Bitcoin

This article delves into ZetaChain's cross-chain mechanisms, compares it with other projects, and explores its tokenomics potential, highlighting its possibly underestimated value in the realm of chain abstraction.

This article provides a detailed analysis of the security challenges and threats of BTC Layer 2 technology. As the demand for the Bitcoin network grows, Layer 2 solutions such as Lightning Network, Rootstock, Stacks, etc. are developed to improve transaction speed and scalability, but at the same time bring new security issues, such as channel attacks, smart contract vulnerabilities, double Flower attack etc.

This article first reviews the recent transfer of WBTC control, then compares various technical solutions in terms of trustlessness, and finally points out that solutions based on Bitcoin's native verification capabilities will be the future direction of development.

The Fractal Bitcoin project improves transaction processing capacity and speed by using the BTC core code to recursively create an infinite scalability layer on the Bitcoin main chain. This approach maintains full compatibility with the existing Bitcoin ecosystem. The project introduces innovative mechanisms for native BTC scalability, including the OP_CAT function, which opens up new development opportunities within the Bitcoin ecosystem. This allows for a broader range of on-chain applications and smart contracts to be implemented directly on the Bitcoin main chain. Forwarded Original Title: Unisat Expresses Support: A Brief Overview of the Bitcoin Scalability Proposal Fractal

This article introduces pSTAKE Finance's Bitcoin liquid staking solution. pSTAKE Finance is a multi-chain liquid staking protocol, recently focusing on Bitcoin yield and liquid staking. It collaborates with Babylon to transmit Bitcoin's security effects to other chains through a remote staking mechanism, achieving Bitcoin liquid staking. Users can stake Bitcoin and receive liquidity tokens (yBTC), retaining asset liquidity while earning yields. This innovative solution offers a win-win situation for Bitcoin holders and is poised to become a significant driver of the BTCfi wave. pSTAKE Finance has advantages in security, user experience, and product mechanism design but still faces challenges in expanding application scenarios and customer acquisition competition.

Explore how zero-knowledge proofs (ZK) can be integrated into Bitcoin, focusing on two approaches for SNARK verification: enabling OP_CAT in Bitcoin scripts and leveraging BitVM. While OP_CAT would allow direct SNARK support within Bitcoin scripts, BitVM introduces fraud proofs and Chain State Proofs to lower verification costs.

This article explores the future of the BTC Layer 2 market, proposing three main directions: 1) Asset issuance needs innovative narratives to attract capital; 2) Layer 2 standards should narrow, increasing technical thresholds; 3) The rise of BTCFi explores asset revitalization and liquidity.

This article is about how some teams are building different ways for Bitcoiners to use their riches other than just holding them. I lay the foundation by explaining why we need better infrastructure, and then diving into different approaches taken by teams aiming to expand use cases for BTC.

Built on the RGB++ protocol, the RGB++ Layer utilizes homomorphic binding and Leap technology to provide a seamless cross-chain interaction experience for native RGB++ assets or inscriptions/runes across UTXO-based blockchains like BTC, CKB, and Cardano without the need for cross-chain bridges. Leveraging CKB's Turing-complete smart contract environment, it establishes the necessary conditions for Bitcoin to achieve complex DeFi functions from asset issuance.

This article introduces a new narrative in the Bitcoin ecosystem for 2024, covering new infrastructure for scaling, anti-VC new assets, and new applications replicating Ethereum's glory. As the core of this narrative, the RGB++ Layer is a Bitcoin extension protocol based on the UTXO model, supporting bridge-free cross-chain and Turing-complete smart contracts. This protocol not only significantly enhances the liquidity and returns of BTC assets but also simplifies the user experience, allowing users to access all applications supporting the RGB++ Layer without multiple wallets. Additionally, the RGB++ Layer integrates various assets within the UTXO ecosystem, including new protocol types such as Runes and BRC20, promoting overall interconnectivity and resource sharing within the Bitcoin ecosystem.

Looking at the growth drivers behind it through data, this article will take a look at the future development of the project itself and the Bitcoin ecosystem from the perspectives of BTCFi’s huge development prospects, the importance and necessity of AVS sharing Bitcoin’s strong security foundation, and the operational logic of the Pell Network project. potential.

Marathon Digital is now one of the largest Bitcoin mining companies and the biggest Bitcoin holder among publicly traded companies in North America. The company’s business model involves self-operating Bitcoin mining, using purchased mining machines, and deploying mining farms to hold cryptocurrency. This makes its revenue closely linked to Bitcoin prices, risking insolvency during bear markets. By continually buying Bitcoin, Marathon not only strengthens its balance sheet but also creates a safety cushion against future market volatility. This strategy shows its strong belief in Bitcoin's long-term value growth, providing stable income even in downturns. Additionally, mining Kaspa diversifies its revenue stream and enhances its core competitiveness in digital asset computation. Marathon demonstrates its leadership and vision in the mining industry through asset accumulation, technological innovation, ecosystem development, and energy efficiency management.

Discover Nubit, a revolutionary data availability layer secured by Bitcoin and backed by Polychain. Learn how Nubit scales Bitcoin's data capacities, enhancing applications like Ordinals, Layer 2s, and price oracles, and why it is essential for the Bitcoin ecosystem.

As the first universal security network built on Bitcoin re-staking, Pell Network aims to leverage Bitcoin's robust security foundation for all AVS, becoming a powerful booster for BTCFi prosperity. This article explores the project's development prospects, the importance and necessity of AVS sharing Bitcoin's strong security foundation, and the operational logic of the project. The solution is not limited to building a specific product but rather establishes a decentralized, trust-free market. On one hand, it offers diverse staking options and re-staking mechanisms to enhance Bitcoin's network's economic and security benefits; on the other hand, it supports the creation of lightweight and large-scale decentralized components, providing cost-effective solutions for the infrastructure and application security of the Bitcoin ecosystem.

Pell Network's vision is to build a decentralized free market of trust, which enhances the economic and security utility of the Bitcoin network through diversified equity selection and re-staking mechanisms. Stakeholders can operate nodes directly or delegate to other node operators, provide security verification services and earn additional income, thereby maximizing capital efficiency for BTC holders. This article analyzes Pell Network's commitment to promoting the development of BTC re-staking and providing safer and more efficient solutions for the decentralized financial ecosystem, as well as its technical architecture, application scenarios and platform ecology to analyze this cutting-edge protocol and help users gain in-depth understanding. Learn about the latest developments in the Bitcoin re-staking ecosystem.