Bitlayer — Bringing Bitcoin DeFi to Life with BitVM

Introduction

Bitlayer is redefining Bitcoin’s capabilities by turning it into a fully programmable network. Powered by BitVM—a breakthrough enabling Turing-complete smart contracts and trust-minimized bridging—Bitlayer is building secure, efficient, and deeply integrated DeFi infrastructure directly on Bitcoin.

BitVM Bridge Mainnet — A Major Milestone

During its Summer 2025 Launch, Bitlayer rolled out the BitVM Bridge Mainnet Beta—a non-custodial, trust-minimized bridge that lets users mint YBTC, a 1:1 Bitcoin-backed asset usable across multiple DeFi ecosystems.

Already connected to leading platforms like Sui, Base, Arbitrum, Starknet, Sonic, and Plume, the bridge unlocks trillions in potential Bitcoin liquidity.

Bitlayer Rollup V2 — Scaling with Bitcoin-Level Security

The upcoming V2 Rollup blends PoS block sequencing with rollup anchoring to Bitcoin, ensuring every state change inherits Bitcoin’s security via fraud proofs and on-chain finality. It also delivers sub-second finality and built-in escape hatches.

Looking ahead, V3 Rollup aims for institutional-grade performance—sub-millisecond execution, horizontal scaling, EVM compatibility, and a CEX-like user experience.

Adoption & Ecosystem Growth

Bitlayer has reached $850M TVL and supports 200+ dApps in Bitcoin-native DeFi. Strategic partnerships with mining pools and major L1 networks strengthen its position as the backbone of scalable Bitcoin DeFi.