In the BTC ecosystem, everyone says 'Ethereum has DeFi, Solana has Meme, but Bitcoin is still asleep.' But the truth is, the Bitcoin ecosystem is rapidly awakening, and Bitlayer is becoming the most prominent player in it.
1. Why will BTCFi be the next big trend?
Traditional financial institutions and publicly listed companies are accelerating their Bitcoin holdings. In the first half of this year alone, ETF inflows exceeded 10 billion USD. The question is: can so much BTC just sit idle?
The answer is no. The BTCFi (Bitcoin Finance) sector is exploding due to 'sleeping assets + market desire for returns', making it inevitable for BTC to become an interest-generating asset.
2. Bitlayer's positioning: BTCFi infrastructure
Bitlayer's goal is not a single-point application, but to build the underlying operating system for BTCFi:
BitVM Bridge: a next-generation BTC cross-chain bridge with minimal trust, the first to launch based on the BitVM mainnet, solving the security cross-chain problem for BTC.
Bitlayer Network: high-performance Bitcoin Rollup, supporting real-time EVM, allowing developers to directly deploy smart contracts, truly bringing BTC into the application layer.
YBTC: a native token backed 1:1 by BTC, which can serve as both gas and a core asset for DeFi.
In summary: Bitlayer is building the DeFi engine for Bitcoin.
3. Industry-leading advantages: technology + first-mover
In the BTCFi sector, Bitlayer has a clear first-mover advantage:
First to achieve mainnet deployment based on BitVM.
With sub-millisecond EVM execution, it provides developers with a truly usable low-latency experience.
All state changes are written back to the BTC chain, ensuring ultimate security and immutability.
This makes Bitlayer not just a laboratory concept, but a usable product already running on the mainnet.
4. Collaborative landscape: from L1 to mining pools
Bitlayer is not going it alone:
Public chain partners: strategic cooperation has been reached with Sui, Base, Arbitrum, Cardano, etc.
Mining pool support: top mining pools like Antpool, F2Pool, and SpiderPool have joined, directly binding to the native BTC computing power ecosystem.
Ecosystem expansion: Bitlayer is rapidly absorbing wallets, infrastructure, and application parties, forming a complete closed loop.
This combination of 'horizontal expansion + mining pool endorsement' is extremely rare in the BTCFi sector.
5. Capital and financing: top VC bets
Bitlayer has completed a 25 million USD financing, with investors including:
Polychain Capital
Franklin Templeton
Framework Ventures
ABCDE
The entry of top capital is not only financial support but also an endorsement of the project's long-term value.
6. User opportunities: BTR and activities
Bitlayer is not just a stage for institutions and developers; ordinary users can also participate.
Binance Wallet Booster: earn BTR token rewards through interactions.
Pre-TGE event: Bitlayer is about to launch, early participants may enjoy additional dividends.
For retail investors, BTR is the ticket to enter early in BTCFi.
Summary: Explosion point or bubble?
Bitlayer has gathered all the elements of an explosion point:
Technological leadership (BitVM Bridge + Bitcoin Rollup)
Ecosystem expansion (Layer1 + mining pools)
Capital backing (25 million USD financing)
User dividends (Booster + Pre-TGE)
The only question left is:
Will the grand narrative of BTCFi really be ignited by Bitlayer?
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