With the rise of the BTCFi concept, the Bitcoin Layer 2 track is rapidly heating up.
Current representative projects in the market include Stacks, Rootstock, B² Network, Bitlayer, etc., all aiming for the same goal—to make Bitcoin not just 'digital gold', but a programmable, income-generating asset network.
So the question arises: What makes Bitlayer different in this competition?
🔑 1. Technical architecture comparison
Stacks: Based on PoX (Proof of Transfer), relies on the BTC main chain, but its smart contract logic does not run directly on Bitcoin, with weaker finality.
Rootstock (RSK): Sidechain model, security is somewhat isolated from Bitcoin, and decentralization is questioned.
Bitlayer: Uses BitVM + Rollup, achieves trust minimization through challenge-response mechanisms, and all states are ultimately written back to the BTC main chain, maintaining both security and scalability.
👉 Core difference: Bitlayer's positioning is not as a 'sidechain' or 'plug-in', but as the native expansion layer of BTCFi.
⚙️ 2. Ecosystem potential comparison
Stacks: Many ecosystem applications, but mostly limited to DeFi and NFT, with limited external cooperation.
RSK: Launched for many years, but ecosystem development is slow, with significantly insufficient popularity.
Bitlayer:
Public chain partners: Collaborated with Sui, Base, Arbitrum, Cardano, etc.
Mining pool endorsement: Supported by leading global mining pools such as Antpool, F2Pool, SpiderPool.
Capital support: $25 million financing, investors include Polychain Capital, Franklin Templeton, Framework Ventures, ABCDE.
👉 Significant advantages: Bitlayer simultaneously possesses resources in 'cross-chain + capital + computing power'.
📊 3. User opportunity comparison
Stacks, RSK: Early benefits have basically passed, and ecosystem tokens are highly volatile.
Bitlayer:
Binance Wallet Booster Campaign (Phase 2): Ordinary users can participate, low threshold to obtain BTR.
Pre-TGE: Launching soon, early bird bonus window still open.
👉 For retail investors, Bitlayer is still in the 'early participation stage'.
📌 Conclusion: The uniqueness of Bitlayer
In the Bitcoin Layer 2 track, Bitlayer's advantages are:
The technology is closer to Bitcoin itself (BitVM + Rollup);
Rapid ecosystem expansion, high level of partners;
Dual endorsement from capital and mining pools, high resource integration.
If Stacks is the 'pioneer' of Bitcoin and RSK is the 'experimental field', then Bitlayer is more like a catalyst for the explosion of BTCFi.
👉 Follow @BitlayerLabs, do you think it can occupy a core position in BTCFi in the next market round?
