The wait is over Bitlayer has launched its V2 Mainnet, a major leap that removes Bitcoin’s long-standing limits on scalability and programmability. By combining BitVM and Rollup technologies, Bitlayer V2 delivers Bitcoin-level security with the performance needed for global-scale DeFi, opening a vast new “blue ocean” of opportunity.
Breakthrough Performance & Developer Power
V2 achieves an industry-leading 1.2 million TPS and adds EVM compatibility, allowing developers to port Ethereum tooling and dApps into Bitcoin’s secure environment with minimal friction. This makes Bitcoin a practical platform for high-throughput applications.
Core Innovations
Layered VM & ZK Hybrid Verification: Massive transaction data is compressed via recursive zero-knowledge proofs and anchored to Bitcoin blocks, preserving censorship resistance and security.
Dynamic Sharding: Elastic shard allocation adjusts to network load, maintaining high performance and decentralization even during peaks.
Cross-Chain Atomic Swaps: Seamless, trustless exchanges with major assets (ETH, SOL) are supported while slashing gas costs by around 95%.
Mining-Aligned Economics: A portion of Layer-2 fees is shared with Bitcoin miners, incentivizing participation and strengthening the broader Bitcoin ecosystem.
Rapid Market Traction
Early metrics show strong momentum over 200 development teams engaged and TVL surpassing $50M in the initial week highlighting demand for a secure, programmable Bitcoin platform across lending, derivatives, NFTs, and more.
As Bitlayer’s CTO put it, the project aims to be the “application layer operating system” for Bitcoin transforming BTC from digital gold into programmable financial infrastructure. Bitlayer V2 is both a technical milestone and a clear signal that Bitcoin DeFi’s moment has arrived.
