Bitcoin has long been the gold standard for digital security, but it hasn’t offered much in the way of DeFi or fast on-chain experiences. Bitlayer is working to change that by building directly on Bitcoin’s native security and delivering the infrastructure to make Bitcoin DeFi real and reliable.
↝ BitVM Bridge – A trust-minimized bridge that mints YBTC by locking BTC in a smart contract with fraud proofs and minimal trust assumptions — just one honest participant is enough to maintain security.
↝ YBTC – A yield-bearing Bitcoin asset pegged 1:1 with BTC, minted securely by the Bridge and fully programmable across DeFi ecosystems.
↝ High-throughput Bitcoin Rollup + Real-Time EVM – Brings Ethereum-style smart contracts to Bitcoin with low latency and hard finality, enabling faster, cheaper transactions while keeping Bitcoin-level security.
↝ Front-and-Reclaim Model – Speeds up withdrawals by having liquidity providers front BTC in about an hour, then reclaim funds from the Bridge after the fraud-proof period.
↝ Cross-Chain Ecosystem Support – The Bridge connects Bitcoin to multiple leading DeFi chains, making YBTC usable across a wide range of protocols.
↝ Strong Backing & Partners – Supported by major mining pools and integrated with popular wallets, ensuring both security and adoption.
Why it matters:
Bitlayer is not just building another layer — it’s creating a complete DeFi stack for Bitcoin, making it programmable, yield-bearing, and interoperable without sacrificing its core security. This could be the push that takes Bitcoin from digital gold to a fully functional DeFi powerhouse.
