified evm_network, listening on port 8545 if no otherwise specified.

Options:

• --port: Port where the new gateway should be listening on.
• --remote: URL of the ETH/RPC remote provider to use instead of the gateway's default for the specified network.

Launch a gateway to your preferred EVM network on a different terminal so you can augment the available commands of the witwrap CLI binary. If you launch the gateway on a port other than default's, you'll need to specify --port <PORT> when invoking other commands of the witwrap binary.

witwrap contract

Shows the address and other relevant data of the Witnet token contract that's available on the connected EVM network.

Flags:

• --verbose: Outputs extra information.

witwrap supplies

Shows wrapped $WIT supply information in both Witnet and the connected EVM network. It also detects if the total reserve supply in Ethereum is outdated with respect the actual under-custody supply on Witnet, asking you whether you wish to permissionlessly contribute by notarizing (in Witnet) and pushing (in Ethereum) a fresh new Proof-of-Reserve report.

Flags:

• --verbose: Outputs history of Proof-of-Reserve update reports.

Options:

• --limit: Limit number of history records.
• --from: EVM signer address to use when pushing a fresh new Proof-of-Reserve report into Ethereum.
• --gasPrice: Max. EVM gas price to pay when pushing a Proof-of-Reserve report into Ethereum.

witwrap transfers

Shows the history of recent transfers of wrapped $WIT on the connected EVM network. It also allows you to transfer wrapped $WIT tokens in Ethereum, as long the signing addresses of your EVM gateway holds some wrapped $WIT balance.

Flags:

• --burns: Also show history of burnt $WIT (either unwrapped to Witnet, or bridged to other EVM networks).
• --mints: Also show history of minted $WIT (either wrapped from Witnet, or bridged from other EVM networks).

Options:

• --from: Filter transfers from the specified EVM address (required when ordering a new transfer).
• --into: Filter transfers to the specified EVM address (required when ordering a new transfer).
• --limit: Limit number of listed records.
• --offset: Skip first records before listing.
• --since: Process events starting from the specified EVM block number (default: -5000).
• --value: Amount of $WIT to transfer between the specified addresses.
• --gasPrice: Max. EVM gas price to pay when transferring $WIT.

witwrap wrappings

Shows the history of past wrapping transactions, as well as an up-to-date list with the status of on-going wrapping workflows. It also allows you to initiate a wrap transaction on Witnet, and validate it on Ethereum when finalized.

Flags:

• --trace-back: Check the time difference since the moment when the wrap transaction took place on Witnet, and when it got ultimately verified on Ethereum.

Options:

• --from: Filter wrappings from the specified WIT address.
• --into: Filter wrappings to the specified EVM address (required when initiating a new wrap).
• --limit: Limit number of listed records.
• --offset: Skip first records before listing.
• --since: Process events starting from the specified EVM block number (default: -5000).
• --value: Amount of $WIT to be wrapped between specified addresses.
• --vtt-hash: Request the validation on Ethereum of some not-yet verified wrapping transaction that took place on Witnet.
• --gasPrice: Max. EVM gas price to pay when querying the validation of some --vtt-hash.

When ordering a new wrap:

• If no --from is specified, the transaction will get paid by any set of self-custody HD-derived accounts holding sufficient funds.
• Wrapping from the wallet's coinbase address, requires its address to be specified as --from.
• Make sure that you have enough funds for covering both the amount being wrapped and the Witnet network fee for such transaction.

witwrap unwrappings

Shows the history of past unwrapping transactions. It also allows you to unwrap $WIT tokens that you hold on any of the EVM gateway signing addresses, as long as there's enough under-custody reserve supply on the ERC-20 contract.

Flags:

• --trace-back: Check the time difference since the moment when the unwrap transaction took place on Ethereum, and the unwrapped amount got ultimately transferred to the recipient on Witnet.

Options:

• --from: Filter unwrappings from the specified EVM address (required when ordering a new unwrap).
• --into: Filter unwrappings to the specified WIT address (required when ordering a new unwrap).
• --limit: Limit number of listed records.
• --offset: Skip first records before listing.
• --since: Process events starting from the specified EVM block number (default: -5000).
• --value: Amount of $WIT to be unwrapped between specified addresses.
• --gasPrice: Max. EVM gas price to pay when querying the unwrapping of the specified amount.

📄 Smart Contracts

This repository includes the Solidity contracts that power the Ethereum side of the Wrapped/WIT, both on its canonical and Superchain-bridge versions.

Contracts are located in the contracts/ folder:

• WitnetERC20.sol

  The "canonical" version of the ERC-20 token contract capable of holding wrapped $WIT in Ethereum. It relies on the Wit/Oracle contract framework for validating both Proof-of-Reserve reports and cross-chain wrapping and unwrapping transactions from Witnet.

• WitnetL2ERC20.sol

  The "bridged" version of the ERC-20 token contract capable of holding wrapped $WIT in supported L2 chains, compliant with Optimism, Superchain and ERC-7802 bridges. This version does not support wrapping nor unwrapping transactions with the Witnet network.

🧪 Supported Networks

Mainnets

EVM Network	ERC-20 Contract	ERC-20 Address	Witnet Network
Ethereum	WitnetERC20	0xcafe...CaFE	Testnet
Base	WitnetL2ERC20	0xcafe...CaFE

Testnets

EVM Network	ERC-20 Contract	ERC-20 Address	Witnet Network
Sepolia	WitnetERC20	0xceba...B23D	Testnet
Base Sepolia	WitnetL2ERC20	0xceba...B23D
OP Sepolia	WitnetL2ERC20	0xceba...B23D

🚀 Examples

Wrap 10,000.0 $WIT to Ethereum

It involves a two-step workflow:

• First, transfer 10,000.0 $WIT to the Wrapped/WIT custodian's address in Witnet:
  • witwrap wrappings --from <witnet_wallet_address> --into <evm_recipient> --value 10000.0
  • Wait a few minutes until the value transfer gets finalized in Witnet.
• Second, request the Wrapped/WIT contract to verify finality of the value transfer transaction in Witnet:
  • witwrap wrappings --vtt-hash <vtt_hash>
  • Wait a few minutes until the Wit/Oracle on Ethereum validates the finality of the specified value transfer in Witnet.
• You can at all times filter and check the status of pending wrapping transactions:
  • witwrap wrappings [--from <witnet_wallet_addres>] [--into <evm_recipient>]

Once the finality of the value transfer transaction that took place in Witnet gets verified in Ethereum, you shall see increased the $WIT balance of the specified <evm_recipient> address.

Unwrap 500.0 $WIT to Witnet

Just one single step required:

• witwrap unwrappings --from <evm_sender> --into <witnet_recipient> --value 500.0

In a matter of a few seconds, you should see increased the $WIT balance of the specified <witnet_recipient> address.

🔐 Security

• Do not share your private keys.
• Use trusted RPC endpoints when using others that the ones settled as default.
• Consider hardware wallets or key vaults for production usage.

📚 Documentation

Learn more about Witnet, the $WIT coin and the Wit/Oracle framework for smart contracts at:

👉 https://docs.witnet.io 👉 https://witnet.io 👉 https://witnet.foundation/

🧾 License

MIT © 2025 — Maintained by the Witnet Project.