For many years, Bitcoin has primarily been referred to as 'digital gold': a type of safe, scarce, and decentralized store of value asset. Most investors choose to buy - hold - wait for the price to rise. However, compared to the boom of DeFi on Ethereum, Solana, or other ecosystems, Bitcoin seems to be left behind: it is slow, hard to scale, and has few practical applications in decentralized finance.
Bitlayer was created to change this. Instead of turning Bitcoin into a new 'DeFi coin,' Bitlayer chose to build a supporting infrastructure, helping BTC realize greater potential without compromising its inherent security.
The vision of Bitlayer
Bitlayer positions itself as the DeFi expansion layer for Bitcoin, with three core goals:
Increase transaction speed - solving the inherent slow performance issues of the Bitcoin network.
Bring Bitcoin into DeFi - so that BTC does not just 'sit idle' in wallets but also participates in profit-making activities.
Create profit opportunities for Bitcoin holders - turning BTC from a passive asset into a dynamic financial tool.
BitVM Bridge - A trust-minimized bridge
In the blockchain world, bridges are always a weak point, prone to attacks and causing billions of USD in damage. Bitlayer addresses this issue with BitVM Bridge, a connection mechanism between Bitcoin and the Bitlayer network with the characteristics:
Users lock BTC on the main network → receive a representative version on Bitlayer called YBTC.
The bridge operates on the principle of 'only one honest person is needed to ensure safety.' If there is fraud, evidence will be automatically recorded and addressed.
Thanks to this, moving BTC to Bitlayer does not depend on the overseer or intermediaries.
YBTC - Bitcoin that generates profits
A major differentiator of Bitlayer is YBTC - the asset representing Bitcoin on this network.
1:1 ratio with BTC, ensuring unchanged value.
Unlike passive BTC, YBTC can participate in staking, lending, providing liquidity, and yield farming in DeFi protocols on Bitlayer.
Users can maintain the original value of Bitcoin while also receiving passive income from DeFi activities.
In other words, YBTC is the 'working version of Bitcoin,' instead of just sitting in a wallet waiting for the price to rise.
Rollup - Speed and scalability
A well-known limitation of Bitcoin is its slow speed: about 7 transactions/second, which is too few to deploy large-scale DeFi applications.
Bitlayer introduces high-throughput Rollup, allowing:
Process thousands of transactions per second.
Deploy smart contracts directly on infrastructure linked to Bitcoin's security.
Facilitate developers to build dApps (DeFi, NFT marketplace, on-chain games, etc.).
This transforms Bitcoin from a limited network into an open ecosystem, where applications can develop rapidly while still maintaining secure roots.
DeFi ecosystem on Bitcoin
The combination of BitVM Bridge + YBTC + Rollup opens up a completely new picture:
User:
Convert BTC to YBTC.
Participate in lending, staking, liquidity pool, yield farming.
Earn profits while still being tied to the value of Bitcoin.
Developer:
Build applications on Rollup.
Inherit security from Bitcoin.
Attract users because BTC is inherently a trusted and widely held asset.
Why is this important?
While Ethereum, Solana, Avalanche, and other chains are booming with countless DeFi applications, the Bitcoin community - which holds the largest assets in the market - has had little opportunity to participate. Bitlayer appears as the missing piece, bringing DeFi to Bitcoin without breaking its original philosophy.
If successful, Bitcoin will not just be 'digital gold,' but also become the backbone of a global decentralized financial economy.
Conclusion
Bitlayer is opening a new chapter for Bitcoin:
From passive → active.
From store of value → profit-generating tool.
From slow → scaling with high-speed rollup.
In the future, instead of just watching BTC sit idle in wallets, we can see it operating, circulating, and generating profits in a complete DeFi ecosystem - right on the security platform of Bitcoin.
Bitlayer is not just building tools. They are opening the door for Bitcoin to enter the DeFi era. 🚀
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