Bitlayer, a Bitcoin Layer 2 built on the BitVM paradigm, has partnered with three of the world’s largest bitcoin BTC $65,521.04 mining pools — Antpool, F2Pool, and SpiderPool — in a first-of-its-kind ...

In February of 2025, Michael Saylor uploaded a short post to X which read “never sell your Bitcoin.” This sentiment has been widely echoed by other Bitcoin advocates and investors for years, who ...

Nansen establishes partnership with Bitlayer to boost Bitcoin Layer 2 Analytics and Ecosystem Growth. Nansen’s partnership with Bitlayer brings analytics to the Bitcoin Layer 2 ecosystem, enabling ...

BitVM smart contract system is now supported by Bitcoin mining pools controlling 31.5% of the network’s hashrate. Bitlayer’s Bitcoin smart-contract system is being implemented by mining pools behind ...

Bitlayer, a bitcoin BTC $67,996.25 DeFi infrastructure project, has partnered with Kamino Finance and Orca to bring its bitcoin-backed token, YBTC, to the Solana ecosystem. This integration is ...

Financial stalwart Franklin Templeton, which launched a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund in January, is investing in the wider ecosystem of the original cryptocurrency token. On Tuesday, a Bitcoin layer 2 ...

An increasing number of L1s and L2s are integrating Bitcoin into their ecosystems, showcasing user enthusiasm for Bitcoin’s adoption. Today, Bitlayer has taken decisive actions to connect a multichain ...

The BitLayer Finality Bridge is Delivering On The Promises of BitVM - While still far from a fully trustless system, the progress made over the past year is remarkable The introduction of BitVM smart ...

Bitlayer faces competition from other Bitcoin DeFi protocols such as BabylonChain, Stacks and BounceBit. Bitlayer, a Bitcoin decentralized finance (DeFi) infrastructure startup backed by Franklin ...

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offering staking capabilities could significantly boost institutional engagement by putting idle assets to work, according to Charlie Hu, co-founder ...

As excitement around Bitcoin returns, Bitlayer co-founder Charlie Hu explains the rush to add smart contracts and financial services to the chain. As excitement around Bitcoin returns, a growing ...