Introducing BitVM: Powering Turing-Complete Bitcoin DeFi
Bitlayer stands out as the first Bitcoin Layer 2 built on BitVM, a breakthrough that brings full Turing-completeness to Bitcoin without altering its core protocol. BitVM uses Taproot, hashlocks, timelocks, and large Taproot trees to verify arbitrary computations via an optimistic rollup model—meaning complex smart contracts can now run securely on Bitcoin’s foundation. This allows Bitlayer to offer lightning-fast transactions, low fees, and high throughput—all while anchoring security to the Bitcoin base layer.