Last week, @ayyyeandy, an OG Chad Thought Leader when it comes to L2s and scalability, asked an astute question: "What happened to Bitcoin L2s???"
Very fair question. We've seen many projects label themselves as Bitcoin L2s that have gone on to do...not very much.
Bitcoin-scaling chains today are about where Ethereum-scaling chains were 5 years ago, with @0xPolygon leading a wave of projects that made Ethereum faster and cheaper, but before @arbitrum @Optimism and others built the necessary tech to inherit Ethereum security.
In other words, Andy: when it comes to Bitcoin L2s, you're just a little early. :-)
As of today, there are ZERO projects that can legitimately call themselves Bitcoin L2s. For now, they're all ostensibly sidechains (GOAT Network included). The reason for this is that no chain has succeeded in inheriting native Bitcoin security.
Doing so requires finding the right technical and architectural approach, and some next-level Dev work to bring that approach to life.
We see the BitVM model pioneered by @robin_linus as the best way forward. To that end, GOAT Network has been working on its own BitVM2 stack. Once it's ready for prime time, we will imbue our native bridge with that BitVM technology, enabling GOAT to truly inherit Bitcoin security.
You can read our latest BitVM2 whitepaper here:
https://goat.network/bitvm2-whitepaper
As @VitalikButerin recently said, users ranging from small bagholders to giant institutions shouldn't have to wait days or even weeks to withdraw their funds. As such, ZK Proofs are the way forward for Ethereum.
We agree. And the exact same thought applies to Bitcoin. Users shouldn't have to wait weeks, days, or even hours to move their BTC. They should be able to do so in seconds.
Here again, we're early. The good news is that progress is being made. In the case of GOAT Network, we're addressing this challenge through our push toward Real-Time Proving.
We recently launched our Real-Time Proving model on testnet, where we're seeing results in just seconds. You can read more about how it works here:
https://goat.network/blog/when-every-second-matters-goat-network-achieves-real-time-proving
...and try out BitVM2 Beta Testnet with Real-Time Proving here:
https://bitvm2.testnet3.goat.network/proof
When many protocols promise yield on your BTC, they introduce one of two major problems:
a) Centralization — go ahead and engage with a non-transparent, centralized entity if that's your wish, but always remember that the next FTX, Mt. Gox, Terra/LUNA, Lehman Bros, or even Bernie Madoff will inevitably pop up and wipe out billions (or more) of users' money.
Immutable, transparent, trustless, decentralized finance is, in our view, the only right way forward. It is, frankly, the very reason blockchain and crypto exist in the first place.
b) Shitcoins — stake/deposit BTC and earn ecosystem coins is an iffy value proposition for BTC holders. For the simple reason that they are not Bitcoin.
Bitcoin is the King of all Assets, outperforming everything else by a gigantic margin over the past decade and a half, and gaining in importance daily as rampant inflation, government malfeasance, and other factors conspire to drive fiat value off a cliff.
Staking BTC and earning actual yield in BTC is the way forward.
At GOAT Network, we offer a menu of options for BTC depositors, stakers, and BTCFi enthusiasts who want to earn yield payable in actual BTC. Check out all your choices here:
https://yield.goat.network
Our Economic Leads, Dr. Redouane Elkamhi and Dr. Eric Wang, are leading lights when it comes to building economic models, and applying them to blockchain/crypto use cases; they consult for more than a dozen banks and pension funds seeking their advice.
Led by Elkamhi and Wang, GOAT Network spent nearly two years building a robust, effective, and unique economic model to make it possible for us to share BTC revenue with network participants. You can read that economic model here:
https://goat.network/btc-sustainable-yield-network-economics
Infra:
@LayerZero_Core
@StargateFinance
@safe
@graphprotocol
BTCFi:
@avalonfinance_
@SumerMoney
@Pell_Network
@Stake_Stone
@Uniswap / @okutrade
These are just a few of the industry-leading protocols that have deployed on GOAT Network — and that's before we get to bullish homegrown projects such as @Goatswap_fi @Artemisfinance and others seeing rapid growth on GOAT.
All the pieces in place for BTC holders to come to GOAT Network, and start earning real, decentralized BTC yield, with confidence and security.
The answer is: the party's just getting started.
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