For years, Bitcoin has been called digital gold — powerful for storing value, but not really designed for anything beyond that. It just sat there.

Now things are changing. With BitVM and the Bitlayer ecosystem, Bitcoin is stepping into the world of DeFi, programmability, and real yield — all while keeping the security that made it the king of crypto.

What is BitVM?

BitVM (Bitcoin Virtual Machine) is a new way to make Bitcoin “smart.” It allows Bitcoin to handle complex contracts using an optimistic validation system. That means most of the work happens off-chain, and the Bitcoin blockchain only steps in if something goes wrong.

In short: Bitcoin keeps its rock-solid security, but finally becomes programmable.

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Gateway to Bitcoin DeFi

  • Security First – Existential Honesty

    BitVM is built on a principle called existential honesty. It basically means that as long as one honest participant exists in the system, everything stays secure. That’s about as strong as it gets in terms of trust.

  • Programmable Bitcoin – YBTC

    Bitlayer introduces Peg-BTC (YBTC) — a Bitcoin-backed token that works across multiple chains. With YBTC, you can take your Bitcoin and actually use it in DeFi, games, or dApps instead of letting it sit idle.

  • Sustainable Yield

    On top of that, holders can earn yield through native products or integrated DeFi channels. So instead of Bitcoin just being a store of value, it starts becoming a yield-bearing asset.


Engine for Bitcoin DeFi

  • Bitcoin Rollup

    By combining BitVM contracts with zero-knowledge proofs, Bitlayer can settle transactions directly on Bitcoin while running faster layers on top. This means scalability with Bitcoin-level security.

  • BitVM Bridge

    The BitVM Bridge is where it all comes together — a trust-minimized bridge that moves BTC into DeFi with the best assumption possible (1-of-N). That’s miles ahead of the risky custodial bridges we’ve seen in the past.

  • Realtime EVM

    To make it all practical, Bitlayer delivers a near real-time EVM with a parallel execution engine. Translation: Developers can build fast, scalable apps that feel like Ethereum, but with Bitcoin as the base.


    Why It Matters

Bitcoin has always been valuable, but passive. Bitlayer and BitVM turn it into something more:

  • Secure enough for big money.

  • Programmable enough for DeFi.

  • Yield-bearing enough for long-term holders.


    This is Bitcoin stepping into its next chapter — not just digital gold, but the backbone of decentralized finance.


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