According to CoinWorld news, on July 16, the project Bitlayer, focused on Bitcoin DeFi infrastructure, officially released its summer conference video. The conference, themed 'The Ultimate Bitcoin DeFi Infrastructure,' saw project co-founders Kevin He and Charlie Hu systematically disclose Bitlayer's latest technological advancements and detailed product roadmap for the first time, clarifying its goal of building the ultimate BTCFi infrastructure.
According to the information disclosed at the conference, key recent advancements achieved by Bitlayer include:
1. BitVM Bridge mainnet Beta version launched: After more than half a year of internal testing and public testing phases, the first Bitcoin cross-chain solution based on the BitVM paradigm, BitVM Bridge, has officially launched its mainnet Beta version.
2. Release of Bitlayer Network 2.0 white paper: The team has officially released the Bitlayer Network 2.0 white paper, marking the entry of Bitlayer Network into the Rollup architecture phase.
3. Bitlayer Network V3 will focus on high-performance execution: The core goal of V3 is to address the high-performance execution challenges of the Bitcoin layer two network, aiming to achieve: a customizable high-performance native transaction engine, a horizontally scalable clustered system architecture, an EVM-compatible high-performance parallel execution engine, and providing CEX-level user experience.
As of now, Bitlayer has raised a total of $25 million in funding, with a strong lineup of investors, including Polychain Capital, Franklin Templeton, ABCDE, StarkWare, OKX Ventures, Alliance DAO, and UTXO Management, providing a solid foundation for the project's continued research and ecological development.