Bitlayer – Scaling Bitcoin DeFi
Bitlayer is tapping into Bitcoin’s untapped liquidity by pairing BitVM smart contracts with a PoS + Rollup hybrid that’s anchored to Bitcoin’s security. The result? High-speed, multi-chain DeFi that doesn’t compromise on trust.
Market Snapshot
Price: ~$0.42–$0.45
Market Cap: ~$420M–$450M | FDV: ~$1.2B
Supply: ~1B circulating (Max: 2.5B)
24H Volume: $60M–$75M
ATH: ~$0.60 (2025) | ATL: ~$0.15 (2024)
Ecosystem Reach
$550M+ TVL | 150K+ daily transactions
300+ projects in development
BTC → YBTC bridges to Sui, Arbitrum, Base, Cardano, Plume & more
Funding & Key Backers
$25M raised from Polychain Capital, Franklin Templeton, ABCDE, Framework Ventures
Mining partners: Antpool, F2Pool, SpiderPool
Ecosystem links: Base, Arbitrum, Starknet, Sonic SVM, Plume
⚙ Tech Backbone
BitVM-powered contracts
PoS + Rollup hybrid pushing up to 20,000 TPS with 3-second confirmations
Built for cross-chain use with Ethereum, Solana, and others
Token Use Cases
Governance voting, staking rewards, transaction fees
Incentives via airdrops, liquidity mining, developer grants
Buyback & burn from protocol revenue
The Edge
By blending Bitcoin’s trust layer with Ethereum-style programmability, Bitlayer delivers a secure, fast, and fully decentralized hub for lending, trading, and yield farming—without giving up custody.