Bitlayer, a Bitcoin Layer-2 built on the BitVM model, has partnered with Antpool, F2Pool, and SpiderPool (36% of $BTC hashrate) to push Bitcoin into DeFi.
✅ Miners now support non-standard transactions — key for BitVM’s “challenge-response” mechanism
✅ BitVM bridge links BTC to other chains & smart contracts without altering Bitcoin’s security
✅ Expands BTC’s use cases, creating new fee streams for miners post-halving
With integrations into $SUI , Base, $ARB , and Starknet, Bitlayer could turn BTC from a store of value into a full DeFi player.
