**Bitlayer: Pioneering Bitcoin’s DeFi Future**
Bitlayer is a groundbreaking Bitcoin Layer 2 solution revolutionizing decentralized finance (DeFi) by leveraging the Bitcoin Virtual Machine (BitVM). Launched in 2025, Bitlayer enables Turing-complete smart contracts, EVM compatibility, and secure cross-chain asset transfers without altering Bitcoin’s base layer. Its trust-minimized BitVM Bridge, now live on mainnet, converts BTC into Yield BTC (YBTC), unlocking liquidity for DeFi applications like lending, staking, and trading across ecosystems like Arbitrum and Sui. With over 200 deployed projects, #bitlayer @BitlayerLabs