Bitlayer is, in practice, the attempt to make Bitcoin speak the language of smart contracts without sacrificing the security of Bitcoin itself — using the BitVM paradigm to create a layer 2 "with the spirit and heart of Bitcoin." This means contracts, DeFi, and fast finality anchored in the security of BTC, not in any child chain.
The team bets on an "EVM-friendly" compatibility — that is, Ethereum devs can port dApps and games to Bitcoin without rewriting everything — imagine the liquidity of Eth meeting the narrative weight of BTC. This is reflected in the code and technical repositories.
